Santiago Silva (footballer, born 2004)

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Santiago Silva
Personal information
Full name Santiago Fabián Silva Silva
Date of birth (2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 19)
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 6 (0)
International career
2022 Uruguay U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Santiago Fabián Silva Silva (born 20 August 2004) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Huachipato.

Club career[edit]

A 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[edit]

Silva 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]

  1. ^ "Santiago Silva". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "World ranking of the 200 most promising youngsters". football-observatory.com. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Los seis uruguayos incluidos entre los 200 futbolistas con mayor proyección". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Huachipato anunció la contratación del uruguayo Santiago Silva como refuerzo". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Sub 20: Uruguay y Perú igualaron 1:1". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Amistoso: Perú 0-1 Uruguay". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Amistoso: Perú 2-2 Uruguay". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Amistoso: Uruguay 2-0 Chile". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ^ "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]

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