José Luis Silva Araya (born January 7, 1991) is a

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, who plays as

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for Lautaro de Buin in the

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Club career

He began his career in the youth system of Universidad de Chile before making his debut in the 2008

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tournament against Cobresal. In 2009 Apertura tournament he played his second match with

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, scoring a goal against Cobresal. For the 2011 Clausura tournament he played on loan at Everton. For 2012 he was loaned again, this time at

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International career

Silva took part of the Chile squad at under-18 level at the 2009 Youth Olympic Games, where the team won the silver medal, alongside players such as Yashir Pinto, Ramsés Bustos, Juan Carlos Espinoza, Johanns Dulcien, among others. In 2011, he represented Chile U20 at the South American Championship.

Honours

Club

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(1): 2009 Apertura

References

External links

BDFA profile

1991 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Rangers de Talca footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Athens Kallithea F.C. players Deportes Magallanes footballers Deportes Iquique footballers curicó Unido footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Deportes Puerto Montt footballers Lautaro de Buín footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Football League (Greece) players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Men's association football midfielders {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub