Douglas da Silva

Douglas da Silva
Personal information
Full name Douglas da Silva
Date of birth 7 March 1984 (1984-03-07) (age 28)
Place of birth Florianópolis, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Center back
Club information
Current club Red Bull Salzburg
Number 3
Youth career
Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 Avaí
2003–2004 Atlético Paranaense
2005–2008 Hapoel Kfar Saba 122 (6)
2008–2011 Hapoel Tel Aviv 78 (12)
2011– Red Bull Salzburg 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Douglas da Silva (born 7 March 1984 in Florianópolis) is a Brazilian professional association football player who is currently playing for Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

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Career

Da Silva moved to Israel in 2005 to join Hapoel Kfar Saba. He quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the Israeli league. After four years playing for Hapoel Kfar Saba he decided to leave the club after they were relegated to the second division and joined one of Israel's top clubs Hapoel Tel Aviv.

After signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv, he played for the first time in UEFA club competitions, In May 2010, he won the country double (both Championship and State Cup).

In 31 July 2009, Da Silva was detained with a teammate Itay Shechter at the Swedish Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport after a reported rape following the team's victory over IFK Göteborg.[1] they were released a week later after the police prosecutor of Gothenburg decided to close the case.[2]

In 19 December 2010, He agreed with the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg where he joined in the transfer window on 11 January 2011, Hapoel Tel Aviv received €2.6 million for the deal, while Da Silva will earn €1 million per year with a five-year contract.[3]

In 5 January 2011, Da Silva was detained in Israel for a police investigation and had his passport taken from, due to it, his move to Red Bull Salzburg was postponed until 11 January 2011, He was detained after a former teammate blackmailed him.[4]

Honours

Career statistics

As of 23 December 2010[5][6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2004 Atlético Paranaense Série A 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2005–2006 Hapoel Kfar Saba Israeli Premier League 33 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 41 1
2006–2007 29 3 2 0 10 0 0 0 41 3
2007–2008 31 3 2 0 6 2 0 0 39 5
2008–2009 Hapoel Tel Aviv 32 3 2 1 5 1 6 1 45 6
2009–2010 34 6 5 0 3 0 12 0 54 6
2010 12 3 0 0 2 1 12 2 26 6
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2011 Red Bull Salzburg Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Total Brazil 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Israel 171 19 11 1 34 4 30 3 246 27
Austria 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Career total

References

  1. ^ Tel Aviv players freed in Sweden rape probe, The Local - Sweden News in English, Date: 31 July 2009
  2. ^ Sports Shorts Haaretz. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009
  3. ^ "דה סילבה הוצג בזלצבורג: שמח לפתוח דף חדש [Douglas da Silva in Red Bull Salzburg]" (in Hebrew). ONE. 11 January 2011. http://www.one.co.il/Article/172362.html. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
  4. ^ הוגש כתב אישום: כך סחט זרקו את דה סילבה (in Hebrew). ynet. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011
  5. ^ "דגלאס דה סילבה [Douglas da Silva]" (in Hebrew). ONE. http://www.one.co.il/Player/05-06/1,1,12,32220/דגלאס_דה_סילבה. Retrieved 2010-12-23. 
  6. ^ "דה סילבה דוגלאס [da Silva Douglas]" (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. http://football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=55360&SEASON_ID=12. Retrieved 2010-12-23. 
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