Daniel De Silva

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Daniel De Silva
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De Silva with the Australian U20s in 2013
Personal information
Full name Daniel Peter De Silva [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
Number 7
Youth career
2011 Olympic Kingsway
2012 FW NTC
2013 Perth Glory
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Perth Glory 32 (3)
2014–2017 Perth Glory NPL 2 (0)
2015–2017 → Roda JC (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2021 Central Coast Mariners 63 (8)
2018–2019 → Sydney FC (loan) 19 (2)
2021– Macarthur FC 56 (4)
International career‡
2011–2012 Australia U17 7 (2)
2013–2014 Australia U20 15 (2)
2015–2018 Australia U23 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2018

Daniel Peter De Silva (born 6 March 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Macarthur FC in the A-League.

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Born in Perth, De Silva commenced his professional career for Perth Glory in the A-League before joining Roda JC in 2015.

Club career

Perth Glory

On 22 February 2013, Daniel De Silva signed professional youth contract for Perth Glory. [2] De Silva chose to sign for Perth after a deal with English Premier League side Everton fell through due to complications obtaining a visa. [3] On 2 March 2013, De Silva made his professional debut for Perth Glory aged 15, in the 2–1 home victory against Sydney FC. De Silva came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Matías Córdoba, making him the second youngest player in A-league history. [4] [5] On 29 October 2014, he scored his first senior goal in the FFA Cup Quarter Final against Melbourne Victory in the first period of extra time. [6] [7]

AS Roma

On 13 June 2014, Serie A side Roma announced that De Silva would join them at the conclusion of the 2014–15 A-League season for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be A$2.5m. [8] [9] [10] The transfer was cancelled in August 2015 after Perth Glory did not receive the first installment of the agreed transfer fee. [11]

Roda JC

On 26 August, Perth Glory announced that De Silva had joined Roda JC on a two-year loan deal. [11] [12] [13]

In January 2017, De Silva's loan was cut short six months early. [14]

Central Coast Mariners

De Silva joined A-League side Central Coast Mariners in July 2017 on a three-year contract. [15] Daniel De Silva made his first competitive debut for the Mariners in the FFA Cup against Blacktown City, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute.

Sydney FC

De Silva spent a year on loan at Sydney FC. He frequently came on as a sub.

Macarthur FC

De Silva joined new A-League Men side Macarthur FC in July 2021 on a two-year contract. [16] He left Macarthur at the expiry of his contract in June 2023 to pursue overseas opportunities. [17] However, he re-joined Macarthur in July 2023 after a brief period as a free agent, following further discussions with Macarthur coach Mile Sterjovski. [18] Once again, at the conclusion of that season, De Silva left Macarthur at the expiry of his contract, [19] and then after 3 months as a free agent re-joined the club once again. [20] This was the second off-season in a row that De Silva was released by the club to seek other opportunities, only to re-join the club.

International career

De Silva scored his first goal for the Australia U20s in a man of the match performance against Colombia during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in a 1–1 draw.

De Silva was also included in Ange Postecoglou's initial 43-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life

De Silva is of Indian descent. [21]

Career statistics

As of 22 January 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2012–13 A-League 4000—40
2013–14 11000—110
2014–15 18331—214
Total3333100364
Roda JC 2015–16 Eredivisie 8030—110
2016–17 8010—90
Total1604000200
Central Coast Mariners 2017–18 A-League21310—223
2019–20 20140—241
2020–21 22400—224
Total6385000688
Sydney FC (loan) 2018–19 A-League1922140253
Macarthur 2021–22 A-League Men14120—161
2022–23 17131—202
2023–24 50004191
Total3625141454
Career total167151938119419

Honours

Macarthur

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Danny DE SILVA signs for Perth Glory – Perth Glory FC 2013". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Perth nabs young gun". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Glory too strong at home". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Glory to play 15-year-old". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "FFA Cup: Bentleigh Greens v Adelaide City and Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Daniel De Silva". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Quartermaine, Braden (13 June 2014). "Perth Glory youngster Daniel De Silva finally seals move to Italian Serie A club Roma". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Hope, Shayne (8 April 2014). "Glory could pocket $2.5m for De Silva Roma deal". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "De Silva's Roma deal done". perthglory.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  11. 1 2 Lewis, David (26 August 2015). "De Silva's Roma deal scuppered as Glory confirms Roda loan". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Daniel de Silva joins Roda JC Kerkrade". Perth Glory Football Club. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Lewis, David (26 August 2015). "It's Roda not Roma as Sage cashes in on De Silva". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Dave (9 January 2017). "Glory an option as De Silva ponders future after Roda exit". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Mariners unveil De Silva". FourFourTwo . 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Harrington, Anna (9 July 2021). "De Silva joins Bulls as Victory duo depart". ftbl.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Comito, Matt (9 June 2023). "Macarthur announce three exists inc. two stars set to 'pursue overseas moves'". keepup.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Comito, Matt. "Free agent De Silva returns to Macarthur as Bulls 'pull out all the stops' to snare 'priority' signing". keepup.com.au.
  19. ↑ "Macarthur FC confirm eight player exits". aleagues.com.au.
  20. ↑ "Daniel De Silva returns to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 28 August 2024.
  21. ↑ Simon Hill (7 April 2015). "Simon Hill: Shayne D'Cunha the latest Indian-Australian to pick football over cricket". Fox Sports.
  22. ↑ Daniel De Silva at Soccerway
  23. ↑ Gibson, Timothy (2 October 2022). "Macarthur prevail in Australia cup final against Sydney United". The Football Sack. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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