Matt Silva (soccer)

Matthew Manuel Silva (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.

Matt Silva

Silva playing for York9 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Manuel Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1991-03-28) March 28, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Tanjong Pagar United
Youth career
	Toronto Lynx
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Le Moyne Dolphins	70	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Toronto Lynx	7	(0)
2011	SC Toronto
2012–2013	Toronto Lynx	12	(0)
2014	North York Astros
2015	Kaya	1	(0)
2016–2017	Bodens	42	(0)
2018	Österlen	26	(0)
2019	York9 FC	1	(0)
2020–2021	Valour FC	4	(0)
2022	United City	2	(0)
2022–2023	Bruno's Magpies	3	(0)
2023–2024	Espinho	1	(0)
2024	United City	3	(0)
2024	Loyola	1	(0)
2025–	Tanjong Pagar United	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025

College career

Silva spent four years playing college soccer at Le Moyne College, where he was the starting keeper for the Dolphins.^[2] In his first season, he was named Northeast-10 Conference rookie of the year^[3] and would go on to earn conference all-star honours three times.^[2]

Club career

Semi-prof career

In 2010, Silva played in the USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx, making seven appearances that season.^[4]

In 2011, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Toronto, before returning to the Lynx in 2012, where he made five appearances that season and seven the following season.^[4][5]

In 2014, Silva played for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League.^[6]

Kaya

Silva signed his first professional contract with Kaya of the United Football League on 21 January2015.^[7] In the same season, he helped Kaya to win the UFL Cup on 28 August defeating Ceres in the final.^[8]

Bodens BK

In February 2016, Silva joined Swedish Division 2 club Bodens.^[9]

Österlen

In January 2018, Silva signed for Swedish Division 2 club Österlen.^[10] After the season, he trialed with Trelleborg and Mjällby but didn't signed a contract with any of the club.^[11]

York9

Silva returned to Canada and signed for Canadian Premier League club York 9 FC on 1 February 2019.^[12] He made his debut for the club on July 17 against Pacific. York9 secured a 2–1 victory.^[13] Though expected to be the starting goalkeeper when he signed, Silva spent most of the 2019 season backing up first choice goalkeeper Nathan Ingham, and his debut against Pacific turned out to be his only game of the season.^[14] On 15 November 2019, the club announced that Silva would not be returning for the 2020 season.^[15]

Valour

On 16 June 2020, Valour FC announced they had signed Silva to a deal.^[16] He did not make an appearance in the shortened 2020 season, but was still re-signed for 2021.^[17] In 2021 he finally got to see the pitch for Valour, but was still the firm second choice goalkeeper behind Jonathan Sirois. Still, Silva wanted and believed he was capable of being a starting goalkeeper. However, all clubs in the league already had a set first choice keeper, so he decided he would have to leave Canada. In January 2022, Valour declined Silva's contract option for 2022.^[18]

United City

On 14 March 2022, Silva joined Philippines Football League club United City.^[19] With United City, he featured in the 2022 AFC Champions League, where he made one of the top five saves of the group stage making two appearances against Australian side Melbourne City and Korean club Jeonnam Dragons. However, his team was eliminated in the group stage. Despite this, he also experienced success with United City, featuring twice in the club's cup run that saw them win the Copa Paulino Alcantara for the first time in club history. Although happy with the trophy win, Silva would move on from the Philippines shortly after.^[20]

Bruno's Magpies

Shortly after departing United City, Silva signed with Gibraltarian side Bruno's Magpies, who were competing in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase.^[21] He participated in the European tournament and played in both matches against Crusaders in the first round of the qualifiers.^[22][23] Silva was on the bench where the team won the 2022–23 Rock Cup

Espinho

On 1 August 2023, Silva joined Portuguese side Espinho on a free transfer.^[24]

Second stint with United City

On 24 February 2024, Silva returned to his former club United City for his third run in the Philippines Football League for the 2024 season.^[25]

Loyola

In October 2024, Silva signed with Loyola.^[26] He make his debut for the club on 19 October in a 3–2 win over Mendiola 1991.

