Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tommy Silva
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Real Salt Lake Academy HS
Tommy Silva
Career Highlights
United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team (2023)
Three-time Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
Pac-12 All-Conference Team honorable mention (2020-21)
10-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time UCLA All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
2022 First Team Academic All-American
2023 Preseason All-American
2023 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2023
Started all 18 of UCLA’s games as a senior … Recorded eight assists for eight points … Selected to the All-Far West Region Second Team by United Soccer Coaches … Tabbed the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year for Men’s Soccer … Named a First Team Division I Academic All-District Selection … Led the Bruins to the Pac-12 championship for the first time since 2014 … UCLA went undefeated in Pac-12 play with a 6-0-4 record … Tied his career-high in assists with eight assists … Was one of just four Bruins to start evert game, and his 1,430 minutes ranked second amongst all players … Played the full 90 minutes in 10 of UCLA’s 18 matches ... Dished out two assists in the season-opener against Virginia Tech, a game the Bruins won 4-1 … Was the provider twice in UCLA’s 2-1 win over San Diego State … Tallied assists at home against Rutgers and Stanford, while also providing assists on the road at Washington and Stanford … One of just 11 players selected to the Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference Team ... Named a Preseason All-American by both TopDrawerSoccer (First Team) and College Soccer News (Second Team) ... Before the season, was named to the United Soccer Coaches 2023 NCAA Division I Players to Watch list for defenders.
2022
Started all 20 of UCLA's games as a junior ... Recorded one goal and eight assists for 10 points ... Was one of just two Bruins to start every game, and his 1,659 minutes ranked second among UCLA outfield players ... Led the team in assists, and was tied for second in points ... His eight helpers were fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 28 nationally ... After the season, was named a First Team Division I Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) ... Named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Aug. 29 after leading UCLA to back-to-back 1-0 wins with no shots against in the first weekend of the season (Silva assisted on both of UCLA's goals) ... Selected to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Sept. 19 after leading the Bruins to an unbeaten weekend at the Pac-12 Bay Area schools, contributing to a clean sheet at Stanford before assisting on both goals in a 2-1 win at California ... UCLA was 8-0-0 in games where Silva recorded a point ... Had points in three straight and four of five games between Oct. 7-29 ... Found the back of the net against San Diego State on Oct. 7 for his lone goal of the year ... Started all three of UCLA's NCAA Tournament games, playing 263 of 270 possible minutes ... Set up Jose Contell's ninth-minute equalizer as part of a 2-1 win over California Baptist in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Nov. 17 ... Played the full 90 in half of UCLA's 20 games ... Listed at No. 48 in TopDrawerSoccer's preseason Men's Top 100 Players to Watch List, and finished the year at No. 74 in TopDrawer's postseason Men's Top 100 rankings ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Named to the 2022-23 UCLA All-Academic Team, which honors the student-athlete from each program with the highest cumulative GPA.
2021 (Fall)
Started all 19 of the team's games, one of six Bruins to do so ... Recorded six goals and four assists on the year for 16 points ... Tied for the team lead in goals, the second-most points, and the third-most assists ... Totaled 1,626 minutes of action on the year, third-most on the team ... Received All-Pac-12 Second Team honors after the season ... Had four game-winning goals over the course of the year, most on the team and No. 22 in the NCAA ... Named the Pac-12 Player of the Week and secured a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week after his five-point performance (2-1-5) in the team's regular season finale at San Diego State on Nov. 12 ... Also had five points (2-1-5) to lead UCLA to a 4-0 win over CSUN on Sept. 6 ... No other Bruin had more single-game points than his five ... Also the only UCLA player with multiple braces on the year ... His six goals were tied for fourth-most in the Pac-12 Conference ... Was booked just once on the year ... UCLA was 4-0-0 in the games where he scored a goal, and 5-1-0 in games where he recorded a point ... His 26 shots were third-most on the team, while his 15 SOGs were second-most ... Had the game-winner in both his five-point games, as well as against San Francisco (Aug. 29) and California (Sept. 19) ... Was the men's soccer representative on the UCLA All-Academic Team at the end-of-year Scholar-Athlete Banquet (highest cumulative GPA on the team) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Appeared in all 12 of the team's games as a true freshman, starting 11 ... Recorded two goals and three assists for seven points ... Named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team as an honorable mention ... Co-led the team in assists, was tied for second in points, and tied for third in goals ... Totaled 1,036 minutes of action, second-most on the team ... Delivered one of the most dramatic moments of the season, slamming in a golden goal after a wild offensive sequence to clinch a 4-3 overtime win over Cal on Apr. 17 in the team's season finale ... Scored a goal, recorded an assist (both off corners), and had a season-high five shots in a 2-2 draw at San Diego State on Mar. 24, becoming the first Bruin defender with a three-point game since the 2017 season ... Recorded assists on game-winning goals against San Francisco on Feb. 8 and Oregon State on Apr. 3 ... Played at least 56 minutes in all 12 games, and played 78+ in all but two contests ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, pass at least 12 units).
High School/Club
Played club soccer with the Real Salt Lake Academy ... Captained both the U17 and U19 teams during his time with RSL ... Trained with and played for the RSL Monarchs, the club's second team ... Selected to both the Region IV and Inter-Regional ODP teams that traveled to Central and South America ... Made 63 appearances for RSL Academy over his three years ... Helped RSL to back-to-back USSDA playoff berths ... Reached the quarterfinals of the GA Cup Champions Bracket in 2019.
Personal
Full Name: Derrick Nicholas Silva ... Goes by "Tommy" ... Parents are Juan and Kim Silva ... Has one older brother, Ryan ... Aspires to create an environmental company ... Chose to attend UCLA because of "the academic level, location, history of the men's soccer program, and the ability to develop professional players" ... Cites a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in the GA Cup during his time with RSL as his favorite pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Andy Robertson, Joshua Kimmich, and Kyle Beckerman ... Hobbies and interests include running, hiking, playing the ukulele, reading, listening to music, environmental science, music and video production, and entrepreneurship ... His brother ran track and cross country at Stanford, setting a pair of age group world records in the mile ... His father played soccer at UC Davis and his mom was a marathon runner ... Majoring in communication.
