Brandon Silva

Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Worthington Kilbourne HS

as a Freshman (2009): Redshirted.

Prior to Akron: Member of the Academy National Finals U-18 Columbus Crew Academy team ... three-year varsity starter at Worthington Kilbourne High School ... team captain and two-time regional finalist ... team MVP with four goals and three assists as a senior ('08) ... first-team all-district honoree ... recorded 13 goals, including five game-winners, and seven assists during his career ... part of the No. 1-ranked college recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN Rise.com ... National Honor Society ... four-year academic honor student ... Socratic Society Member ... National Society of High School Scholars.

Personal: Parents are Napoleon and Kathleen Silva ... has a younger brother, Connor (13) ... father, Napoleon, was born in Lima, Peru and came to the United States when he was 25 ... has future ambitions of either becoming a physical therapist or playing professional soccer.