Silvio Proto

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Silvio Proto
Silvio Proto 2011.jpg
Proto with Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name Silvestro Proto[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Charleroi, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1989–1996 Couillet
1996–1999 Olympic Charleroi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 La Louvière 115 (0)
2005–2016 Anderlecht 246 (0)
2008–2009 → Germinal Beerschot (loan) 29 (1)
2016–2017 KV Oostende 26 (0)
2017–2018 Olympiacos 23 (0)
2018–2021 Lazio 2 (0)
Total 441 (1)
National team
2001 Belgium U18 5 (0)
2002 Belgium U-19 1 (0)
2003–2005 Belgium U-21 9 (0)
2004–2011 Belgium 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Silvestro "Silvio" Proto (born 23 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career[]

Proto spent the majority of his career with Anderlecht, for whom he made over 300 appearances, won 13 trophies and served as captain for two seasons between 2005 and 2016. His other previous clubs include R.A.C.S. Couillet, Olympic Charleroi, La Louvière, Germinal Beerschot, KV Oostende and Olympiacos.

He has also represented the Belgium national team, earning 13 caps between 2004 and 2011. He was called up as a replacement for the injured Koen Casteels for Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. However, he himself got injured and was then replaced by Sammy Bossut.[2]

On 28 September 2008, while playing for Germinal Beerschot, he scored a last minute equalizer in the 2–2 draw with Gent for the Belgian First Division.[3]

Personal life[]

Proto is of part Sicilian descent[3] and practises ventriloquism.[4][5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2005–06 First Division 27 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
2006–07 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 36 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 50 0
2010–11 37 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 49 0
2011–12 38 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 48 0
2012–13 39 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 54 0
2013–14 31 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 35 0
2014–15 36 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 47 0
2015–16 37 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 47 0
Total 246 0 11 0 69 0 3 0 329 0
Germinal Beerschot (loan) 2008–09 First Division 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
KV Oostende 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2017–18 First Division 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Total 26 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 29 0
Olympiacos 2017–18 Superleague 23 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 30 0
Lazio 2018–19 Serie A 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
2019–20 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 326 1 15 0 82 0 3 0 426 1

Honours[]

La Louvière

Anderlecht

Lazio

References[]

  1. ^ Lega Serie A (PDF) http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/8076/files/allegati/8150/cs_2.pdf. Retrieved 2 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Belgium forced to find stand-in keeper again". Reuters. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lemonis awaits baptism of fire against Juventus". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ Tucker, Steve (28 July 2010). "TNS facing up to tough trip". Walesonline.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Belgium: new season previewed by Nicholas Harling - World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ^ Silvio Proto at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

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