Matheus Silva (footballer, born 1996)

For footballers with the same name, see Matheus Silva.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Matheus Silva
Personal information
Full name Matheus Martins Silva
Date of birth (1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014 Montverde Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 San Jose Earthquakes 5 (0)
2016 → Arizona United (loan) 16 (0)
2017 → Reno 1868 (loan) 2 (0)
2018 Swope Park Rangers 16 (1)
2019 Orlando City B 18 (0)
2019 Miami FC 2 (0)
2020 Hartford Athletic 14 (1)
2021 Figueirense 3 (0)
2022 FC Tulsa 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2015

Matheus Martins Silva (born December 8, 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Silva signed with Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes on July 15, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 as an injury time substitute during a 1-0 victory over Colorado Rapids.[2] Silva was loaned to Arizona United SC on May 13, 2016,[3] Silva was again loaned out to San Jose's USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC in March 2017.[4]

Silva was released by San Jose on 27 November 2017.[5]

Silva signed with United Soccer League side Swope Park Rangers on 5 January 2018.[6]

In 2019, Silva signed with the newly-reformed Orlando City B as they contested the inaugural USL League One season. He made his debut for the team on April 19 in a 2–1 defeat to Forward Madison. After OCB's season ended, Silva joined Miami FC for their inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.[7]

On January 13, 2020, it was announced that Silva had signed with Hartford Athletic for the 2020 season.[8]

Silva moved back to Brazil with Figueirense in March 2021, but it was announced at the end of the season he would be released by the club.[9]

Silva returned to the United States on 11 January 2022, signing a one-year deal with USL Championship side FC Tulsa.[10] He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.[11]

Lake Tahoe incident

On 4 July 2017, Silva had to be pulled out of the water while swimming in Lake Tahoe. After receiving life-saving resuscitation measures at the scene, he was transferred to a nearby hospital in Lake Tahoe. He was later airlifted to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, where he was described as being in a "critical, but stable condition".[12] On 6 July 2017, Silva awoke from his coma and was described as "fully responsive".[13] San Jose captain Chris Wondolowski honored Silva by wearing his number, 38, on his jersey during the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match against the LA Galaxy on July 10; Wondolowski scored a brace while wearing Silva's number to lead the team to a 3-2 victory.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes sign young midfielder Matheus Silva off the waiver wire". 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids - MatchCenter Boxscore". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter.
  3. ^ "Arizona United Picks Up Matheus Silva on Loan From San Jose Earthquakes". Arizona United SC. May 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Reno 1868 FC vs Orange County SC". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  5. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Announce Roster Moves Ahead of 2018 MLS Season | San Jose Earthquakes".
  6. ^ "Swope Park Rangers adds 21-year-old Brazilian defender Matheus Silva to roster".
  7. ^ "The Miami FC fortifies roster with signing of defender Matheus Silva". www.miamifc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  8. ^ "Hartford Athletic Signs Defender Matheus Silva". HartfordAthletic.com. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  9. ^ "Blaise e outros quatro atletas não ficam no Figueirense para a Série C".
  10. ^ "FC Tulsa Signs Former MLS defender Matheus Silva to its backline in 2022". www.fctulsa.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11.
  11. ^ "FC Tulsa Announces First 2023 Roster Update as the Offseason Gets Underway".
  12. ^ Staff, San Jose Earthquakes/Reno 1868 FC (4 July 2017). "Statement Regarding Reno 1868 FC Midfielder Matheus Silva".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Details and Status Update from San Jose Earthquakes Regarding Matheus Silva". 6 July 2017.
  14. ^ "FEATURE: Chris Wondolowski to wear '38' jersey tonight vs. LA Galaxy in support of Matheus Silva". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ^ "RECAP: Quakes defeat LA Galaxy 3-2 to advance to U.S. Open Cup Semifinals". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved 10 July 2017.