Luis Silva
Luis Silva playing for D.C. United
(Photo: Simon Heseltine) |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Saúl Silva López | ||
| Date of birth | December 10, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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) |
| 2016–2017 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 27, 2017. |
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Luis Saúl Silva López (born December 10, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.
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. 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. 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.
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.
Luis Silva was selected 4th overall by Toronto FC in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. 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. Three days after his first league goal, he scored the lone goal in an away victory over New England Revolution.
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