Israel Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Israel Silva Matos de Souza | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerkyra FC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
Israel Silva Matos de Souza (born 24 jun 1981 in São Paulo) is a Guatemalan football player who plays for Kerkyra FC of the Greek Beta Ethniki league.[1]
Club career
Silva started his career in Brazil but his best years as a soccer player came when he went to play in Guatemala. He started at Deportivo Teculután for whom he scored 34 goals[2] and moved on to Xelaju MC and scored twelve goals[3] taking them to a final and won by beating Marquense. Then CSD Municipal put their eye on him and he was transferred there in December 2007.[4] He did not have the best season so the team let him go. Deportivo Jalapa decided to buy him and little by little he became the player he once was. An offer to play in Greece was presented and left to play in Kerkyra FC.At the moment he accepted the offer to play again in Xelaju MC.[5]
Naturalization
During the time that Silva was playing in Guatemala he decided to give up his Brazilian citizenship to receive the Guatemalan. He is said that he would love to play for the Guatemala national football team.
External links
- Player profile - AO Kerkyra Template:El icon
References
- ^ "Β Εθνική / ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ Α.Ο. ΠΑΕ / MATOS DE SOUZA ISRAEL SILVA" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ Silva no se rinde - Prensa Libre Template:Es
- ^ Israel Silva statistics
- ^ Israel Silva firma contrato con Municipal - Prensa Libre Template:Es
- ^ Israel Silva goes back to Xelaju MC - Xelaju Mi Pasión Template:Es