Israel Silva Matos de Souza
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Israel Silva Matos de Souza (born 24 June 1981 in São Paulo
, Brazil) is a Guatemala
n football player who plays for Xelajú MC.
for whom he scored 34 goals and moved on to Xelajú MC and scored twelve goals taking them to a final and won by beating Marquense. Then CSD Municipal
put their eye on him and he was transferred there in December 2007. He did not have the best season so the team let him go. Deportivo Jalapa
decided to buy him and little by little he became the player he once was. An offer to play in Greece was presented and left to play in Kerkyra FC
.At the moment he accepted the offer to play again in Xelajú MC.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil) is a Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n football player who plays for Xelajú MC.
Club career
Silva started his career in Brazil but his best years as a soccer player came when he went to play in Guatemala. He started at Deportivo TeculutánDeportivo Teculután
Deportivo Teculután is a Guatemalan football club based in Teculután, Zacapa Department.They play their home games in the Estadio Julio Héctor Paz Castilla.-History:...
for whom he scored 34 goals and moved on to Xelajú MC and scored twelve goals taking them to a final and won by beating Marquense. Then CSD Municipal
CSD Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos , are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City...
put their eye on him and he was transferred there in December 2007. He did not have the best season so the team let him go. Deportivo Jalapa
Deportivo Jalapa
Jalapa is a Guatemalan professional football club who play in the Liga Nacional, the top level division in the country. They are based in Jalapa and their home stadium is the Estadio Las Flores.-History:The team was founded on July 10, 1978....
decided to buy him and little by little he became the player he once was. An offer to play in Greece was presented and left to play in Kerkyra FC
Kerkyra FC
Kerkyra FC, also known as AO Kerkyra , the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek association football club based on the island of Kerkyra , Greece.-History:...
.At the moment he accepted the offer to play again in Xelajú MC.
Naturalization
During the time that Silva was playing in Guatemala he decided to give up his Brazilian citizenship to receive the Guatemalan. He is said that he would love to play for the Guatemala national football team.Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
External links
- Player profile - AO Kerkyra