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Israel Silva
Personal information
Full name Israel Silva Matos de Souza
Date of birth (1981-06-24) 24 June 1981 (age 43)
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 Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Portuguesa ?
2001–2002 Brasiliense ?
2002–2004 Teculután ? (34)
2004–2007 Xelajú MC ? (55)
2007–2008 Municipal ?
2008 Jalapa ?
2008–2010 AOK Kerkyra 44 (23)
2010–2014 Xelajú MC ? (?)
2014 Antigua ? (?)
2015–2016 Motagua 51 (17)
2016-2017 Marathon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

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]

References

  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 Prensa Libre Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Israel Silva statistics
  4. ^ Israel Silva firma contrato con Municipal - Prensa Libre Template:Es icon
  5. ^ "Israel Silva tiene pie y medio en Saprissa" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 21 December 2013.