Stefan Silva

Last updated
Stefan Silva
Stefan Silva 2018 - cropped.jpg
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Stefan Silva Rojas
Date of birth (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Akropolis 74 (14)
2013–2015 IK Sirius 69 (30)
2016 GIF Sundsvall 30 (7)
2017 Palermo 1 (0)
2018–2021 AIK 27 (1)
2019 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2021

Maximiliano Stefan Silva Rojas (born 11 March 1990), known as Stefan Silva, is a Swedish-Chilean [1] professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Contents

Career

A Chilean Swede, [2] Silva was born and grew up in Rissne, Sundbyberg, northwestern Stockholm, and made his first-team debut in 2009 at Akropolis, a Stockholm-based club founded by Greek emigrants. In 2013, he moved to IK Sirius, then in the third tier, with whom he won promotion to Superettan on his first season, and missed out a second consecutive promotion on playoffs on the following one.

In 2016, Silva signed a two-year deal with Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall, thus making his top flight debut. This came on 3 April 2016 in a 1-1 draw with AIK. [3] His first goal for Sundsvall came on 7 April 2016 in a 2-1 loss to Gefle. His goal, assisted by Eric Larsson, came in the 8th minute. [4]

On 9 January 2017, Serie A club Palermo confirmed to have signed Silva on a deal set to expire on 30 June 2021. [5] He made his league debut on 5 February 2017 in a 1-0 win against Crotone. He came on for Aleksandar Trajkovski in the 74th minute. [6] This was the only league appearance he made for Palermo. The contract was terminated by mutual consent 15 December 2017. [7]

On 9 January 2018, AIK announced they had signed Silva on a contract that expires 31 December 2020. [7] Silva made his first league appearance and goal on 22 April 2018 against IFK Göteborg.

Personal life

Silva holds the Chilean nationality by descent since his parents are Chilean. [1] His family is from Valparaíso and his uncles were footballers for Santiago Wanderers in Chile. At least, he has traveled to Chile three times until he was 21 years old. [8]

Honours

AIK

Related Research Articles

Allsvenskan 2004, part of the 2004 Swedish football season, was the 80th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 3 April 2004 and the last match was played 30 October 2004. Malmö FF won the league ahead of runners-up Halmstads BK, while AIK and Trelleborgs FF were relegated.

Allsvenskan 2008, part of the 2008 Swedish football season, was the 84th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played on 30 March 2008 and the last matches were played on 9 November 2008.

The 2012 season was Malmö FF's 101st in existence, their 77th season in Allsvenskan and their 12th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 3rd position. Malmö FF also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2013 season, 2012–13 Svenska Cupen. The season was Rikard Norlings first full season as the club's manager as he joined the club halfway through the 2011 season. Ulrich Vinzents was appointed new club captain as the former captain, Daniel Andersson, announced that he would prioritise his coaching career as one of Malmö FF's three assistant managers. However, injury problems for the club's defender saw Andersson playing ten out of twelve league matches before the break for UEFA Euro 2012 and thus also holding the captaincy, Andersson continued to play sporadically after the summer break. Appointed captain Vinzents was injured in an early stage of the season and Miiko Albornoz was brought into the starting eleven, Albornoz held the position until the end of the season. Due to these circumstances third captain Jiloan Hamad held the captaincy for the majority of the matches throughout the season.

The 2012 Allsvenskan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 88th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2012 fixtures were released on 12 December 2011. The season started on 31 March 2012 and ended on 4 November 2012. There was a five-week-long break between 24 May and 30 June during the UEFA Euro 2012. Helsingborgs IF were the defending champions, having won their fifth Swedish championship and their seventh Allsvenskan title the previous season.

The 2012–13 Svenska Cupen was the 57th season of Svenska Cupen and the first season since 2000–01 to be held according to the fall-spring season format. The season also reintroduced a group stage, the first since 1995–96.

Ilir Berisha is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish club Ljungskile.

The 2012 AIK Fotboll season was spent in the Allsvenskan.

Christian Rubio Sivodedov is a Swedish footballer who plays for Norrby as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Felix Michel Melki</span> Association football player (born 1994)

George Felix Robert Michel Melki, known as Felix Michel Melki, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.

The 2016 Allsvenskan, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, is the 92nd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The fixtures were released on 9 December 2015 and it included a meeting between the two most recent champions IFK Norrköping and Malmö FF as the opening match, a replay of the last round of the previous season. The season started on 2 April 2016 and ended in November 2016.

The 2015 season was AIK's 124th in existence, their 87th season in Allsvenskan, and their 10th consecutive season in the league. The team competed in Allsvenskan, UEFA Europa League, and Svenska Cupen.

The 2016 season was AIK's 125th in existence, their 88th season in Allsvenskan and their 11th consecutive season in the league. The team competed in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

The 2017 Allsvenskan, part of the 2017 Swedish football season, is the 93rd season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 5 November the same year. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 9 December 2016. A total of 16 teams participated.

Andreas Andersson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Sundsvall.

The 2017–18 Svenska Cupen was the 62nd season of the Svenska Cupen and the sixth season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, unless they had already qualified for European competition in the 2018–19 season, in which case the qualification spot went to fourth-placed team of the 2017 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition.

The 2018 season was AIK's 127th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 13th consecutive season in the league. The team was competing in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Europa League.

The 2018 season was Malmö FF's 107th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 18th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished third, 2017–18 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, and the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. Malmö FF also participated in two competitions in which the club continued playing in for the 2019 season, the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen and the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 18 February, league play started on 2 April and concluded on 11 November. The season concluded with the last UEFA Europa League group stage match on 13 December.

The 2019 season was AIK's 128th in existence, their 91st season in Allsvenskan and their 14th consecutive season in the league. The team was competing in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Champions League.

The 2022 Allsvenskan was the 98th season since its establishment in 1924 of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. Malmö FF were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.

References

  1. 1 2 "El desconocido jugador chileno que sorprendió fichando en Italia". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022. delantero nacido en Suecia, pero que tiene un fuerte lazo con Chile, ya que posee la nacionalidad al ser hijo de padres chilenos.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Silva: El sueco-chileno que puede llegar al fútbol italiano y sueña con la 'Roja'". 4 January 2017.
  3. ↑ AIK vs GIF Sundsvall 1 - 1 soccerway.com Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "GIF Sundsvall vs. Gefle - 7 April 2016 - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "STEFAN SILVA E' DEL PALERMO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Palermo vs. Crotone - 5 February 2017 - Soccerway".
  7. 1 2 "Stefan Silva klar för AIK Fotboll".
  8. ↑ Vera, Pablo (23 March 2018). "Stefan Silva, ariete chileno-sueco: "Mi sueño es ser el '9' de Chile"" (in Spanish). AS Chile . Retrieved 29 July 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.