Silvio Proto

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Silvio Proto
Silvio Proto 2011.jpg
Proto with Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name Silvestro Proto [1]
Date of birth (1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 40)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total441(1)
International career
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

Silvestro "Silvio" Proto (born 23 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Career

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]

Personal life

Proto is of part Sicilian descent [3] and practises ventriloquism. [4] [5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2005–06 First Division 270004000270
2006–07 2000000020
2007–08 0000000000
2008–09 Belgian Pro League 0000000000
2009–10 3601013000500
2010–11 3700012000490
2011–12 3800010000480
2012–13 3905010000540
2013–14 310103000350
2014–15 360407000470
2015–16 3700010030470
Total2460110690303290
Germinal Beerschot (loan) 2008–09 First Division291000000291
KV Oostende 2016–17 Belgian Pro League210100000220
2017–18 First Division5000200070
Total260102000290
Olympiacos 2017–18 Superleague 230205000300
Lazio 2018–19 Serie A 2000400060
2019–20 0010200030
2020–21 0000000000
Total2010600090
Career total3261150820304261

Honours

Club

La Louvière

Anderlecht

Lazio

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Lazio" (PDF). Lega Serie A . 23 August 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023. 24. Proto Silvestro
  2. ↑ "Belgium forced to find stand-in keeper again". Reuters. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Lemonis awaits baptism of fire against Juventus". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Steve (28 July 2010). "TNS facing up to tough trip". Walesonline.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Belgium: new season previewed by Nicholas Harling - World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Silvio Proto at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Proto is Doelman van het Jaar - Silvio Proto is voor de 3de keer in zijn carrière verkozen tot Doelman van het Jaar".
  9. ↑ "Axel Witsel wint Gouden Schoen. Het 'Mooiste Doelpunt van 2008' was de rake kopbal van Silvio Proto". 21 January 2009.
  10. ↑ "Luc Nilis, icoon van paars-wit".
  11. ↑ "Ook Proto, Dury en Courtois pakken prijs op 'Gala Gouden Schoen'".
  12. ↑ "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".


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