Kevin Silva
American soccer player
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Kevin Santos Silva (born January 5, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Santos Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 5, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Players Development Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | UCLA Bruins | 30 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 0 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | FC Golden State Force | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Toronto FC II | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | United States U17 | ||
| 2017 | United States U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 20, 2022 | |||
Early and personal life
Silva was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has one younger brother.[1]
Early and college career
Silva played at youth level for Players Development Academy. Prior to attending college, he was a two-time All-American and was ranked as the best high school goalkeeper in the country, as well as the number 13 overall player in the IMG 150 by Top Drawer Soccer and number 6 overall in College Soccer News' Top 150.[3]
In 2016, he began attending UCLA playing college soccer for the UCLA Bruins.[4] At UCLA he made 30 appearances in two seasons.[1] In 2018, he transferred to Rutgers University, planned to join the Rutgers Scarlet Knights soccer team.[5] However, after only training with the team, he departed ahead of the 2018 for a professional opportunity.[3]
Club career
He spent the 2017 season with FC Golden State Force, making one appearance.[6][7]
In July 2018 he signed for Scottish club Hearts.[8] He moved on loan to Raith Rovers in September 2018, until January 14, 2019.[9][10]
In May 2019, he signed on loan for Toronto FC II,[11] and joined the club permanently in January 2020.[12] He signed with the Toronto FC first team on July 3, 2020.[13] In June he returned to Toronto II on loan.[14] At the end of the 2021 season, the club declined his option for 2022.[15]
On February 21, 2022, Silva signed with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[16]
International career
Silva has represented the United States at youth international level.[2]
