Shilton D'Silva

Shilton D'Silva
Personal information
Full name Shilton Sydney D'Silva
Date of birth 15 September 1992 (1992-09-15) (age 19)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Pailan Arrows
Number 17
Youth career
2008-2010 Mahindra United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–present Pailan Arrows 9 (6)
National team
2011-present India U23 4 (0)
2011-present India 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Shilton D'Silva (born 15 September 1992) is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.

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Early career

D'Silva was selected for the Maharashtra U-14. He was immediately spotted by Indian scouts and made it into the 40 member India camp but failed to make the cut back then. After that he played for Mahindra United U-15 in trials and after being picked, he participated in the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup where they lost in the group stage. It was when Mahindra United U-15 was on tour to Goa that D'Silva was spotted by Indian national team scouts.[1]

Club career

Pailan Arrows

After years in the Mahindra United youth system, D'Silva was sent to play for the Indian Arrows which is a team that plays in the I-League and prepares players for the 2018 World Cup.[2]

2011-12

For the 2011-12 season D'Silva started for Pailan during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup. Pailan got knocked out though after three matches, D'Silva played in two of them

International

On February 23, 2011 D'Silva played his first game for the Indian U-23 against Myanmar.[3] On March 21, 2011 D'Silva played made his debut for the India national football team against Chinese Taipei in India's first group match of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. The match ended 3-0 in India's favor.

Career statistics

As of 16th April 2011
Club Season League † Cup ‡ International * Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 9 6 0 2 0 0 - - - 11 6 0
2011-12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Career total 9 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 0

† I-League     ‡ Federation Cup     * AFC Champions League

External links

References

  1. ^ Players to Watch: AIFF XI's Shilton D'Silva, goal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ Shilton Sydney D'Silva, goal.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ Pre-Olympic Qualifiers: India 2-1 Myanmar - Desmond Bulpin's Side Win First Leg But Asean Outfit Score Crucial Away Goal, goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
Pailan Arrows – current squad