Matheus Martins Silva (born December 8, 1996) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Silva signed with

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club

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

on July 15, 2015. He made his professional debut on March 6, 2016 as an injury time substitute during a 1-0 victory over

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. Silva was loaned to

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on May 13, 2016, Silva was again loaned out to San Jose's USL affiliate

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in March 2017. Silva was released by San Jose on 27 November 2017. Silva signed with

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side

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on 5 January 2018. In 2019, Silva signed with the newly-reformed

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as they contested the inaugural

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season. He made his debut for the team on April 19 in a 2–1 defeat to

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. After OCB's season ended, Silva joined

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for their inaugural season in the

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. On January 13, 2020, it was announced that Silva had signed with

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for the 2020 season. Silva moved back to Brazil with

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in March 2021, but it was announced at the end of the season he would be released by the club. Silva returned to the United States on 11 January 2022, signing a one-year deal with

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side

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. He was released by Tulsa following the 2022 season.

Lake Tahoe incident

On 4 July 2017, Silva had to be pulled out of the water while swimming in

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. After receiving life-saving resuscitation measures at the scene, he was transferred to a nearby hospital in Lake Tahoe. He was later airlifted to Renown Regional Medical Center in

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, where he was described as being in a "critical, but stable condition". On 6 July 2017, Silva awoke from his coma and was described as "fully responsive". San Jose captain

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honored Silva by wearing his number, 38, on his jersey during the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match against the

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on July 10; Wondolowski scored a brace while wearing Silva's number to lead the team to a 3-2 victory.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Matheus 1996 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States San Jose Earthquakes players Association football midfielders Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Phoenix Rising FC players USL Championship players Reno 1868 FC players Sporting Kansas City II players Orlando City B players USL League One players National Independent Soccer Association players Hartford Athletic players Miami FC players Montverde Academy alumni Figueirense FC players FC Tulsa players Brazilian expatriate footballers