Alejandro da Silva

Alejandro Da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Damián Da Silva Mercado
Date of birth	(1983-05-18) 18 May 1983
Place of birth	Lambaré, Paraguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	The Strongest
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2000	Cerro Porteño	0	(0)
2000–2003	Udinese	1	(0)
2003–2005	Foggia	43	(11)
2005	Sambenedettese	10	(1)
2005–2007	Cerro Porteño	62	(23)
2007–2009	Newell's Old Boys	45	(9)
2010	Santiago Wanderers	18	(4)
2011–2013	Cerro Porteño	9	(1)
2013–	The Strongest
International career
1999	Paraguay U17
2007–	Paraguay	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2009

Alejandro Damian Da Silva (born 18 May 1983 in Lambaré) is a Paraguayan football striker. He currently plays for The Strongest in La Paz, Bolivia.

Da Silva started his career with Cerro Porteño before moving to Italy where he played for Udinese, Foggia and Sambenedettese. In 2000 it was discovered that he had entered Italy using a forged passport and banned in July 2001.

In 2005 Da Silva returned to Paraguay to rejoin Cerro Porteño where he played until his transfer to Newell's Old Boys in 2007.

He represented Paraguay U17 at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Da Silva made his debut for the Paraguay national football team in 2007.

External links

• Template:Es icon Argentine Primera statistics
• Alejandro da Silva at National-Football-Teams.com