David Silva (Cape Verdean footballer)
David Mendes Silva. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Mendes da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | US Mondorf | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Porto[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | FC Porto | ||
2007–2008 | Tourizense | 33 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 15 | (2) |
2009–2010 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | (1) |
2010 | → Castellón (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Kilmarnock | 45 | (4) |
2012–2013 | Olhanense | 16 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Kilmarnock | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Jaro | 10 | (0) |
2016 | Bangkok | 20 | (9) |
2017 | Songkhla United | ||
2018 | US Mondorf | 12 | (0) |
2019– | US Mondorf | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Cape Verde | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 7 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2012 |
David Mendes da Silva (born 11 October 1986) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer as a winger for US Mondorf in Luxembourg.[2]
Career[]
After spending the first three years of his career in his home country with Porto B and Tourizense, David Silva relocated to Bulgaria in June 2008, signing a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Mezdra. For Lokomotiv, Silva earned 15 appearances playing in the Bulgarian first division, scoring two goals.
He left Lokomotiv Mezdra in January 2009 for CSKA Sofia along with teammate Rui Miguel.[3] Silva made the first appearance as a CSKA Sofia player in the friendly match against FK Jagodina (4:1 win for CSKA Sofia) on 26 January 2009. He had a very good game, assisting the first goal in the match and scoring the second. He scored his first goal with a powerful long-range shot from about 25 metres (82 ft) in his first match for CSKA in the A PFG against Belasitsa 0:3 for CSKA Sofia. In January 2010, he was transferred to CD Castellón for the remainder of the season.[4] On 23 June 2010, his contract with CSKA Sofia was terminated by mutual consent.[5]
On 1 August 2010, Silva signed a two-year deal with Kilmarnock after impressing as a trialist in pre-season.[6] Silva was Mixu Paatelainen's first signing as Kilmarnock manager.[1]
After spending the 2012–13 season in Portugal, at Olhanense, Silva returned to Kilmarnock on 26 September 2013, signing until the end of the season.[7] After failing to prove his fitness, he was released in January 2014.[8]
For me it is a pride and an honour to represent the country of my parents. Although I was born already in Portugal, I grew up in a Cape Verdean atmosphere, in Venda Nova, and so I have a very strong connection to the country.
–David Silva[9]
International career[]
In October 2012, Silva received his first call up for the Cape Verdean national team, for a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Cameroon on 14 October.[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Moffat, Colin (1 August 2010). "Kilmarnock sign midfielder David Silva". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Découvrez les nouvelles recrues de l'US Mondorf, 5minutes.rtl.lu, 3 June 2019
- ^ David Silva and Rui Miguel are joining the team[permanent dead link]
- ^ AS, Diario (18 January 2010). "El Castellón confirma la cesión de David Mendes". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ ЦСКА се раздели с двама играчи Archived 26 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, sportal.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Kilmarnock snap up Portuguese winger David Silva as club look at further signings". Sunday Mail. 1 August 2010.
- ^ "David Silva signs until the end of the season". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Transfer Deadline Day: Kilmarnock take Sunderland's Karlsson". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ SAPO Desporto (4 October 2012). "It's a pride to represent the country of my parents" (in Portuguese). Esporte Brasil. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ [1] (in Portuguese)
External links[]
- David Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
- David Silva at Soccerbase
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Coimbra
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- FC Porto players
- PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra players
- G.D. Tourizense players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- FF Jaro players
- Bangkok F.C. players
- Songkhla United F.C. players
- US Mondorf-les-Bains players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Segunda División players
- Primeira Liga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Luxembourg
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Thailand