Thaylan Silva
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Weight:
- 150
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- Hometown:
- São Paulo, Brazil
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- Position:
- M
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- E.E. Zacarias Antonio da Silva
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- g
- 11
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- a
- 4
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- pts
- 26
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- gw
- 4
Bio
- 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
- 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2021 Spring All-SAC First Team
- 2019 All-SAC Second Team
- 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South First Team
2020: Tabbed an All-SAC First Team forward while also earning CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-American honors... Started in all 10 matches... Led the team with 13 points, netting four goals and five assists... One of two Eagles to score two game-winners, his coming in wins over Belmont Abbey and Lincoln Memorial... A successful penalty kick in the 4-1 win over Belmont Abbey on February 13 moved him up in the program's career records, ending the year in a tie for third with three makes and a tie for sixth with three attempts... Closed the campaign tied for sixth in team history with 15 career assists... Attempted the second-most shots and shots on goal in the SAC with 35 and 13, respectively.
2019: Earned All-SAC second team and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South first team honors... Took to the pitch for 17 matches with 15 starts... Led the team in assists (8) and points (18)... He was the only Eagle to line up for a penalty kick on the season, making both of his attempts... Scored five with two standing as game-winners... His eight assists on the year are tied for the eighth-most in program history for a single season.
2018: Started in two of his six appearances on the pitch... Attempted eight shots.
2017: A part of the starting XI for eight of his 18 games played... Accounted for a pair of assists and a pair of goals... Found the back of the net in his first game as a starter as C-N defeated Catawba 3-0 on Oct. 7 and in a 2-2 draw against Tusculum on Oct. 18
High School: Graduated from E.E. Zacarias Antonio da Silva in 2013 where he played soccer.
Personal: Son of Robinson Correa da Silva and Tatiany Moreira Sanhes... Completed undergrad with a degree in Communications in December 2020 and is now pursuing an MBA.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 11 |
| Games started | 16 | 11 |
| Goals | 11 | 7 |
| Assists | 4 | 3 |
| Points | 26 | 17 |
| Shots | 51 | 33 |
| Shot Pct | .216 | .212 |
| Penalty kicks | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Game-winning goals | 4 | 3 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Lee | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 4 | at Shorter | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | Erskine | W, 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 15 | Mars Hill | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 18 | at Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | Tusculum | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Shaw | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 16 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 23 | Coker | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 30 | #11 Limestone | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at #21 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Coker | L by PK, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Lee | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sep 4 | at Shorter | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 8 | Erskine | W, 6-2 | 1 | 6 | .500 | 5 | .833 |
| Sep 15 | Mars Hill | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 18 | at Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 25 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 29 | Tusculum | W, 1-0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | 3 | .375 |
| Oct 2 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 6 | Shaw | W, 2-0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 3 | .750 |
| Oct 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 13 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 4-0 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 2 | .400 |
| Oct 16 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 23 | Coker | W, 3-1 | 1 | 5 | .400 | 3 | .600 |
| Oct 30 | #11 Limestone | W, 2-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Nov 3 | at #21 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 6 | Coker | L by PK, 2-2 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 2 | .333 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Lee | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at Shorter | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | Erskine | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | Mars Hill | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Wingate | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | Catawba | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | Tusculum | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Queens (N.C.) | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | Shaw | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | Coker | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | #11 Limestone | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at #21 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | Coker | L by PK, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 3.19 | .216 | 1.63 | .510 |
| Conference | 11 | 3.00 | .212 | 1.27 | .424 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 3.80 | .184 | 2.10 | .553 |
| Away | 6 | 2.17 | .308 | .83 | .385 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 3.55 | .256 | 1.91 | .538 |
| Losses | 4 | 1.50 | .167 | .75 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 2.71 | .263 | 1.57 | .579 |
| October | 7 | 3.43 | .250 | 1.86 | .542 |
| November | 2 | 4.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .250 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 51 | .216 | 26 | .510 |
| Conference | 11 | 33 | .212 | 14 | .424 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 38 | .184 | 21 | .553 |
| Away | 6 | 13 | .308 | 5 | .385 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 39 | .256 | 21 | .538 |
| Losses | 4 | 6 | .167 | 3 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 19 | .263 | 11 | .579 |
| October | 7 | 24 | .250 | 13 | .542 |
| November | 2 | 8 | .000 | 2 | .250 |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Conference | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| November | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | .69 | .25 | 1.63 |
| Conference | 11 | 11 | .64 | .27 | 1.55 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 10 | 10 | .70 | .40 | 1.80 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | .67 | .00 | 1.33 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 11 | 11 | .91 | .36 | 2.18 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | .25 | .00 | .50 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | .71 | .29 | 1.71 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .86 | .29 | 2.00 |
| November | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
AUSTIN, Texas - The trophy case continues to swell for Thaylan Silva, as he earns CoSIDA first team Academic All-American honors on Thursday, Dec. 9.
POMONA, Calif. - For the first time in his career, Thaylan Silva has earned All-American honors, being named a second seam All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
MURFREESBORO, N.C. - A trio of Carson-Newman men's soccer players earned D2CCA All-Region honors for their play this season on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – For the second time in his career, Thaylan Silva was named to the CoSIDA Academic-All District team on Thursday, Nov. 11.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Carson-Newman men's soccer team took home quite the haul in SAC postseason awards, with Bram Kaarsgaren being named Defensive Player of the Year, Thaylan Silva being named Offensive Player of the Year, and coach Stephen Lyons earning Coach of the Year honors on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - A missed penalty kick by Thaylan Silva allowed Coker to advance to the SAC semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 6.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - For the second time this season, Carson-Newman welcomes the Coker Cobras to McCown Field, this time in quarterfinal action for the 2021 SAC Men's Soccer Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 6.
