Antony Silva

Antony Domingo Silva Cano (born 27 February 1984), commonly known as Antony Silva or mistakenly as Anthony Silva, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Liga MX club Puebla.[2][3] Silva also holds Italian citizenship.

Antony Silva

Silva with Paraguay in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Antony Domingo Silva Cano[1]
Date of birth	27 February 1984
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Puebla
Number	1
Youth career
1997–2000	Cerro Corá
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Cerro Corá	23	(0)
2003–2006	Libertad	19	(0)
2005	→ General Caballero (loan)	9	(0)
2006	→ 2 de Mayo (loan)	20	(0)
2007–2008	Tacuary	20	(0)
2008	→ Talleres de Córdoba (loan)	7	(0)
2009	Marília	14	(0)
2009–2010	Rubio Ñu	22	(0)
2010–2014	Deportes Tolima	140	(0)
2014	3 de Febrero	33	(0)
2015	Independiente Medellín	35	(0)
2016–2018	Cerro Porteño	123	(0)
2019–2020	Huracán	30	(0)
2020	Nacional	9	(0)
2021–	Puebla	5	(0)
National team^‡
2001	Paraguay U17	8	(0)
2002–2003	Paraguay U20	13	(0)
2003	Paraguay U23	3	(0)
2011–	Paraguay	32	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Career

Club career

Silva began his career in the youth ranks of Club Cerro Corá. In 2000, he made his professional debut with Club Cerro Corá, and was signed by Club Libertad in 2003. During the 2004 Copa Libertadores, Silva helped Libertad to a famous 1–0 win over Argentine club River Plate in a match played at Defensores del Chaco on April 7.[4] Argentina's Clarín raved about Silva's performance, stating: "The goalkeeper Anthony Silva was the big star: he closed off all roads to the Argentines."[5]

After being primarily the reserve goalkeeper for Libertad, Silva joined General Caballero on loan during the 2005 season. Silva's rights were purchased by Italian club Genoa but never officially joined the Italian side.[6]

In 2006 Silva signed with Club 2 de Mayo and established himself as the teams' main goalkeeper. After an impressive season with the club, Harry Redknapp brought Antony Silva on trial at Portsmouth.[7] Silva could not agree to terms, and decided to sign for Club Tacuary of Paraguay.[8] After an impressive season with Club Tacuary in which he played in the Copa Libertadores, Silva left Paraguay and was signed by Argentine side Talleres de Córdoba. Silva only played 7 games for Talleres in 2008, and in 2009 moved to Brazil to play for Marília Atlético Clube.[9]

After a brief spell in Brazil, Silva returned to Paraguay and signed for Club Rubio Ňú and quickly established himself as the main goalkeeper. On 29 January 2010 Silva was suspended by the Paraguayan Football Federation for doping, which Silva denied.[10] Following the suspension it was reported that New York Red Bulls was interested in Silva.[11][12]

Afterwards Silva signed in June 2010 with Deportes Tolima of Colombia, with which Silva played 140 matches. Silva was signed by Club Atlético 3 de Febrero in mid-June. For 2015, Silva returned to Colombia where he played with Independiente Medellín.

He signed with Cerro Porteño as a reinforcement for the 2016 Copa Libertadores.[13]

International career

Silva has represented Paraguay at various youth levels. In 2001 Silva participated for Paraguay in the Under-17 World Cup and in 2003 participated in the Under-20 World Cup helping his nation reach the knock out stages. He played 3 matches in the 2003 Pan American Games. He was part of the squad that played in the 2015 Copa América, where he played 2 matches. He also was selected for the squad that competed in the Copa América Centenario.[14]

Career statistics

Club

This table is incomplete, thus some stats and totals could be incorrect.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paraguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2003	Libertad	Primera División	2	0	—		—		2	0
2004	Libertad	Primera División	8	0	—		—		8	0
2005	General Caballero	Primera División	9	0	—		—		9	0
2005	Libertad	Primera División	2	0	—		—		2	0
2006	2 de Mayo	Primera División	20	0	—		—		20	0
2006	Libertad	Primera División	7	0	—		—		7	0
2007	Tacuary	Primera División	20	0	—		—		20	0
Argentina			League		Cup		South America		Total
2008	Talleres de Córdoba	Primera B Nacional	7	0	—		—		7	0
Brazil			League		Cup		South America		Total
2009	Marília	Campeonato Paulista	14	0	—		—		14	0
Paraguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2009	Rubio Ñu	División Profesional	21	0	—		—		21	0
2010			1	0	—		—		1	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2010	Deportes Tolima	Categoría Primera A	24	0	—		6	0	30	0
2011			39	0	2	0	8	0	49	0
2012			39	0	1	0	3	0	43	0
2013			38	0	4	0	8	0	50	0
2014			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2014	3 de Febrero	División Profesional	33	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2015	Independiente Medellín	Categoría Primera A	35	0	1	0	0	0	36	0
Paraguay			League		Cup		South America		Total
2016	Cerro Porteño	División Profesional	32	0	0	0	14	0	46	0
Total	Argentina		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Brazil		14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	Colombia		175	0	8	0	25	0	208	0
	Paraguay		155	0	0	0	14	0	169	0
	Career total		351	0	8	0	39	0	398	0

Under-17

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2001	8	0
Total		8	0

Under-20

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2002	9	0
	2003	4	0
Total		13	0

Under-23

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2003	3	0
Total		3	0

Senior

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2011	2	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	1	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	8	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	5	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Club Libertad

• Primera División (2): 2003, 2006

Deportes Tolima

• Categoría Primera A

Runner-up (1): 2010 Finalización

Independiente Medellín

• Categoría Primera A

Runner-up (1): 2015 Apertura

References

1. Antony Silva at Soccerway
2. http://www.golcaracol.com/futbol-de-america/otras-ligas-de-america/division-profesional-paraguay/articulo-337884-antony-silva-jugara-cerro-porteno-de-para
3. Profile in BDFA
4. "River perdió el invicto ante Libertad". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26.
5. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2004/04/08/d-04815.htm (in Spanish)
6. http://uv0339.us18.toservers.com/2008/01/23/nota158063.html%5B%5D
7. "Harry out to pocket the Silva - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
8. "NEWS". Danishfootballagency.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
9. danishfootballagency.com Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
10. "Los jugadores Inca y Antony Silva fueron suspendidos por doping / Deportes". PPN.com.py. 2010-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
11. "Archivo no encontrado". Abc.com.py. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
12. http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/302000-Anthony-Silva-está-a-un-paso-de-jugar-en-EEUU
13. http://www.golcaracol.com/futbol-de-america/otras-ligas-de-america/division-profesional-paraguay/articulo-337884-antony-silva-jugara-cerro-porteno-de-para
14. "Copa América Centenario: Díaz da lista de 23 atletas". La Nación (in Spanish). May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

External links

• Antony Silva at WorldFootball.net
• Antony Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
• Antony Silva – FIFA competition record