Matthew Manuel Silva (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for and captains the Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.
Silva spent four years playing college soccer at Le Moyne College, where he was the starting keeper for the Dolphins. In his first season, he was named Northeast-10 Conference rookie of the year and would go on to earn conference all-star honours three times.
In 2010, Silva played in the USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx, making seven appearances that season.
In 2011, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with SC Toronto, before returning to the Lynx in 2012, where he made five appearances that season and seven the following season.
In 2014, Silva played for North York Astros in the Canadian Soccer League.
Silva signed his first professional contract with Kaya of the United Football League on 21 January2015. In the same season, he helped Kaya to win the UFL Cup on 28 August defeating Ceres in the final.
In February 2016, Silva joined Swedish Division 2 club Bodens.
In January 2018, Silva signed for Swedish Division 2 club ÃÂsterlen. After the season, he trialed with Trelleborg and Mjällby but didn't signed a contract with any of the club.
Silva returned to Canada and signed for Canadian Premier League club York 9 FC on 1 February 2019. He made his debut for the club on July 17 against Pacific. York9 secured a 2âÂÂ1 victory. Though expected to be the starting goalkeeper when he signed, Silva spent most of the 2019 season backing up first choice goalkeeper Nathan Ingham, and his debut against Pacific turned out to be his only game of the season. On 15 November 2019, the club announced that Silva would not be returning for the 2020 season.
On 16 June 2020, Valour FC announced they had signed Silva to a deal. He did not make an appearance in the shortened 2020 season, but was still re-signed for 2021. In 2021 he finally got to see the pitch for Valour, but was still the firm second choice goalkeeper behind Jonathan Sirois. Still, Silva wanted and believed he was capable of being a starting goalkeeper. However, all clubs in the league already had a set first choice keeper, so he decided he would have to leave Canada. In January 2022, Valour declined Silva's contract option for 2022.
On 14 March 2022, Silva joined Philippines Football League club United City. With United City, he featured in the 2022 AFC Champions League, where he made one of the top five saves of the group stage making two appearances against Australian side Melbourne City and Korean club Jeonnam Dragons. However, his team was eliminated in the group stage. Despite this, he also experienced success with United City, featuring twice in the club's cup run that saw them win the Copa Paulino Alcantara for the first time in club history. Although happy with the trophy win, Silva would move on from the Philippines shortly after.
Shortly after departing United City, Silva signed with Gibraltarian side Bruno's Magpies, who were competing in the 2022âÂÂ23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase. He participated in the European tournament and played in both matches against Crusaders in the first round of the qualifiers. Silva was on the bench where the team won the 2022âÂÂ23 Rock Cup
On 1 August 2023, Silva joined Portuguese side Espinho on a free transfer.
On 24 February 2024, Silva returned to his former club United City for his third run in the Philippines Football League for the 2024 season.
In October 2024, Silva signed with Loyola. He make his debut for the club on 19 October in a 3âÂÂ2 win over Mendiola 1991.
On 31 December 2024, Silva signed a contract with Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.