Jonathan Silva (footballer)
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Silva with Leganés in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Cristian Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Estudiantes | 54 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Sporting CP B | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2019 | Sporting CP | 21 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Roma (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Leganés (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Leganés | 50 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | Getafe | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Granada (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Albacete (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Pafos | 25 | (0) |
| 2025– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:02, 19 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2014 | |||
Jonathan Cristian Silva (born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Club career
Silva is a youth exponent from Estudiantes. He made his debut for Estudiantes during the 2011–12 season.[1]
On 9 August 2014, Silva joined Portuguese side, Sporting CP, for a €2.6 million transfer fee.
In 2016, he returned to his home country to play for Boca Juniors on loan.
On 31 January 2018, Silva moved to Serie A outfit A.S. Roma. He initially joined the club on a six-month loan contract, which included a buy obligation clause at the end of its term for a €5.7 million fee.[2]
On 24 July 2018, Silva moved to La Liga side CD Leganés on a season loan, which includes a buy obligation clause at the end of the year for €3 million,[3] replacing Bournemouth-bound Diego Rico and wearing the number 5 jersey.[4] He signed permanently in July 2019,[5] but suffered relegation at the end of the campaign.
On 31 August 2021, Silva signed a four-year contract with Getafe CF in the top tier.[6] On 26 July of the following year, he was loaned to Granada CF in Segunda División for one year.[7]
On 10 August 2023, Silva moved to fellow second division side Albacete on loan for the 2023–24 season.[8]
On 31 August 2024, Pafos announced the signing of Silva from Getafe on loan.[9]
On 6 July 2025, Silva moved to Southeast Asia to joined Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
International career
Silva was called up to the Argentina national team in November 2014 where he make his debut against Croatia on 12 November and his second appearance against Portugal on 18 November.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Roma (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Leganés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Leganés | 2019–20 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 55 | 2 | |||||
| Getafe | 2021–22 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Granada (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Albacete (loan) | 2023–24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| Pafos (loan) | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 13 | ||
Honours
Sporting
Granada
Pafos
References
- ^ Profile at Soccerway
- ^ "FOCUS – Roma, ecco chi è Jonathan Silva: l'ultima scommessa di Monchi". Sportface.it. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "El Leganés ejerce la opción de compra y ficha a Jonathan Silva" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "The Leganes will sign Jonathan Silva as a replacement for Rico". extratips.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018.
- ^ "C.D. Leganés signs Jonathan Silva until 2023 | C.D. Leganés - Web Oficial".
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Jonathan Silva" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Jonathan Silva" [Official announcement | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Jonathan Silva" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Jonathan Silva] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Silva joins PAFOS FC!". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Silva » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "J. Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
- Media related to Jonathan Silva at Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Silva at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Silva at Soccerway