Daniel De Silva

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Daniel De Silva
Personal information

Full name	Daniel Peter De Silva
Date of birth	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Number	20
Youth career
	Kingsway Olympic
2012	WA NTC
2013–	Perth Glory
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Perth Glory	10	(0)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Australia U17	7	(2)
2013–	Australia U20	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2013

Daniel De Silva (born 6 March 1997 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Perth Glory in the A-League.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Perth Glory

On 22 February 2013, Daniel De Silva signed professional youth contract for Perth Glory.^[4] Daniel chose to sign for Perth after a deal with English Premier League side Everton FC fell through due to complications obtaining a visa.^[5] On 2 March 2013, De Silva made his professional debut for Perth Glory aged 15, in the 2-1 home victory against Sydney FC. Daniel came on as a 62 minute substitute for Matías Córdoba, making him the second youngest player in the A-league’s history.^[6]

International

De Silva scored his first goal for Australia U20s for his country in a man of the match performance against Colombia during the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup in a 1-1 draw. After his performance at the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup, De Silva has been linked with the likes of FC Barcelona and Manchester United after showing great potential.

References

↑ "Glory to play 15-year-old". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
↑ "Daniel De Silva". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
↑ "Danny DE SILVA signs for Perth Glory". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
↑ "Danny DE SILVA signs for Perth Glory - Perth Glory FC 2013". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
↑ "Perth nabs young gun : The World Game on SBS". The World Game. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
↑ "Glory too strong at home". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

v t e Perth Glory FC – current squad

1 Vuković 2 Clisby 3 O'Neill 4 R. Edwards 5 Griffiths 6 C. Edwards 7 Burns 8 Marinković 9 Smeltz 10 Maclaren 11 Zahra 13 Dodd 14 McGarry 16 Sidnei 17 Harold 18 De Silva 19 Risdon 20 Duncan 21 Jamieson 22 Makeche 23 Thwaite 24 Davies 25 Woodcock 27 Evans 28 Šernas 36 Gallas Coach: Lowe^c

Persondata
Name	De Silva, Daniel
Alternative names	De Silva, Daniel Peter
Short description	Australian footballer
Date of birth	6 March 2013
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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