Martín Silva

Martín Silva
Silva in 2011
Personal information
Full name Martín Andrés Silva Leites
Date of birth (1983-03-25) 25 March 1983
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Defensor Sporting 210 (0)
2011–2013 Olimpia 83 (1)
2014– Vasco da Gama 128 (0)
National team‡
2001–2003 Uruguay U-20 14 (0)
2009– Uruguay 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2018

Martín Andrés Silva Leites (born 25 March 1983) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Vasco da Gama and the Uruguay national football team.

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Silva has played most of his professional career in Defensor Sporting, starting in 2002.

Olimpia

In August 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Paraguayan club Olimpia. In November 2013, Silva controversially rescinded his contract with Olimpia after a successful Copa Libertadores and being loved by the fans.

Vasco da Gama

In December 2013, he signed a four-year contract with the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.

International career

Silva has appeared on Uruguay's youth teams such us the Uruguay national under-17 football team and the Uruguay national under-20 football team during 2000 to 2002. He won his first international cap for Uruguay in a friendly match against Algeria, on 12 August 2009. He was included in the starting line-up of players for that match. Silva was also Uruguay's third choice goalkeeper in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América. He played for the national team against Tahiti on 23 June 2013, when Uruguay defeated the Tahitians 8-0 in the Confederations Cup, and had his third and fourth games against Jordan, when Uruguay won its place for the 2014 World Cup, on 13 and 20 November 2013, respectively.

In 2018 he was selected in Uruguay's 23 men squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[2]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2018.[3]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpia 2012 Primera División 410————100——510
2013 230————160—390
Total 640————260——900
Vasco da Gama 2014 Série B 25015050————450
2015 Série A 21017070————450
2016 Série B 26017070————500
2017 Série A 34012040————500
2018 9011020110——330
Total 1150720250110——1970
Career total 1790720250370003130

    International

    Updated 15 June 2018[4]

    Uruguay
    YearAppsGoals
    200910
    201330
    201420
    201510
    201610
    201730
    Total110

    Honors

    Club

    Defensor Sporting
    Runner-up
    2005, 2008–09, 2010–11
    Olimpia
    Vasco da Gama

    International

    Uruguay

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 32.
    2. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
    3. ↑ Martín Silva at TheFinalBall.com
    4. ↑ "Silva, Martín". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
    5. ↑ "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globoesporte.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
    6. ↑ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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