Tanjong Pagar United

On 31 December 2024, Silva signed a contract with Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.^[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 July 2024^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
York9 FC	2019	Canadian Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Valour FC	2020	Canadian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021	Canadian Premier League	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
United City	2022–23	Philippines Football League	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Magpies	2022–23	Gibraltar Football League	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	2023–24	Gibraltar Football League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
S.C. Espinho	2023–24	AF Aveiro Campeonato Sabseg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United City	2024	Philippines Football League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Loyola	2024–25	Philippines Football League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tanjong Pagar United	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

Club

Kaya

• UFL Cup: 2015^[8]

United City

• Copa Paulino Alcantara: 2022

Bruno's Magpies

• Rock Cup: 2022–23

Individual

• Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year: 2010^[2]

References

1. Matt Silva club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
2. "Matt Silva '14 signs professional contract with Kaya Futbol Club". Le Moyne Dolphins. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. Tait, Ed (April 10, 2021). "Matt Silva's teary childhood journey to goalkeeping, Valour FC: 'If I cry, I'll never play net again'". Valour FC.
4. "Matthew Silva Statistics". Soccer Stats US. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
5. "Hot Strikers in Contention for CSL's MVP – Annual Awards Sunday". Canadian Soccer League. November 8, 2011.
6. "Kingston Reserves win Second Division - Flurry of transfer activity leading to CSL Roster Freeze and the Playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. September 21, 2014.
7. Juzenas, Frank (January 21, 2015). "Silva turns pro". Brampton Guardian.
8. Olivares, Rick (August 30, 2015). "Deja vu all over again: Kaya crowned UFL Cup champs". The Philippine Star.
9. "Matt Silva '14 signs professional contract with Boden BK". Le Moyne Dolphins. February 16, 2016.
10. Orrenius, Joachim (March 14, 2018). "Nytt avstamp för Österlen FF i motig försäsong" [New starting point for Österlen FF in a difficult pre-season]. Österlensport (in Swedish).
11. Bergström, Jonas (November 27, 2018). "Kanadensare kan bli lösning i målvaktsfrågan" [Canadians can be the solution to the goalkeeper issue]. Trelleborgs Allehanda (in Swedish).
12. "York9 FC adds Michael Cox, Matt Silva and Munir Saleh to inaugural season roster". Canadian Premier League. February 1, 2019.
13. "Valour FC re-signs goalkeeper Matt Silva". Canadian Premier League. March 18, 2021.
14. Jacques, John (2019-10-20). "Brennan Heralds Fresh Start For York9 FC". Northern Tribune.
15. Jacques, John (November 15, 2019). "York9 FC Parts Ways With Six Players, More Likely To Come". Northern Tribune.
16. "Valour FC inks Canadian goalkeeper". Valour FC. June 16, 2020.
17. Tait, Ed (2021-05-18). "Valour FC camp report: Who is Winnipeg's no. 1 goalkeeper?". Canadian Premier League.
18. Jacques, John (January 28, 2022). "Valour FC Announces Player Departures". Northern Tribune.
19. Jacques, John (March 14, 2022). "Matt Silva Returns To Play In The Philippines". Northern Tribune.
20. Jacques, John (July 6, 2022). "Matt Silva Continue Journey Abroad in Gibraltar". Northern Tribune.
21. Jacques, John (July 6, 2022). "Matt Silva Continues Journey Abroad In Gibraltar". Northern Tribune.
22. "Matthew Silva - Magpies - UECL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
23. "Crues progress amid drama as Reds and Larne exit". BBC Sport. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
24. Proença, Manuel (3 August 2023). "Muitas caras novas e um treinador inglês na apresentação dos tigres" [Lots of new faces and an English trainer at the Tigers presentation]. Defesa de Espinho (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
25. Jacques, John (12 March 2024). "Matt Silva Completes United City Return". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
26. Jacques, John (October 20, 2024). "Matt Silva Stays In Philippines With Loyola FC". Northern Tribune.
27. Lee, David (1 January 2025). "Tanjong Pagar interim coach Noh Alam Shah focuses on turning 'losers' into 'winners'". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2025-01-01. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
28. "Lennart Thy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

• Matt Silva at Soccerway
• Matt Silva club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)