HICKORY, N.C. - Jaime Poza was a thorn in the side for the Carson-Newman Eagles, recording three points to give #21 Lenoir-Rhyne a 2-0 victory on Wednesday, Nov. 3
ROCK HILL, SC - For the second time this season, Bram Kaarsgaren has earned SAC Defensive Player of the Week honors the conference announced on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
HICKORY, N.C. - Days after claiming their 11th regular season conference championship, the Carson-Newman men's soccer team head to the Tar Heel state to wrap up the regular season with a match against #21 Lenoir-Rhyne on Wednesday, Nov. 3
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman men's soccer team prepares for their toughest match yet this season as the Eagles host the #11 Limestone Saints on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 P.M.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - After an historic outing against Coker on Saturday, Oct. 23, Thaylan Silva earned SAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row on Tuesday, Oct. 26.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Carson-Newman overcame an early Coker lead with senior day goals from Gabe Martin and Thaylan Silva to take down the Cobras, 3-1, on Saturday at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Winners of back-to-back South Atlantic Conference matches, Carson-Newman returns to McCown Field after a week away from action as it welcomes Coker for a senior day contest at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time in men’s soccer program history, Carson-Newman touts a national player of the week with Thaylan Silva being named the United Soccer Coaches Division II National Player of the Week on Wednesday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – With four goals scored this past week, Thaylan Silva has garnered South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors, as announced by the league on Tuesday morning.
NEWBERRY, S.C. –Thaylan Silva (São Paulo, Brazil) tallied a brace for a second consecutive match, including a program record-breaking penalty kick, to propel Carson-Newman to a 3-1 victory over Newberry on Saturday afternoon at the Smith Road Complex.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Three goal scorers, including a two-goal outing from Thaylan Silva, helped Carson-Newman get back into the win column with a 4-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Lacrosse Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to bounce back from its first South Atlantic Conference loss of the season, Carson-Newman hits the road for a two-match road stint, starting with a Wednesday trip to Harrogate for an afternoon contest with Lincoln Memorial at the LMU Soccer Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman sets its sights on matching the program’s longest South Atlantic Conference winning streak as it jumps back into league action on Saturday when Anderson comes to McCown Field for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite shooting its second-fewest attempts on the year, goals from Marius Opdahl and Harry Whitehead helped Carson-Newman to a 2-0 win over Shaw on Wednesday afternoon at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – One final non-conference match on the Carson-Newman's schedule brings Shaw to McCown Field on Wednesday for a 4:30 p.m. contest that will serve as the first-ever meeting between the two sides.
CHARLOTTE – After a scoreless stalemate through regulation, Marius Opdahl netted a golden goal in the 96th minute to give Carson-Newman a 1-0 win over Queens on Saturday night at the Queens Sports Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Yannick Kranz provided the lone goal in Carson-Newman's first clean sheet of the season with a 1-0 victory over Tusculum at McCown Field Wednesday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Eyeing its fourth 4-0 start in South Atlantic Conference action in program history, Carson-Newman welcomes Tusculum to McCown Field for a Wednesday night tussle under the lights at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Despite being held to its lowest amount of shots on the season, Carson-Newman took down Catawba, 2-1, on Saturday evening at McCown Field to stay undefeated in South Atlantic Conference matches.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With an undefeated start in South Atlantic Conference action, Carson-Newman returns to McCown Field for the start of a two-match road stint, hosting Catawba on Saturday at 5 p.m.
WINGATE, N.C. – Both Ben King and Tim Vercelli netted career-first goals to lead Carson-Newman to a 3-1 win over Wingate for the team’s first South Atlantic Conference road victory on Saturday night at the Wingate Soccer Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The first South Atlantic Conference road contest of the season for Carson-Newman sends it to Wingate for a Saturday night showdown with the reigning SAC Tournament Champions at the WU Soccer Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- A 44-minute one-goal stalemate paved the way for a Thaylan Silva penalty kick in the 78th minute to push Carson-Newman to a 2-1 victory over Mars Hill to open South Atlantic Conference action on Wednesday night at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – South Atlantic Conference action begins for Carson-Newman on Wednesday night as a surging Mars Hill side visits McCown Field for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- A bevy of second half goals including a hat trick by Thaylan Silva lifted Carson-Newman to its most goals in the match since 2019, taking down Erskine 6-2 on Wednesday evening at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a loss in the season-opener, Carson-Newman looks to bounce back in its first road trip of the season, heading to Shorter for a 7:30 p.m. Saturday showdown from Ben Brady Field in Rome, Ga.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A pair of goals just over 10 minutes into the first half from Lee proved to be costly despite a second half comeback as Carson-Newman fell in its season-opener 3-1 on Thursday evening at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Nearly five months after wrapping up a 2020-21 campaign that was played in the spring, Carson-Newman returns to a traditional fall schedule as Lee comes to McCown Field on Thursday evening.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For a second consecutive season, the Carson-Newman men’s soccer team heads into the year projected to finish third in the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll, as released by the league office on Wednesday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – A slew of six Carson-Newman men’s soccer players were announced as preseason All-South Atlantic Conference players by the league on Wednesday with Thaylan Silva, Theo Hardenby Öhrwall and Bram Kaarsgaren netting first-team honors. Harry Whitehead, Nic Carsh and Greg Evans landed on the second team list.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- The second of a three-part series highlighting each of the Carson-Newman men’s soccer positions moves back the field to look at the midfielders for the 2021 campaign with senior Greg Evans.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Just over a month after being tabbed an Academic All-District selection, Thaylan Silva now adds Academic All-American to his honors ledger, securing a spot on the second team list by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday.
















