Luis Silva

Luis Silva
Luis Silva playing for D.C. United
(Photo: Simon Heseltine)
Personal information
Full name Luis Saúl Silva López
Date of birth (1988-12-10) December 10, 1988
Place of birth Oaxaca, Mexico
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Attacking midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2007 Salesian High School
Chivas USA
2008–2011 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Orange County Blue Star 10 (5)
2012–2013 Toronto FC 44 (5)
2013–2015 D.C. United 54 (15)
2015 Real Salt Lake 10 (0)
2016 Tigres UANL 0 (0)
2017– Real Salt Lake 39 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 31, 2018

Luis Saúl Silva López[1] (born December 10, 1988) is a Mexican professional soccer player who plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.

Playing career

Youth and college

Silva was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and moved to Los Angeles at a young age.[2][3] Silva spent two years playing with local youth club Pateadores, helping them win the Premier Division in 2006, as well as spending two years with C.D. Chivas USA's U-19 team. Silva attended Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles where he was a two-time All-CIF selection as a midfielder and forward.[4] He was named Offensive Player of the Year in the 2007 season when he helped the Mustangs win the CIF Southern Section Championship and scored a goal in the Mustangs' 6–1 romp over Pasadena Marshall as the team set a finals scoring record.[4] He went on to play collegiately with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. He was named to the All-Big West First Team three times. In his senior year, Silva scored 17 goals and added 10 assists, garnering recognition as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

Club

During his college years, Silva also played in the USL Premier Development League for Orange County Blue Star in 2011. He joined UCSB teammates Charley Pettys and Christian Ramirez on the squad and finished with 5 goals and 2 assists in 10 matches played.[5]

Luis Silva was selected 4th overall by Toronto FC in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[6] Silva made his debut for Toronto FC on March 7, 2012, scoring a goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Silva scored his first league goal against Vancouver Whitecaps on July 11, the game ended in a 3–2 home victory.[7] Three days after his first league goal, he scored the lone goal in an away victory over New England Revolution.[8]

On July 9, 2013, it was announced that Silva had been traded to fellow MLS side D.C. United in exchange for allocation money.[9] On his regular season debut on July 20, Silva scored from 30 yards (27 m) as his team lost 4–1 to the Chicago Fire.[10] Silva scored a first half hat-trick against the Montreal Impact at Saputo Stadium on June 11, 2014, leading D.C. United to a 4–2 win.[11]

On July 16, 2015, it was announced that Silva had been traded to MLS team Real Salt Lake for Álvaro Saborío.[12] Silva ended his D.C. United career with totals of 15 goals and six assists in 54 appearances, including a career-best 11 goals in 2014. In 2016, he moved to Liga MX side Tigres UANL.

Career statistics

As of matches played on February 1, 2017.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC2012MLS3052072397
201314020—160
Totals4454072557
D.C. United2013MLS13320—153
2014271100102711
201514120—161
Totals541540105915
Real Salt Lake2015MLS1000010110
Tigres2016–17Liga MX00002020
Real Salt Lake2017MLS27600—276
Career totals133268011212722
References:[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Honors

Toronto FC

D.C. United

Tigres UANL

References

  1. ↑ "Jugadores – Luis Saúl Silva López". Tigres UANL (in Spanish). Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Luis Silva".
  3. ↑ Goff, Steven (April 20, 2015). "D.C. United's Luis Silva honors humble roots by giving back to others" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. 1 2 UC Santa Barbara Athletics Department (March 7, 2012). "Luis Silva UC Santa Barbara". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Men's Soccer. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Orange County Blue Star 2011 Statistics". USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Daniel Girard (January 12, 2012). "Toronto FC drafts for help at both ends of the pitch". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Toronto FC beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 in thriller at BMO Field". The Star. Toronto.
  8. ↑ Kyle McCarthy (July 14, 2012). "Silva Strikes Again in Toronto Win". Toronto FC. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Reds Trade Silva To D.C." Toronto Football Club. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ Steven Goff (July 20, 2013). "Chicago Fire routs D.C. United, 4–1". Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Luis Silva scores hat trick in first half as D.C. United dominate Impact". The Globe and Mail. June 11, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Trades Alvaro Saborio to D.C. United in Exchange for Luis Silva". July 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Luis Silva » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2011/2012". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2012/2013". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "L. Silva". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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