Israel Silva

Israel Silva
Personal information
Full name	Israel Silva Matos de Souza
Date of birth	24 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	striker
Team information
Current team	Xelajú MC
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Portuguesa
2001–2002	Brasiliense
2002–2004	Teculután
2004–2007	Xelajú MC
2007–2008	Municipal
2008	Jalapa
2008–2010	AOK Kerkyra
2010–2014	Xelajú MC
2014	Antigua
2015–2016	Motagua
2016–2017	Marathon
2018–	Real de Minas
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2018

Israel Silva Matos de Souza (born 24 June 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Guatemalan football player who plays for Xelajú MC.^[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 Xelajú 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.

Silva is Xelajú's all-time leader with 176 goals, helping the club win the league championship in 2012.^[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.^{[citation needed]}

External links

Profile at theplayersagent.com
Player profile - AO Kerkyra (in Greek)

References

^ "Β Εθνική / ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ Α.Ο. ΠΑΕ / MATOS DE SOUZA ISRAEL SILVA" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
^ Silva no se rinde Archived 22 May 2007 at archive.today Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
^ "Israel Silva statistics". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
^ Israel Silva firma contrato con Municipal - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
^ "Israel Silva tiene pie y medio en Saprissa" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 21 December 2013.

[1] "Β Εθνική / ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ Α.Ο. ΠΑΕ / MATOS DE SOUZA ISRAEL SILVA" (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

[2] Silva no se rinde Archived 22 May 2007 at archive.today Prensa Libre (in Spanish)

[3] "Israel Silva statistics". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

[4] Israel Silva firma contrato con Municipal - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)

[5] "Israel Silva tiene pie y medio en Saprissa" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 21 December 2013.

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