Álvaro Silva (footballer)

Alvaro Linares Silva (born March 30, 1984), known as Álvaro Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo ˈsilβa]), is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Linares and the surname or paternal family name is Silva.
Álvaro Silva
Silva playing for Philippines at the 2019 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Alvaro Linares Silva[1][2]
Birth name Álvaro Silva Linares[3]
Date of birth (1984-03-30) March 30, 1984
Place of birth Andújar, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Marbella
Vázquez Cultural
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Málaga B 58 (0)
2003–2004 → Marbella (loan) 34 (0)
2006–2009 Málaga 46 (1)
2008–2009 → Xerez (loan) 19 (0)
2009–2011 Cádiz 60 (1)
2011–2013 Xerez 13 (1)
2012 → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Khazar 41 (1)
2014–2015 Al-Qadsia 0 (0)
2015–2016 Daejeon Citizen 22 (0)
2017 Hanoi 14 (4)
2018 Kedah 13 (0)
2019 Ceres–Negros 0 (0)
2019–2021 BG Pathum United 0 (0)
2019 → Suphanburi (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2022 Antequera 3 (0)
International career‡
2014– Philippines 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:28, December 19, 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:11, November 19, 2019 (UTC)

He played for clubs in Spain, Romania, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand during his senior career, notably amassing Segunda División totals of 165 matches and two goals at the service of Málaga B, Málaga, Xerez (two spells) and Cádiz.

Born in Spain, Silva has been representing the Philippines since 2014, for whom he is eligible through his paternal grandmother.

Club career

Silva was born in Andújar, Jaén. After one loan, he made his senior debut with Atlético Malagueño, appearing in two second division seasons and being relegated in the latter. His first contact with the first team came in 2006–07, also in the second level (33 games, one goal).[4]

In 2008–09, Silva was loaned by Málaga for a second time, to another Andalusian side, Xerez CD, appearing relatively as they achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion. On 16 July 2009 he returned to Málaga, being immediately released and joining neighbors Cádiz CF in the second level for three years.[5] A starter through most of the campaign, he suffered relegation this time.

Silva returned to division two and Xerez in the summer of 2011.[6] After only one league appearance in the first half of the season, however, he moved abroad and penned a six-month contract with Liga I club FC Petrolul Ploiești.[7]

In January 2013, Silva signed an 18-month deal with Khazar Lankaran FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[8] He won his second piece of silverware on 23 October of that year, featuring against Neftchi Baku PFK in the Azerbaijan Supercup.[9]

After his stint in Azerbaijan, Silva turned down offers from clubs in Israel, Qatar and Spain which included Marbella FC, in favor of Kuwaiti Premier League's Qadsia SC.[10] On 30 August 2016, he left Daejeon Citizen FC and began training with Indonesian club Arema Cronus F.C. who was poised to sign him pending a successful medical,[11] but eventually nothing came of it.[12]

Silva joined V.League 1 side Hanoi FC on 21 December 2016, for one year.[13]

International career

In early 2014, Silva started work on getting his Filipino passport as his paternal grandmother was Filipino.[14] so he would be eligible to play for the Philippines national team. By mid-June, he arrived in Manila to further process his documents.[15]

Silva made his international debut on October 31, 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly win against Nepal.[16]

Personal life

Silva was born to Spanish parents – his father being of Filipino descent[14]– and traces his Filipino roots to Cavite and Iloilo.[15][17] Silva belongs to a family of footballers, his younger brother Enrique, played for Malaga B,[18] his cousin Kike Linares – who is also a Philippines international[19] and Nacho Linares, who currently plays for the U19 team of Vázquez Cultural.

