Facundo Silva (footballer, born 1996) explained

Facundo Silva (footballer, born 1996) should not be confused with Facundo Silva (footballer, born 1991).

Facundo Silva
Fullname:Facundo Ariel Silva Scheeffer
Birth Date:4 July 1996
Birth Place:Artigas, Uruguay
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Villa Española
Clubnumber:1
Years1:2015–2020
Clubs1:Danubio
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Canadian (loan)
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Villa Española (loan)
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Villa Española
Caps4:15
Goals4:1
Nationalteam1:Uruguay U15
Nationalyears2:2012–2013
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:01:25, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Facundo Ariel Silva Scheeffer (born 4 July 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for C.S.D. Villa Española.[1]

Club career

Silva's career started with Danubio.[1] He was promoted into the club's first-team for the 2014–15 campaign, he failed to make an appearance but was an unused substitute fifteen times as Danubio placed 4th overall.[1] He was unused another nineteen times throughout 2015–16, but Silva did eventually make his professional debut during a 2–1 defeat to Sud América on 19 March 2016.[1] In January 2017, Silva joined Segunda División team Canadian on loan.[1] [2] He featured seventeen times as Canadian were relegated to the Segunda División Amateur.[1] [3] Back with Danubio, Silva appeared in nine games across 2018.[1]

In March 2020, after no more appearances for Danubio, Silva was loaned to second tier team Villa Española.[1] [4] His debut arrived, belatedly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in August against Albion.[1]

International career

Silva has represented Uruguay at U15 and U17 level.[1] [5] He won fifteen caps for the U17s, including his debut in a friendly against Paraguay in May 2012 and one appearance at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship in Argentina; playing the full ninety minutes in a 5–1 first stage victory over Bolivia.[1] [5] He was a substitute for the U17s' other eight U17 Championship fixtures, as well as for five games at the subsequent 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

Career statistics

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Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Danubio2014–15Primera División00000000
2015–1630000030
2016000000
201700000000
201890000090
201900000000
2020000000
Total1200000120
Canadian (loan)2017Segunda División17000170
Villa Española (loan)2020200020
Career total3100000310

Notes and References

  1. News: Facundo Silva profile. 1 March 2018. Soccerway. 1 March 2018.
  2. News: Facundo Silva llega a Canadian a prestamo desde Danubio. 1 March 2018. Canadian Soccer Club. 30 January 2017.
  3. News: Facundo Silva a préstamo. 1 March 2018. Tenfield. 15 June 2016.
  4. News: Arrancó la nueva dupla. 19 August 2020. Tenfield. 3 July 2020.
  5. News: Facundo Silva profile. 1 March 2018. Uruguayan Football Association. 1 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403005803/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/2739/. 3 April 2016. dead.