Dillon Senan De Silva (born 18 April 2002) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
winger for
Torquay United. Born in England, he plays for the
Sri Lanka national team.
Club career
De Silva started his youth career at
Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent three years. Prior to joining Tottenham, he also had unsuccessful trials at
Arsenal
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. He joined the youth academy of
Queens Park Rangers in 2017. In July 2022, he signed a contract extension with the club until June 2023.
On 8 October 2022, De Silva joined
National League side
Torquay United on a month's loan. On 1 March 2023, he was recalled by his parent club. He departed Queens Park Rangers at the end of the
2022–23 season.
On 3 August 2023, De Silva returned to now
National League South
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club
Torquay United on a permanent basis.
International career
Born in England, De Silva represents
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
in international football. In May 2021, he received his first call-up for the
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
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Parallel tourn ...
against
Lebanon and
South Korea. He made his debut on 5 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat against Lebanon.
Career statistics
International
[
:''Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Silva goal.''
]
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
English people of Sri Lankan descent
Footballers from Camden Town
Men's association football wingers
Sri Lankan men's footballers
English men's footballers
Sri Lanka men's international footballers
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Barking F.C. players
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Torquay United F.C. players
National League (English football) players
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