Club statistics
As of 19 December 2021[20]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Málaga B 2004–05[3] Segunda División B 360——360
2005–06[3] Segunda División B 220——220
Total 580——580
Marbella (loan) 2003–04[3] Segunda División B 340——340
Málaga 2004–05[3] La Liga 0010—10
2005–06[3] Segunda División 0000—00
2006–07[3] Segunda División 33150—381
2007–08[3] Segunda División 13030—160
Total 46190—551
Xerez (loan) 2008–09[3] Segunda División 20010—210
Cádiz 2009–10[3] Segunda División 28000—280
2010–11[3] Segunda División B 321102[lower-alpha 1]0351
Total 5811020611
Xerez 2011–12[3] Segunda División 1010—20
2012–13[3] Segunda División 12110—131
Total 13120—151
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2011–12[21] Liga I 8000—80
Khazar 2012–13[21] Azerbaijan Premier League 11140—151
2013–14[21] Azerbaijan Premier League 300313[lower-alpha 2]0361
Total 4117130512
Al-Qadsia 2014–15[21] Kuwaiti Premier League 5[lower-alpha 3]050
Daejeon Citizen 2015[21] K League Classic 7000—70
2016[21] K League Challenge 15010—160
Total 22010—230
Hanoi 2017[21] V.League 1 144005[lower-alpha 4]0194
Kedah 2018[21] Malaysia Super League 130206[lower-alpha 5] 0210
BG Pathum United 2019[21] Thai League 1 0000—00
2020[21] Thai League 1 0000—00
Total 0000—00
Suphanburi (loan) 2019[21] Thai League 1 13100—131
Antequera 2021–22[21] Segunda División RFEF 3000—30
Career total 346923121039010
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. Appearances in AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
  5. Appearances in Malaysia Cup

Honours

Xerez

Khazar

Al-Qadsia

BG Pathum United

Individual

References
  1. "AFF Suzuki Cup – ASC 2018 SF & Finals – Match Summary – Match No. 022 – Match PHI vs VIE" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. December 2, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. "ALVARO LINARES SILVA". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. Álvaro Silva at BDFutbol. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. Calleja, J. L. (September 25, 2006). "El Málaga despierta en la reanudación y Roberto salva una goleada mayor" [Málaga wake up in second half and Roberto prevents bigger rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. "El defensa Álvaro Silva ficha por el Cádiz" [Defender Álvaro Silva signs for Cádiz]. Marca (in Spanish). July 16, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  6. "El Xerez ficha al defensa Álvaro Silva para las dos próximas temporadas" [Xerez sign defender Álvaro Silva for the next two seasons]. El Comercio (in Spanish). July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  7. "Alvaro Silva Linares merge în Antalya" [Alvaro Silva Linares joins squad in Antalya] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  8. "A contract was signed with Alvaro Silva". Lankaran FC. January 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  9. "Khazar Lankaran 2–1 Neftchi Baku". Soccerway. October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  10. "El marbellí Álvaro Silva jugará en Kuwait en el Qadsia Sporting Club" [Marbella's own Álvaro Silva will play in Kuwait for Qadsia Sporting Club] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  11. Adnan, Muhamad Rais (August 30, 2016). "Arema Cronus Semakin Dekat Kontrak Mantan Pemain Malaga" [Arema Cronus gets closer in signing former Malaga player] (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  12. "Tampik Alvaro Silva, Arema Cronus Pertahankan Goran Ganchev" (in Indonesian). Bolanesia. September 5, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  13. "Ha Noi T&T sign contract with Alvaro Silva". Vietnamnet. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  14. "¿Puedo obtener la doble nacionalidad?". Justizia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  15. Tupas, Cedelf (June 15, 2014). "Filipino-Spanish defender set to join Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  16. Marín, Dani (November 1, 2014). "Álvaro Silva debuta con la selección absoluta de Filipinas" [Álvaro Silva makes full debut with Philippines national team] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  17. Faustine de Guzman, Nicky (June 29, 2014). "Home run hero". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  18. "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  19. "Kike Linares recibe la llamada para jugar con la selección de Filipinas". Marbella 24 Horas. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  20. Álvaro Silva at FootballDatabase.eu
  21. "Álvaro Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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