Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joel Alberto Silva Estigarribia [1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Carapeguá, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Guaraní | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2012 | Guaraní | 112 | (0) |
2013 | → Luqueño (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Deportes Tolima | 135 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Deportivo Capiatá | 39 | (0) |
2019 | Olimpia | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Paraguay | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 7 April 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:33, 10 October 2019 (UTC) |
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Born in Carapeguá, Silva has played for Guaraní, Luqueño and Deportes Tolima. [1] [2]
He made his international debut for Paraguay in 2011, [2] and appeared at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he was the team captain. [3]
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