Kevin Santos Silva (born January 5, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Early and personal life

Silva was born in

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and has one younger brother.

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. In 2016, he began attending

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

playing college soccer for the

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. At UCLA he made 30 appearances in two seasons. In 2018, he transferred to

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

, planned to join the

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soccer team. However, after only training with the team, he departed ahead of the 2018 for a professional opportunity.

Club career

He spent the 2017 season with FC Golden State Force, making one appearance. In July 2018 he signed for Scottish club Hearts. He moved on loan to

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in September 2018, until January 14, 2019. In May 2019, he signed on loan for

Toronto FC II Toronto FC II is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, who play in MLS Next Pro, a third tier league of the United States soccer league system. It is the reserve team and minor league affiliate of Toronto FC as well a ...

, and joined the club permanently in January 2020. He signed with the Toronto FC first team on July 3, 2020. In June he returned to Toronto II on loan. At the end of the 2021 season, the club declined his option for 2022. On February 21, 2022, Silva signed with

side

International career

Silva has represented the United States at youth international level.

References

1998 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players UCLA Bruins men's soccer players Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer players FC Golden State Force players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Toronto FC II players Toronto FC players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players USL League Two players USL League One players Men's association football goalkeepers American expatriate men's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland American expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Soccer players from Pennsylvania {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub