Years Team Height 1.87 m Career start 2002 | Playing position Apps (Gls) Weight 80 kg | |
Full name Martín Andrés Silva Leites Date of birth (1983-03-25) March 25, 1983 (age 33) Similar Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa, André Luiz Tavares, Luan Garcia, Nenê, Madson | ||
Martín Andrés Silva Leites (born March 25, 1983) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Vasco da Gama and the Uruguay national football team.
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Defensor Sporting
Silva has played most of his professional career in Defensor Sporting, starting in 2002.
Olimpia
In August 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the Paraguayan club Olimpia. In November 2013, Silva makes a controversial rescission and leaves Olimpia after a successful Copa Libertadores and being loved by the fan.
Vasco da Gama
In December 2013, he signed a four-year contract with the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.
International career
Silva has appeared on Uruguay's youth teams such us the Uruguay national under-17 football team and the Uruguay national under-20 football team during 2000 to 2002. He won his first international cap for Uruguay in a friendly match against Algeria, on August 12, 2009. He was included in the starting line-up of players for that match. Silva was also Uruguay's third choice goalkeeper in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América. He played for the national team against Tahiti on June 23 2013, when Uruguay destroyed the Tahitians 8-0 in the Confederations Cup, and had his third and fourth games against Jordan, when Uruguay won its place for the 2014 World Cup, on November 13 and November 20 2013, respectively.
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