Daniel De Silva
 De Silva with the Australian U20s in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Peter De Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Roda JC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Olympic Kingsway | ||
| 2012 | FW NTC | ||
| 2013 | Perth Glory | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Perth Glory | 33 | (3) |
| 2014 | Perth Glory Youth | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Roda JC (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Australia U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013– | Australia U-20 | 15 | (2) |
| 2015– | Australia U-23 | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2016. | |||
Daniel Peter De Silva (born 6 March 1997) is an Australian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Eredivisie.[1]
Born in Perth, De Silva commenced his professional career for Perth Glory in the A-League before joining Roda JC in 2015.
De Silva has played for Australia numerous times at youth level, and has been called up for the Australian senior team, but is yet to make his debut.
Club career
Perth Glory
On 22 February 2013, Daniel De Silva signed professional youth contract for Perth Glory.[2] De Silva chose to sign for Perth after a deal with English Premier League side Everton fell through due to complications obtaining a visa.[3] On 2 March 2013, De Silva made his professional debut for Perth Glory aged 15, in the 2–1 home victory against Sydney FC. De Silva came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Matías Córdoba, making him the second youngest player in A-league history.[4][5] On 29 October 2014, he scored his first senior goal in the FFA Cup Quarter Final against Melbourne Victory in the first period of extra time.[6][7]
AS Roma
On 13 June 2014, Serie A side Roma announced that De Silva would join them at the conclusion of the 2014–15 A-League season for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be A$2.5m.[8][9][10] The transfer was cancelled in August 2015 after Perth Glory did not receive the first installment of the agreed transfer fee.[11]
Roda JC
On 26 August, Perth Glory initially announced that De Silva had joined Roda JC on a two-year loan deal.[11][12][13]
International career
De Silva scored his first goal for the Australia U20's in a man of the match performance against Colombia during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in a 1–1 draw.
De Silva was also included in Ange Postecoglou's initial 43-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup
References
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- ↑ AS Roma laat De Silva twee jaar rijpen bij Roda JC (Dutch). Voetbal International. 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Danny DE SILVA signs for Perth Glory – Perth Glory FC 2013". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Perth nabs young gun". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Glory too strong at home". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Glory to play 15-year-old". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "FFA Cup: Bentleigh Greens v Adelaide City and Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel De Silva". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ Quartermaine, Braden (13 June 2014). "Perth Glory youngster Daniel De Silva finally seals move to Italian Serie A club Roma". PerthNow. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Hope, Shayne (8 April 2014). "Glory could pocket $2.5m for De Silva Roma deal". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "De Silva's Roma deal done". Football Federation Australia. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- 1 2 Lewis, David (26 August 2015). "De Silva's Roma deal scuppered as Glory confirms Roda loan". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Daniel de Silva joins Roda JC Kerkrade". Perth Glory Football Club. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Lewis, David (26 August 2015). "It's Roda not Roma as Sage cashes in on De Silva". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2015.