Alejandro Da Silva

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Alejandro Da Silva
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Damian Da Silva
Date of birth May 18, 1983 (1983-05-18) (age 25)
Place of birth    Lambaré, Paraguay
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Newell's Old Boys
Number 20
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2000
2000-2003
2003-2005
2005
2005-2007
2007-present		 Cerro Porteño
Udinese
Foggia
Sambenedettese
Cerro Porteño
Newell's Old Boys		  ? (?)
? (?)
43 (11)
10 (1)
? (?)
15 (4)   
National team
2007-present Paraguay  ? (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 27 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alejandro Damian Da Silva (born May 18, 1983 in Lambaré) is a Paraguayan football striker. He currently plays for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina.

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[1]

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

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC News article

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