Francisco Silva

Osasuna On 22 January 2013, Silva was loaned to La Liga strugglers CA Osasuna until June. He made his debut abroad on 2 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home win over Celta de Vigo. On 8 March Silva netted his first goal for Osasuna, but in a 1–2 loss at Real Betis; on 4 June the Navarrese side exercised the buyout clause, paying €1.2 million for his services. He featured regularly for the club during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in relegation.

Club Brugge On 29 August 2014, Silva was loaned to Club Brugge KV, in a season-long deal with a buyout clause. On 13 July of the following year he was transferred to Chiapas.

Retirement and return to play In September 2021, Silva announced his retirement while he was a player of Universidad Católica after suffering a tibia-fibula fracture. In 2024, he returned to play by signing with Deportes Limache for the 2024 season in the Primera B de Chile. The next year, he moved to Spain and joined UD Montijo.

International career Silva made his main squad debut on 22 January 2011, starting in a 1–1 draw against United States at Home Depot Center.

Silva was not initially named in Chile's 2015 Copa America squad but was added to the team due to an injury to Edson Puch.

Silva scored the winning goal in the 4–2 penalty shoot-out win against Argentina in the Copa América Centenario Final on 26 June 2016.

Career statistics

Honours Provincial Osorno Primera B de Chile: 2007

Universidad Católica Chilean Primera División: 2010, 2019, 2020 Copa Chile: 2011 Supercopa de Chile: 2020

Club Brugge Belgian Cup: 2014–15

Independiente Suruga Bank Championship: 2018

Chile Copa América: 2015, 2016 FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2017