Santiago Fabián Silva Silva (born 20 August 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Huachipato.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Fabián Silva Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huachipato | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Danubio | 55 | (1) |
| 2024– | Huachipato | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Uruguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editA product of Danubio, Silva made his professional debut in the 2021 season of the Uruguayan Segunda División, aged 17, making three appearances.[2] He scored his first goal at professional level in the Uruguayan Primera División match against River Plate on 24 September 2022.[3] In 2023, he was included by the CIES Football Observatory in the world ranking of the 200 most promising under-20 central midfielders.[4][5]
In 2024, Silva moved to Chile and signed with Chilean Primera División champions Huachipato on a deal for four years.[6][7]
International career
editSilva represented Uruguay at under-20 level during 2022 in friendly matches against Peru and Chile,[8][9][10][11] but he was not included in the final squad for the 2023 South American Championship.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Santiago Silva". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Campos, Carlos (12 January 2024). "La ilusión de Santiago Silva: "Es un desafío lindo, un paso importante"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Santiago Silva: "Es una emoción enorme hacer mi primer gol con esta camiseta tan linda"". deprimera.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "World ranking of the 200 most promising youngsters". football-observatory.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Los seis uruguayos incluidos entre los 200 futbolistas con mayor proyección". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Está considerado entre los mejores Sub 23 del mundo: Quién es Santiago Silva, nuevo refuerzo de Huachipato". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Huachipato anunció la contratación del uruguayo Santiago Silva como refuerzo". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Sub 20: Uruguay y Perú igualaron 1:1". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: Perú 0-1 Uruguay". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: Perú 2-2 Uruguay". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: Uruguay 2-0 Chile". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Los jugadores uruguayos que no fueron al Sudamericano sub 20 pero pelearán por un lugar en el Mundial". ESPN.cl (in Spanish). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
edit- Santiago Silva at Soccerway