Luis Silva (Mexican footballer)

Luis Saúl Silva López[1] (born December 10, 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward.

Luis Silva
Luis Silva playing for D.C. United
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(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
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)
2017–2018 Real Salt Lake 49 (12)
2019 Honka 13 (3)
2019 Seattle Sounders FC 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2019

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.

On 6 March 2019, Silva joined Veikkausliiga side Honka on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year.[13] He left the club in August to return to the United States, signing with Seattle Sounders FC in MLS.[14] He was released by Seattle at the end of the 2019 season.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played on July 25, 2019.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalLeague CupTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC2012MLS 305207[lower-alpha 1]2—397 [16][17][18]
2013MLS 14020——160 [19][20]
Totals4454072—557—
D.C. United2013MLS 13320——153 [19][20]
2014MLS 2711001[lower-alpha 1]0002811 [19][20][21]
2015MLS 14120——161 [19][20]
Totals54154010005915—
Real Salt Lake2015MLS 100001[lower-alpha 1]0—110 [16][22]
Tigres2016–17Liga MX 00002[lower-alpha 1]00020 [20][23]
Real Salt Lake2017MLS 30700——307 [16]
2018MLS 19510—10210 [16]
Totals491210—105112—
FC Honka2019Veikkausliiga 13300——133 [16]
Career totals17035901121019135—
  1. Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Honors

Club
Toronto FC
D.C. United
Tigres UANL
Seattle Sounders FC

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". Washington Post.
  4. 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. "Hyökkäys vahvistuu – Luis Silva Honkaan" (in Finnish). FC Honka. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  14. "Sounders FC adds Emanuel Cecchini and Luis Silva as summer transfer window closes" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  15. "Sounders FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2019 season | Seattle Sounders FC".
  16. "Luis Silva » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  17. "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2011/2012". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  18. "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2012/2013". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  19. "Luis Silva". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  20. "L. Silva". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  21. "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  22. "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  23. "Luis Silva » CONCACAF Champions League 2016/2017". World Football. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  24. "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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