Gilson Silva Explained

Gilson Silva
Fullname:Gilson Manuel Silva Alves
Birth Date:1987 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Fogo, Cape Verde
Height:1.80 m
Position:Winger, Attacking midfielder
Youthyears1:1995–97
Youthclubs1:Batuque FC
Youthclubs2:Rapid Bucharest
Youthclubs3:Nadi Al-Jazirah
Years1:2004–2005
Years2:2005–2005
Years3:2005–2008
Years4:2008–2009
Years5:2009–2010
Years6:2010–2011
Years7:2012–2013
Clubs1:Batuque FC
Clubs2:Botafogo FC, Fogo
Clubs3:Étoile
Clubs4:EA Guingamp
Clubs5:Étoile
Clubs6:AD Ceuta
Clubs7:US Monastir
Clubs8:Olympique du Kef
Clubs9:CS Chebba
Clubs10:Étoile
Caps3:67
Goals3:23
Caps4:39
Goals4:17
Caps5:18
Goals5:2
Caps6:23
Goals6:11
Caps7:20
Goals7:9
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:Cape Verde
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:March 2014
Ntupdate:1 July 2013

Gilson Manuel Silva Alves (born 18 March 1987 in Fogo), sometimes known as Ja, is a Cape Verdean football forward, as of 2013 who plays for Olympique du Kef in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

His first youth club was Batuque, he participated in two other clubs abroad, Rapid Bucharest and Nadi al-Jazira in the Emirates, likely the first Cape Verdean player to participate in the youth player. Gilson Silva appeared in the senior level and his first two clubs were of his nation, Batuque FC in the early part of the 2004–05 season and later Botafogo FC from Fogo. Gelson later played professional clubs in Tunisia including Étoile Sahel (played as of January 2014), US Monastir, Olympique de Kef and Sbiba. In between Étoile, outside Tunisia, he played with EA Guingamp, later he played with Ceuta in the Spanish Leagues.

Whilst at Guingamp, then in Ligue 2, Silva played in the 2009 Coupe de France Final in which they beat Rennes.[1]

International career

Silva has played for the senior Cape Verde national football team in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He married Sandra in 2008 and raised their first child, a daughter in 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stade Rennes vs Guingamp. espn.co.uk . 9 May 2009 . 2 August 2016.