Jonathan Silva (footballer)

Jonathan Silva

Silva with Leganés in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Cristian Silva
Date of birth	(1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	33
Youth career
	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Estudiantes	54	(1)
2014–2015	Sporting CP B	6	(1)
2014–2019	Sporting CP	21	(1)
2016–2017	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	28	(2)
2018	→ Roma (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ Leganés (loan)	30	(3)
2019–2021	Leganés	50	(1)
2021–2025	Getafe	9	(0)
2022–2023	→ Granada (loan)	12	(0)
2023–2024	→ Albacete (loan)	29	(3)
2024–2025	→ Pafos	25	(0)
2025–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1	(0)
International career‡
2014	Argentina	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2014

Jonathan Cristian Silva (born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Club career

Silva is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. He made his debut for Estudiantes during the 2011–12 season. ^[1]

On 9 August 2014, Silva joined Portuguese side, Sporting CP, for a €2.6 million transfer fee.

In 2016, he returned to his home country to play for Boca Juniors on loan.

On 31 January 2018, Silva moved to Serie A outfit A.S. Roma. He initially joined the club on a six-month loan contract, which included a buy obligation clause at the end of its term for a €5.7 million fee. ^[2]

On 24 July 2018, Silva moved to La Liga side CD Leganés on a season loan, which includes a buy obligation clause at the end of the year for €3 million, ^[3] replacing Bournemouth-bound Diego Rico and wearing the number 5 jersey. ^[4] He signed permanently in July 2019, ^[5] but suffered relegation at the end of the campaign.

On 31 August 2021, Silva signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF in the top tier. ^[6] On 26 July of the following year, he was loaned to Granada CF in Segunda División for one year. ^[7]

On 10 August 2023, Silva moved to fellow second division side Albacete on loan for the 2023–24 season. ^[8]

On 31 August 2024, Pafos announced the signing of Silva from Getafe on loan. ^[9]

On 6 July 2025, Silva moved to Southeast Asia to joined Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

International career

Silva was called up to the Argentina national team in November 2014 where he make his debut against Croatia on 12 November and his second appearance against Portugal on 18 November.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 June 2025 ^{[10] [11]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estudiantes	2012–13	Argentine Primera División	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2013–14		16	0	3	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2014		35	0	1	0	—		—		—		36	0
	Total		54	0	4	0	—		—		—		58	0
Sporting CP	2014–15	Primeira Liga	11	1	4	0	1	0	4	1	—		20	2
	2015–16		4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0
	2017–18		6	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	—		13	0
	Total		21	1	7	0	2	0	13	0	0	0	43	1
Boca Juniors (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	15	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	23	1
	2016–17		13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
	Total		28	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	36	2
Roma (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Leganés (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	30	3	3	0	—		—		—		33	3
Leganés	2019–20		33	1	3	1	—		—		—		36	2
	2020–21	Segunda División	17	0	0	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2021–22	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		52	1	3	1	—		—		—		55	2
Getafe	2021–22	La Liga	9	0	2	0	—		—		—		11	0
Granada (loan)	2022–23	Segunda División	12	0	2	0	—		—		—		14	0
Albacete (loan)	2023–24		29	3	0	0	—		—		—		29	3
Pafos (loan)	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	25	0	4	0	—		7	1	—		36	1
Career total			262	6	27	1	2	0	25	1	1	0	317	13

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015

Granada

• Segunda División: 2022–23

Pafos

• Cypriot First Division: 2024–25

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2025

References

1. Profile at Soccerway
2. "FOCUS – Roma, ecco chi è Jonathan Silva: l'ultima scommessa di Monchi". Sportface.it. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. "El Leganés ejerce la opción de compra y ficha a Jonathan Silva" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 June 2019.
4. "The Leganes will sign Jonathan Silva as a replacement for Rico". extratips.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018.
5. "C.D. Leganés signs Jonathan Silva until 2023 | C.D. Leganés - Web Oficial".
6. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Jonathan Silva" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
7. "Comunicado Oficial | Jonathan Silva" [Official announcement | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
8. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Jonathan Silva" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
9. "Jonathan Silva joins PAFOS FC!". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
10. "Jonathan Silva » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
11. "J. Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

External links

• Media related to Jonathan Silva at Wikimedia Commons
• Jonathan Silva at BDFutbol
• Jonathan Silva at Soccerway