David Aparecido da Silva (born 12 November 1989), commonly known as David da Silva, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club

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Career

Shelbourne

On 11 August 2011, Da Silva signed a contract with

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club Shelbourne. He made his League of Ireland debut on 13 August 2011 as he came on as a substitute at the 86th minute for Philip Hughes in a 3–1 win over

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. He played his first home game for Drumcondra-based club at the

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on 3 October 2011 in a 4–3 win over

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in the quarter-finals of the

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. He came on as a substitute at the 89th minute for Hughes in a 1–1 draw against

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in the semi-finals.

Persebaya Surabaya

In 2018, Da Silva was signed for

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

to played in

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and Liga 1 on

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season, Da Silva made his Persebaya debut in a pre-season 2018 Indonesia President's Cup against

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on 28 January 2018 On 30 March 2018, Da Silva made his

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debut as a substitute by

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in a 1–1 draw against

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. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 70th minute at

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. On 13 April, Da Silva scored his first Persebaya hat-trick in a 1–4 away win against

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at Sultan Agung Stadium. On 5 August, Da Silva scored a brace in Persebaya's 3–1 home win against Persela Lamongan. On 22 September, Da Silva scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory at PS Mitra Kukar, become a player with second hat-trick for the club at the season, he also scored his third hat-trick for the club in a 2–5 away win against

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on 18 November. While he had a good season in his first year in

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with 23 league appearances and scored 20 goals from a total of 60 goals with Persebaya in 2018 Liga 1, Da Silva decided to

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at the end of the contract year.

Pohang Steelers

On 9 January 2019, Da Silva signed a one-year contract with

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club

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. He made his

debut for Pohang Steelers when he was part of the starting lineup of a

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match against

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on 3 March 2019 at

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. On 10 March, Da Silva scored his first league goal for Pohang Steelers in a 1–2 away lose over

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...

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Honours

Persebaya Surabaya * East Java Governor Cup:

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Individual * Liga 1 Best Eleven:

* Liga 1 Best Goal:

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