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Dominique Da Sylva (born 16 August 1989) is a Mauritanian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Kuala Lumpur City and the Mauritanian national team.[2] He spent time at the Académie de Football Nouakchott before joining Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in 2007.[2] Four years later, he was transferred to Egyptian club Al-Ahly.[1]

Dominique Da Sylva

Da Sylva with Al-Ahly in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dominique Da Sylva
Date of birth	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Kuala Lumpur City
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2007	Académie de Football Nouakchott
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	CS Sfaxien	27	(11)
2011–2013	Al-Ahly	31	(5)
2013–2014	Zamalek	10	(3)
2014–2016	Al Urooba	27	(21)
2016–2017	Ermis Aradippou	21	(4)
2017	Hồ Chí Minh City	13	(5)
2018–2019	Sài Gòn	35	(12)
2020	Terengganu	4	(6)
2021–	Kuala Lumpur City	6	(3)
National team
2007–	Mauritania	4	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Da Silva was born in Nouakchott, Mauritania[2] to Guinea-Bissau parents.[3] He is Catholic.[4]

Club career

This section needs to be updated. (September 2016)

He spent the 2006–07 season at the city's Académie de Football before joining Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in 2007.[2] In his second season with Sfaxien, he scored four goals in ten appearances in Tunisia's top division, the Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1][2] He scored three league goals in the 2009–10 campaign and two more the following season before joining Egyptian side Al-Ahly for $600,000 in January 2011.[1] Da Silva scored three more goals during the 2010–11 campaign and helped the Al-Ahly win the Egyptian Premier League for the seventh successive season.[1] On 9 September 2012, he came on as a late substitute in Al-Ahly's 2–1 win over ENPPI in the Egyptian Super Cup.[5] In January 2014, Da Silva moved to Zamalek SC.[1] He made an immediate impression, scoring in each of his first four games.[1]

In June 2017, he joined Vietnamese club Hồ Chí Minh City F.C., scoring two free-kicks on his debut. At the end of 2019, Da Sylva left Vietnam for Malaysia, signing with Terengganu F.C.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Mauritania national team in 2007 and scored 45 goals.[2] He scored his first goal for his country against Morocco in 2008.[7]

Honours

CS Sfaxien

• Tunisian President Cup: 2009[1]

Al-Ahly

• Egyptian Premier League: 2010–11[1]
• Egyptian Super Cup: 2011[1]
• CAF Champions League: 2012,[1] 2013[1]

References

External links

• Dominique Da Sylva – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Dominique Da Sylva at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Dominique Da Sylva

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[fr] Dominique Da Silva (football)

Dominique Da Silva est un footballeur international mauritanien d'origine bissau-guinéenne né le 16 aout 1989 à Nouakchott. Il joue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Dominique Da Sylva

Dominique Da Sylva (Nouakchott, 10 aprile 1986) è un calciatore mauritano, attaccante dell'Al-Ahly.

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[ru] Доминик да Силва

Доминик Да Силва (16 августа 1989, Нуакшот) — сенегальско-мавританский футболист, нападающий малайзийского клуба «Тренгану».

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