Daniel Da Silva (soccer, born 1998)

Daniel Da Silva

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-28) March 28, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Rush Canada
	Benfica
	Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Toronto FC III	18	(11)
2017–2018	Toronto FC II	3	(0)
2018	Alliance United FC	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 15, 2019

Daniel Da Silva (born March 28, 1998) is a Canadian former soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life

During his youth career, Da Silva played for the Rush Canada Soccer Academy. ^[1] In 2015, he went to Portugal joining the S.L. Benfica U18 team. ^[2] He later returned to Canada, joining the Toronto FC Academy. ^[3]

Career

While with Toronto FC Academy, he made his debut with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario on April 30, 2017, scoring a goal in a 6–0 win over FC London. ^[4] He finished the season with 11 goals for second most for the team behind Cyrus Rollocks, who scored 17 goals. ^[5]

He made his professional debut for Toronto FC II in the second-tier USL on September 28, 2017 in a substitute appearance against Louisville City FC. ^[6] He made his first professional start a week later, on October 7 against Bethlehem Steel F.C. ^{[7] [8]}

Afterwards in 2018, he played with Alliance United FC. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of December 15, 2018 ^[10]

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toronto FC III	2017 [11]	League1 Ontario	17	11	–		?	?	–		17	11
	2018 [12]		1	0	–		0	0	–		1	0
Toronto FC II	2017	USL	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2018		1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Alliance United FC	2018	League1 Ontario	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Career total			24	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	11

References

1. "Daniel da Silva Trying Out for Benfica (Portugal)". Rush Canada. June 30, 2015.
2. "Daniel da Silva Signs for Benfica's U18 Team". Rush Canada. August 6, 2015.
3. Davidson, Neil (March 8, 2017). "Young Toronto FC side heads to Italy for prestigious Viareggio Cup tournament". Canadian Press.
4. "Match Recap: Toronto FC III 6 - 0 FC London". League1 Ontario . May 1, 2017.
5. "TFC III 2017 Stats". League1 Ontario . Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
6. Grossi, James (September 28, 2017). "TFC II stun East leaders Louisville City FC". Waking the Red.
7. Grossi, James (October 7, 2017). "Shaan Hundal stays hot but Bethlehem Steel too much for TFC II". Waking the Red.
8. Alessandrini, Mike (October 7, 2017). "TFC II youngsters play key role despite loss to Bethlehem". The Toronto Observer.
9. "Daniel Da Silve 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
10. Daniel Da Silva at Soccerway
11. "Daniel Da Silva 2017 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.
12. "Daniel Da Silva 2018 Statistics". League 1 Ontario.