Education
De Silva chose to sign for Perth after a deal with English Premier League side Everton fell through due to complications obtaining a visa.
De Silva chose to sign for Perth after a deal with English Premier League side Everton fell through due to complications obtaining a visa.
Born in Perth, De Silva commenced his professional career for Perth Glory in the A-League before joining Roda JC in 2015. De Silva has played for Australia numerous times at youth level, and has been called up for the Australian senior team, but is yet to make his debut. Club
= Perth Glory On 22 February 2013, Daniel De Silva signed professional youth contract for Perth Glory.
On 2 March 2013, De Silva made his professional debut for Perth Glory aged 15, in the 2-1 home victory against Sydney Football Club. De Silva came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Matías Córdoba, making him the second youngest player in A-league history.
On 29 October 2014, he scored his first senior goal in the Future Farmers of America Cup Quarter Final against Melbourne Victory in the first period of extra time. = AS Roma On 13 June 2014, Serie A side Roma announced that De Silva would join them at the conclusion of the 2014-2015 A-League season for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be A$2.5m.
The transfer was cancelled in August 2015 after Perth Glory did not receive the first installment of the agreed transfer fee. Roda
On 26 August, Perth Glory initially announced that De Silva had joined Roda on a two-year loan deal, later confirming a full transfer to Roda.
International
De Silva scored his first goal for the Australia U20"s in a man of the match performance against Colombia during the 2013 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup in a 1-1 draw.
De Silva was also included in Ange Postecoglou"s initial 43-man squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.