Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Portugal | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–05 | Grasshopper | 35 | (2) |
2005–2008 | Schaffhausen | 92 | (8) |
2008–2013 | Lugano | 133 | (37) |
2013– | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2006 |
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