Israel Silva Matos de Souza (born 24 June 1981) is a former
Brazilian footballer
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who played as a
striker
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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 Teculután
Deportivo Teculután is a Guatemalan football club based in Teculután
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Sports
Deportivo Teculután ...
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
Jalapa was a Guatemalan professional football club that played in the '' Liga Nacional'', the top level division in the country. They were based in Jalapa, and their home stadium was the Estadio Las Flores.
History
The team was founded on Ju ...
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, also known as AO Kerkyra ( el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα - Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra), the ''Athletic Club Kerkyra'', is a Greek association football club based on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu), Greece.
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Silva is Xelajú's all-time leader with 176 goals, helping the club win the league championship in 2012.
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
The Guatemala national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the ''Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala''. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliat ...
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External links
Profile at theplayersagent.com Player profile- AO Kerkyra
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Israel
1981 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Guatemalan men's footballers
C.S.D. Xelajú MC players
C.S.D. Municipal players
A.O. Kerkyra players
F.C. Motagua players
C.D. Real de Minas players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Antigua GFC players
C.D. Marathón players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Men's association football forwards
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
Footballers from São Paulo