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Dominique Da Sylva

Dominique Da Sylva

Mauritanian footballer


Dominique Da Sylva (born 16 August 1989) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Third Division club Radwa and the Mauritanian national team.[3]

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Early life

Da Silva was born in Nouakchott, Mauritania[3] to Guinea-Bissau parents.[4] He is Catholic.[5]

Club career

He spent the 2006–07 season at the city's Académie de Football before joining Tunisian club CS Sfaxien in 2007.[3] In his second season with Sfaxien, he scored four goals in ten appearances in Tunisia's top division, the Ligue Professionnelle 1.[2][3] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[6] In January 2014, Da Silva moved to Zamalek SC.[2] He made an immediate impression, scoring in each of his first four games.[2]

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.[7]

On 26 September 2023, Da Silva signed a contract with Senegalese football club ASC Jaraaf.

On 26 January 2024, Da Silva joined Saudi Third Division club Radwa.[8]

International career

He made his debut for the Mauritania national team in 2007 and scored 45 goals.[3] He scored his first goal for his country against Morocco in 2008.[9]

Honours

CS Sfaxien
Al-Ahly
Zamalek

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. "Dominique Da Sylva". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. "Dominique Da Sylva". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. "Vers la fin de la carrière internationale de Dominique Da Silva ?". Mauritanie Football. YouFoot. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  5. "Football : Dominique Da Sylva, un Mauritanien au Caire". Jeune Afrique. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. "Al Ahly 2 – 1 ENPPI". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. Malik Muhamad (6 December 2019). "Da Sylva mahu menyinar bersama Terengganu". Harian Metro (in Malay). Kuala Lumpur: Media Prima Group. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Rwanda take Ethiopia scalp". BBC Sport. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2011.



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