Silvestro "Silvio" Proto (born 23 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
![]() Proto with Anderlecht in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silvestro Proto[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Charleroi, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1996 | Couillet | ||
1996–1999 | Olympic Charleroi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2005 | La Louvière | 115 | (0) |
2005–2016 | Anderlecht | 246 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2016–2017 | KV Oostende | 26 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Olympiacos | 23 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Lazio | 2 | (0) |
Total | 441 | (1) | |
National team | |||
2001 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (0) |
2002 | Belgium U-19 | 1 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Belgium U-21 | 9 | (0) |
2004–2011 | Belgium | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Proto spent the majority of his career with Anderlecht, for whom he made over 300 appearances, won 13 trophies and served as captain for two seasons between 2005 and 2016. His other previous clubs include R.A.C.S. Couillet, Olympic Charleroi, La Louvière, Germinal Beerschot, KV Oostende and Olympiacos.
He has also represented the Belgium national team, earning 13 caps between 2004 and 2011. He was called up as a replacement for the injured Koen Casteels for Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. However, he himself got injured and was then replaced by Sammy Bossut.[2]
On 28 September 2008, while playing for Germinal Beerschot, he scored a last minute equalizer in the 2–2 draw with Gent for the Belgian First Division.[3]
Proto is of part Sicilian descent[3] and practises ventriloquism.[4][5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2005–06 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Total | 246 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 0 | ||
Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 2008–09 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
KV Oostende | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2017–18 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Olympiacos | 2017–18 | Superleague | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Lazio | 2018–19 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 326 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 426 | 1 |
La Louvière
Anderlecht
Lazio
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