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Daniel Da Silva (soccer, born 1998)

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Daniel Da Silva
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-28) March 28, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Rush Canada
Benfica
Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Toronto FC III 18 (11)
2017–2018 Toronto FC II 3 (0)
2018 Alliance United FC 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 15, 2019

Daniel Da Silva (born March 28, 1998) is a Canadian former soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life

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During his youth career, Da Silva played for the Rush Canada Soccer Academy.[1] In 2015, he went to Portugal joining the S.L. Benfica U18 team.[2] He later returned to Canada, joining the Toronto FC Academy.[3]

Career

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While with Toronto FC Academy, he made his debut with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario on April 30, 2017, scoring a goal in a 6–0 win over FC London.[4] He finished the season with 11 goals for second most for the team behind Cyrus Rollocks, who scored 17 goals.[5]

He made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in the second-tier USL on September 28, 2017 in a substitute appearance against Louisville City FC.[6] He made his first professional start a week later, on October 7 against Bethlehem Steel F.C.[7][8]

Afterwards in 2018, he played with Alliance United FC.[9]

Career statistics

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As of December 15, 2018[10]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2017[11] League1 Ontario 17 11 ? ? 17 11
2018[12] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto FC II 2017 USL 2 0 2 0
2018 1 0 1 0
Alliance United FC 2018 League1 Ontario 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 11

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel da Silva Trying Out for Benfica (Portugal)". Rush Canada. June 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Daniel da Silva Signs for Benfica's U18 Team". Rush Canada. August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (March 8, 2017). "Young Toronto FC side heads to Italy for prestigious Viareggio Cup tournament". Canadian Press.
  4. ^ "Match Recap: Toronto FC III 6 - 0 FC London". League1 Ontario. May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "TFC III 2017 Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ Grossi, James (September 28, 2017). "TFC II stun East leaders Louisville City FC". Waking the Red.
  7. ^ Grossi, James (October 7, 2017). "Shaan Hundal stays hot but Bethlehem Steel too much for TFC II". Waking the Red.
  8. ^ Alessandrini, Mike (October 7, 2017). "TFC II youngsters play key role despite loss to Bethlehem". The Toronto Observer.
  9. ^ "Daniel Da Silve 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ^ Daniel Da Silva at Soccerway
  11. ^ "Daniel Da Silva 2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Daniel Da Silva 2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.