[citation needed] After his return, Silva established himself as a regular for the UC, and scored his first goal on 7 November 2009, in a 4–1 home routing over Universidad Concepción.

[4] 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.

[5] On 8 March Silva netted his first goal for Osasuna, but in a 1–2 loss at Real Betis;[6] on 4 June the Navarrese side exercised the buyout clause, paying €1.2 million for his services.

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

[14] 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.