Marcelo Silva (footballer, born 1989)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Andrés Silva Fernández | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Mercedes, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Danubio | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Danubio | 19 | (3) |
2010–2014 | Almería | 45 | (2) |
2012 | → Peñarol (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Las Palmas | 23 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Valladolid | 31 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Zaragoza | 35 | (1) |
2017– | Real Salt Lake | 131 | (4) |
2018 | → Real Monarchs | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Marcelo Andrés Silva Fernández (born 21 March 1989) is a Uruguayan professional
Club career
Born in
On 24 July 2010, Silva signed a contract with UD Almería, for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his La Liga debut on 18 September 2010, in a 0–1 away defeat against RCD Espanyol.[5] He scored his first goal abroad on 5 February 2011, in a 3–2 home win against Espanyol.[6]
In February 2012, after failing to retain a starting spot, Silva was loaned to Peñarol.[7] He scored twice in only 11 league appearances for the Uruguayan giants, also appearing in that year's Copa Libertadores.
Silva appeared 23 times in the
. He only appeared in six matches in the following season, only contributing with 114 minutes in the league.On 1 August 2014 Silva rescinded his link with the rojiblancos,[9] and signed a one-year deal with UD Las Palmas hours later.[10] On 22 July of the following year he moved to Real Valladolid also in the second level.[11]
On 16 July 2016, Silva signed a one-year contract with Real Zaragoza, still in the same division.[12]
On 3 July 2017, Silva signed with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.[13]
International career
Silva was part of the
References
- ^ "Marcelo Silva". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Liverpool vs. Danubio 1–0; Global Sports Media, 13 September 2009
- ^ Danubio vs. Central Español 2–0; Global Sports Media, 5 December 2009
- ^ El Almería cierra la contratación del defensa uruguayo Marcelo Silva (Almería completes signing of Uruguayan centre-back Marcelo Silva); Marca, 24 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Match: Espanyol v Almeria; ESPN FC, 18 September 2010
- ^ Espanyol comeback in vain Archived 2013-08-27 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 5 February 2011
- ^ Marcelo Silva pasa a Peñarol (Marcelo Silva goes to Peñarol); ESPN Deportes, 4 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería se divierte y logra su primera victoria en casa en 2013 (Almería has fun and gets 2013's first home victory); Marca, 8 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería y Marcelo Silva llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato que les vinculaba (Almería and Marcelo Silva reach agreement to rescind the contract which tied them) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ La UD Las Palmas ficha al central Marcelo Silva (UD Las Palmas signs stopper Marcelo Silva) Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine; UD Las Palmas, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Pucela ficha al central uruguayo Marcelo Silva (Pucela signs Uruguayan stopper Marcelo Silva); Real Valladolid, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El central Marcelo Silva se incorpora al Real Zaragoza (Stopper Marcelo Silva joins Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 16 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Official: RSL get its center back, Marcelo Silva". 3 July 2017.
External links
- Marcelo Silva at BDFutbol
- Marcelo Silva – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marcelo Silva at Soccerway