Shilton D'Silva is an Indian

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows

Pailan Arrows

Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 in the I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.

Early career

D'Silva was selected for the Maharashtra U-14. He was immediately spotted by Indian scouts and made it into the 40 member India camp but failed to make the cut back then. After that he played for Mahindra United U-15

Mahindra United

Mahindra United Football Club was a professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home ground was the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai...

 in trials and after being picked, he participated in the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup where they lost in the group stage. It was when Mahindra United U-15 was on tour to Goa that D'Silva was spotted by Indian national team scouts.

Pailan Arrows

After years in the Mahindra United

Mahindra United

Mahindra United Football Club was a professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home ground was the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai...

 youth system, D'Silva was sent to play for the Indian Arrows which is a team that plays in the I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 and prepares players for the 2018 World Cup.

2011-12

For the 2011-12 season D'Silva started for Pailan during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup

2011 Indian Federation Cup

The 2011 Indian Federation Cup will be the 33rd season of the knock-out competition. On 13 August 2011 the AIFF announced that 21 clubs had been accepted to the tournament.....

. Pailan got knocked out though after three matches, D'Silva played in two of them

International

On February 23, 2011 D'Silva played his first game for the Indian U-23

India national under-23 football team

The India U-23 is the national team which represents India at U-23 level. India U-23 participated in Asian Games. They are also a dominant force in South Asian Games.-2012 Olympics:...

 against Myanmar

Myanmar national football team

The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...

. On March 21, 2011 D'Silva played made his debut for the India national football team

India national football team

The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

 against Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei national football team

The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....

 in India's first group match of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup

2012 AFC Challenge Cup

The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup will be the fourth edition of the tournament which will take place in Nepal from 8–19 March 2012. The winners will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Unlike in previous editions of the tournament, there were no automatic qualifiers...

 qualifiers. The match ended 3-0 in India's favor.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League †			Cup ‡			International *			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...	2010–11	9	6	0	2	0	0
11	6	0
2011-12 2011–12 I-League The 2011–12 I-League is the fifth season of the I-League since its establishment in 2006. The season began in October 2011 and is due to end in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their 1st league title the 2010–11 championship....	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Career total		9	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	6	0

† I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

     ‡ Federation Cup

Federation Cup (India)

The Federation Cup is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till I-League has been started in 1997 , it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India...

     * AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...