Alejandro da Silva explained

Alejandro da Silva
Fullname:Alejandro Damián Da Silva Mercado
Birth Date:1983 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Lambaré, Paraguay
Position:Striker
Years1:1998–2000
Years2:2000–2003
Years3:2003–2005
Years4:2005
Years5:2005–2007
Years6:2007–2009
Years7:2010
Years8:2011–2013
Years9:2013–2014
Years10:2014–2015
Clubs1:Cerro Porteño
Clubs2:Udinese
Clubs3:Foggia
Clubs4:Sambenedettese
Clubs5:Cerro Porteño
Clubs6:Newell's Old Boys
Clubs7:Santiago Wanderers
Clubs8:Cerro Porteño
Clubs9:The Strongest
Clubs10:Rubio Ñu
Caps1:0
Caps2:1
Caps3:43
Caps4:10
Caps5:62
Caps6:45
Caps7:18
Caps8:27
Caps9:14
Caps10:21
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:11
Goals4:1
Goals5:23
Goals6:9
Goals7:4
Goals8:3
Goals9:0
Goals10:4
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Paraguay U17
Nationalyears2:2007
Nationalteam2:Paraguay
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1

Alejandro Damian da Silva (born 18 May 1983) is a former Paraguayan football striker.

Career

Club career

Da Silva started his career with Cerro Porteño before moving to Italy where he played for Udinese, Foggia and Sambenedettese. In 2000 it was discovered that he had entered Italy using a forged passport[1] and banned in July 2001.[2]

In 2005, Da Silva returned to Paraguay to rejoin Cerro Porteño where he played until his transfer to Newell's Old Boys in 2007.

He represented Paraguay U17 at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Da Silva made his debut for the Paraguay national football team in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/934550.stm BBC News article
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206014855/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/players-banned-over-false-passport-scandal-675847.html The Independent