Nicolás Alexis Silva (born 24 January 1990) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Silva got his senior career underway by joining

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in 2012, he went onto make twenty-one appearances and scored four times in his debut season prior to leaving to join

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club

. He scored seven times in thirty-one matches during 2013–14 before moving teams again. On 1 July 2014, Silva completed a transfer to

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. He made his professional footballing debut in the league on 9 August versus

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. After just three appearances in the

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campaign, Silva made thirty-seven in his second season with Boca. 2016 saw Silva depart to sign for

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side Colón. He scored his first top-flight goal in his second top-flight appearance; scoring Colón's fourth goal in a victory against

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on 13 February. He went onto make thirty-nine appearances for Colón in two seasons. In August 2017, Silva departed to join

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of the

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. He was immediately loaned to Argentine club

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. His first match for them was in the league with

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on 11 September. Silva's loan from Sud América was later investigated by

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for allegedly breaking transfer rules. In 2018, Silva joined Banfield.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Nicolás 1990 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Entre Ríos Province Men's association football forwards Torneo Argentino B players Torneo Argentino A players Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Ecuadorian Serie A players Sportivo Las Parejas footballers Chaco For Ever footballers Boca Unidos footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Sud América players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Club Atlético Banfield footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador 21st-century Argentine sportsmen