David Silva (footballer, born December 1986)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Mosquera.

David Silva

David Macalister in 2016.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-12-13) December 13, 1986
Place of birth	Bogotá, Colombia
Position(s)	Midfield
Team information
Current team	Millonarios
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Millonarios	1	(0)
2007	→ Deportivo Pereira (loan)	3	(0)
2009–2010	Bogotá	61	(8)
2011	Real Cartagena	29	(5)
2012–2014	Deportes Tolima	87	(8)
2015–	Millonarios	308	(49)
International career‡
2023–	Colombia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

David Macalister Silva Mosquera (born December 13, 1986, in Bogotá) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He captains Millonarios in the Categoría Primera A.

Career

David Silva started his career in the lower divisions of Millonarios, where he played as a striker. His main features are link up play and technique on the right foot. After two years in Millonarios, Silva was sent on a loan to Deportivo Pereira, a team for which he only had a few appearances. For the 2008 season, Silva returned to Millonarios.

After passing through Bogotá and Real Cartagena, David Silva signed with Deportes Tolima. Here he was a key player in the starting eleven and he even captained the team before returning to Millonarios once again in 2015. Now with a lot more experience to his name, Silva walked seamlessly into the Millonarios starting eleven that won the team's fifteenth league title in December 2017. As of 2019 he is the teams' second captain.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 16 December 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	2023	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Deportes Tolima

• Copa Colombia (1): 2014

Millonarios

• Categoría Primera A (2): 2017-II, 2023-I
• Copa Colombia (1): 2022
• Superliga Colombiana (2): 2018, 2024