{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Portuguese name|Oliveira|Silva}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sullivan Silva | image = Sullivan Silva photographed by Christopher Vose.jpg | caption = Silva in 2012 | fullname = Sullivan Oliveira Silva | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|7|14}} | birth_place = [[Goiânia]], Brazil | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Thunder Bay Chill]] | clubnumber = 7 | collegeyears1 = 2006–2008 |college1 = [[Oklahoma Baptist University|Oklahoma Baptist Bison]] | years1 = 2009–2010 |clubs1 = [[Austin Aztex FC|Austin Aztex]] |caps1 = 39 |goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2011 |clubs2 = [[Capital City F.C.|Capital City]] |caps2 = 28 |goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2012– |clubs3 = [[Thunder Bay Chill]] |caps3 = 119 |goals3 = 56 | pcupdate = 13 February 2022 }} '''Sullivan Oliveira Silva''' (born 14 July 1988) is a Brazilian [[Association football|footballer]] currently playing for [[Thunder Bay Chill]] in [[USL League Two]].
==Career==
===Youth and amateur=== After attending the Gonealves Ledo school in his native Brazil, Silva came to the United States in 2005 to study and play [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Oklahoma Baptist University]], where he was named an NAIA First-Team All-American in his junior year.
===Professional=== Silva signed with the [[USL First Division]] expansion franchise [[Austin Aztex]]. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2009, in Austin's USL1 season opener against [[Minnesota Thunder]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/321933.html |title=Aztex earn draw in debut, tie Minnesota |publisher=Usl1.uslsoccer.com |date=18 April 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2013}}</ref> and scored his first professional goal on 25 April 2009, in Austin's game against the [[Cleveland City Stars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051812.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |date=25 April 2009 |access-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153937/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2009/1051812.html |archive-date=3 October 2012 }}</ref> Continued to play the 2010 season with [[Austin Aztex]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Austin Aztex|url=http://ussf.demosphere.com/Teams/20945465/20945468-20952154/TEAM.html|publisher=USSF Division 2|accessdate=29 March 2011}}</ref>
On 17 March 2011, Silva signed with [[Capital City F.C.]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League]] as the team's first signing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=9 |title=News |publisher=capitalcityfc.com |date=17 March 2011 |access-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119021640/http://www.capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=9 |archive-date=19 January 2013 }}</ref> He made his debut for Capital City on 20 May 2011, in the team's first ever game against [[Toronto Croatia]]. Silva scored his first goal for the club on 3 June 2011, where he scored against [[Brampton United]] to help the club to its first ever home victory. Silva and Capital City went on to have a 12-game unbeaten streak which was broken by [[SC Toronto]] after losing 2–0 at home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=55 |title=News |publisher=capitalcityfc.com |date= |access-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327202749/http://capitalcityfc.com/news/index.html?article_id=55 |archive-date=27 March 2012 }}</ref>
Sullivan Silva hit the second half of the season running scoring 10 goals and adding ten assists to help lead CCFC to a top three finish. In the second half of the season CCFC put on a second 12-game unbeaten streak and clinched home field advantage in the postseason by the September first. In the playoffs Silva scored three times in four games helping to lead CCFC to a "Cup Final" in their first season. Sullivan finished the season with 28 appearances and 26 starts. He also led CCFC in goals with 15 and finished second in the CSL in goals, and second on the team with assists. His season earned him a nomination for the MVP award for the CSL where he came in second. He still took home the CCFC players award for team MVP and the Supporters Award.
Since 2012, Sullivan has played in [[USL League Two]] with Canadian side [[Thunder Bay Chill]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cranford |first1=Aaron |title=PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Thunder Bay Chill's Sullivan Silva |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/663903 |website=USLLeagueTwo.com |publisher=[[USL League Two]] |accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/33217214?subseason=583580 USL League Two profile] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010335/http://www.austinaztex.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=7 Austin Aztex bio]}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007060818/http://www.obubison.com/roster/6/7/92.php OBU profile]
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