Dominique Da Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominique Da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nouakchott, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Urooba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Académie de Football Nouakchott | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | CS Sfaxien | 27 | (11) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Ahly | 68 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | Zamalek | 6 | (3) |
| 2014– | Al Urooba | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Mauritania | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 21 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dominique Da Silva (born 16 August 1989) is a Mauritanian footballer of Bissau-Guinean descent[3] who plays as a forward for Mauritania national team.[2] He spent time at the Académie de Football Nouakchott before joining Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in 2007.[2] Four years later, he was transferred to Egyptian club Al-Ahly.[1]
Early life
Da Silva was born in Nouakchott[2] to Bissau-Guinean parents. He is Catholic.[4]
Club career
He spent the 2006–07 season at the city's Académie de Football before joining Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in 2007.[2] In his second season with Sfaxien, he scored four goals in ten appearances in Tunisia's top division, the Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1][2] He scored three league goals in the 2009–10 campaign and two more the following season before joining Egyptian side Al-Ahly for $600,000 in January 2011.[1] Da Silva scored three more goals during the 2010–11 campaign and helped the Al-Ahly win the Egyptian Premier League for the seventh successive season.[1] On 9 September 2012, he came on as a late substitute in Al-Ahly's 2–1 win over ENPPI in the Egyptian Super Cup.[5] In January 2014, Da Silva moved to Zamalek SC.[1] He made an immediate impression, scoring in each of his first four games.[1]
International career
He made his debut for the Mauritania national team in 2007.[2] He scored his first goal for his country against Morocco in 2008.[6]
Honours
- CS Sfaxien
- Tunisian President Cup: 2009[1]
- Al-Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2010–11[1]
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2011[1]
- CAF Champions League: 2012,[1] 2013[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 "Dominique Da Silva". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Dominique Da Silva". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ "Vers la fin de la carrière internationale de Dominique Da Silva ?". Mauritanie Football. YouFoot. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "Football : Dominique Da Sylva, un Mauritanien au Caire". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ↑ "Al Ahly 2 – 1 ENPPI". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rwanda take Ethiopia scalp". BBC Sport. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
External links
- Dominique Da Sylva – FIFA competition record
- Dominique Da Silva at National-Football-Teams.com