Tommy Silva joins DCFC on a 2-year contract keeping him in the Rouge and Gold through the 2027 season. He spent the past two seasons with Real Salt Lake, playing with the MLS Next Pro side Real Monarchs, scoring two goals and assisting seven. Silva made his debut with Real Salt Lake on May 8th, 2024, in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup against New Mexico United. Just three days later, he would come on as a substitute in a match against LA Galaxy, marking his MLS debut.
The Tucson, Arizona native has spent most of his career working his way through the Real Salt Lake academies, playing for both the Arizona and Utah branches. He would captain both the U17 and U19 teams during his time with RSL. Silva made 63 appearances for RSL Academy over his three years, helping RSL secure back-to-back USSDA playoff berths and reach the quarterfinals of the GA Cup Champions Bracket in 2019.
Silva took his talents to Westwood after leaving the academy, playing four seasons with the UCLA Bruins. Across his four seasons with the then-PAC 12 side, Silva would start in 69 out of a potential 70 matches, with the only game he didn’t start being during his first year. He would finish his UCLA career with nine goals and 23 assists across 5,905 minutes of soccer. Silva picked up multiple accolades across his career, including the United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team in 2023, Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team in 2021, 2022, and 2023, Pac-12 All-Conference Team honorable mention in 2020-21, and was the 2023 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
