Marcelo Silva (footballer, born 1989)

Marcelo Silva
Silva with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Andrés Silva Fernández
Date of birth (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Danubio 19 (3)
2010–2014 Almería 45 (2)
2012 → Peñarol (loan) 11 (2)
2014–2015 Las Palmas 23 (1)
2015–2016 Valladolid 31 (1)
2016–2017 Zaragoza 35 (1)
2017–2024 Real Salt Lake 131 (4)
2018 → Real Monarchs 1 (0)
International career
2009 Uruguay U20 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Marcelo Andrés Silva Fernández (born 21 March 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who previously played for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Fray Bentos, Silva finished his youth formation in Danubio FC's youth category, making his professional debut on 13 September 2009, against Liverpool F.C.[2] His first career goal came on 5 December, in a 2–0 home win over Central Español.[3]

Silva (left) pursuing Karim Benzema, in a match against Real Madrid.

On 24 July 2010, Silva signed a contract with UD Almería, for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his La Liga debut on 18 September 2010, in a 0–1 away defeat against RCD Espanyol.[5] He scored his first goal abroad on 5 February 2011, in a 3–2 home win against Espanyol.[6]

In February 2012, after failing to retain a starting spot, Silva was loaned to Peñarol.[7] He scored twice in only 11 league appearances for the Uruguayan giants, also appearing in that year's Copa Libertadores.

Silva appeared 23 times in the 2012–13 season (20 in the league, 1679 minutes of action), netting against CE Sabadell FC[8] and being, however, used mostly as a backup to Ángel Trujillo, Álvaro Mejía and Hernán Pellerano, as the Andalusians were promoted in the play-offs. He only appeared in six matches in the following season, only contributing with 114 minutes in the league.

On 1 August 2014 Silva rescinded his link with the rojiblancos,[9] and signed a one-year deal with UD Las Palmas hours later.[10] On 22 July of the following year he moved to Real Valladolid also in the second level.[11]

On 16 July 2016, Silva signed a one-year contract with Real Zaragoza, still in the same division.[12]

On 3 July 2017, Silva signed with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.[13]

International career

Silva was part of the Uruguay U20 in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.

References

  1. ^ "Marcelo Silva". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ Liverpool vs. Danubio 1–0; Global Sports Media, 13 September 2009
  3. ^ Danubio vs. Central Español 2–0; Global Sports Media, 5 December 2009
  4. ^ El Almería cierra la contratación del defensa uruguayo Marcelo Silva (Almería completes signing of Uruguayan centre-back Marcelo Silva); Marca, 24 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Match: Espanyol v Almeria; ESPN FC, 18 September 2010
  6. ^ Espanyol comeback in vain Archived 2013-08-27 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 5 February 2011
  7. ^ Marcelo Silva pasa a Peñarol (Marcelo Silva goes to Peñarol); ESPN Deportes, 4 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Almería se divierte y logra su primera victoria en casa en 2013 (Almería has fun and gets 2013's first home victory); Marca, 8 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Almería y Marcelo Silva llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato que les vinculaba (Almería and Marcelo Silva reach agreement to rescind the contract which tied them) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine; UD Almería, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ La UD Las Palmas ficha al central Marcelo Silva (UD Las Palmas signs stopper Marcelo Silva) Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine; UD Las Palmas, 1 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El Pucela ficha al central uruguayo Marcelo Silva (Pucela signs Uruguayan stopper Marcelo Silva); Real Valladolid, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ El central Marcelo Silva se incorpora al Real Zaragoza (Stopper Marcelo Silva joins Real Zaragoza); Real Zaragoza, 16 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Official: RSL get its center back, Marcelo Silva". 3 July 2017.
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