Sílvio Silas da Silva Walenga (born 11 October 1988), simply known as Sílvio, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Sílvio graduated with

's youth system, making his senior debuts in 2006 and becoming a starter in 2008. On 12 June 2009 he signed for

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, but was only used in the club's B-team. On 26 January 2011, after having a two-week trial at

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, Sílvio joined

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

. After being released he moved to América-RN, but was only used as a backup. On 12 February 2012 Sílvio returned to Paraná, signing a short-term deal with Operário Ferroviário. After impressing with the side in

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he joined

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

on 5 June of the following year, being immediately loaned to

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. On 19 July 2013 Sílvio moved back to his former club América, making his professional debut on 10 September, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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for the Série B championship. However, he was mainly used as a backup to

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, only appearing in three matches. On 10 January 2014 Sílvio joined Chapecoense, newly promoted to Série A.Reforços são apresentados na Chapecoense (Additions are presented at Chapecoense)
Chapecoense's official website, 10 January 2014 He subsequently spent the whole campaign as a third-choice, behind Nivaldo and

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Honours

;Confiança *

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: 2017

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silvio 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Sport Club Internacional players Club Athletico Paranaense players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Associação Desportiva Confiança players People from Ponta Grossa