{{short description|American soccer player (born 1989)}} {{Lead too short|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Silva | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|2}} | birth_place = North Bergen, New Jersey, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Defensive Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2007–2008 | college1 = Tampa Spartans | collegeyears2 = 2009–2011 | college2 = South Florida Bulls | years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Ocala Stampede | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = VSI Tampa Bay | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Karlstad BK | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = Rochester Rhinos | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Orange County Blues | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Arizona United | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Jacksonville Armada | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = Lansing Ignite | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = October 14, 2019 | ntupdate = }} '''Christian Silva''' (born August 2, 1989) is an American soccer player.
==Career== ===College and amateur=== Silva played one season at the University of Tampa before transferring to the University of South Florida. Silva forwent his final year of collegiate eligibility.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204781896 |title=Christian Silva – 2009 Men's Soccer Roster – University of South Florida |website=Gousfbulls.com |accessdate=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
In Germany, Silva attracted the attention of Hannover 96, Dieter Schatzschneider. Trial for Hannover 96 U-23, coached by Andreas Bergmann. Bergmann decided to keep Silva until the winter pause of the 2011–2012 Regionalliga Nord season. Valérien Ismaël was soon after appointed head coach and did not offer Silva a contract. SV Werder Bremen U-23 trial in January 2012.
Silva also appeared for USL PDL club Ocala Stampede in 2012 before suffering a MCL tear.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/christian-silva/ |title=Christian Silva |website=Soccerstats.us |accessdate=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
===Professional=== Silva signed with USL Pro club VSI Tampa Bay FC in 2013, the club folded at the end of the 2013 season.
In 2014, he moved to Swedish side Karlstad BK where he played 12 matches and contributed two goals during his time with the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vf.se/sport/fotboll/han-ska-bli-guld-vard-kbk |title=Han ska bli guld värd för KBK |website=Vf.se |date=July 22, 2014 |accessdate=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
Silva signed with United Soccer League side Rochester Rhinos on March 24, 2015. He suffered an ACL tear on May 20, 2015, while playing in the first round of U.S. Open Cup and was forced to miss the remainder of the season where the Rhinos would go on to win the USL Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209981494 |title=Rhinos Sign Volesky, Silva - United Soccer League |accessdate=2015-03-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090904/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209981494 |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}</ref>
In January 2016, United Soccer League side Orange County Blues FC announced the signing of Silva.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ocbluesfc.com/news/blues-sign-2015-usl-champion-christian-silva/ |title=» Blues Sign 2015 USL Champion Christian Silva |access-date=2016-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923171019/http://ocbluesfc.com/news/blues-sign-2015-usl-champion-christian-silva/ |archive-date=2016-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was announced August 3, 2016 that Silva had completed a transfer to United Soccer League side Arizona United,<ref>[http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-midfielder-christian-silva/] {{dead link|date=October 2018}}</ref> under head coach Frank Yallop and assistant Marc Bircham
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{USL League One player|christian-silva}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151023033332/http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=86 Rochester Rhinos profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Christian}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Jacksonville Armada FC players Category:Karlstad BK players Category:Lansing Ignite FC players Category:Ocala Stampede players Category:Orange County SC players Category:Phoenix Rising FC players Category:Rochester Rhinos players Category:Soccer players from Tampa, Florida Category:South Florida Bulls men's soccer players Category:Tampa Spartans men's soccer players Category:USL Championship players Category:USL League One players Category:USL League Two players Category:VSI Tampa Bay FC players
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