Silvio Proto
 Proto with Anderlecht in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvestro Proto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1983 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 441 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Belgium U21 | 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.
Career
Proto spent the majority of his career with
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2005–06 | First Division
|
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 246 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 0 | ||
Germinal Beerschot (loan)
|
2008–09 | First Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
KV Oostende
|
2016–17
|
Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2017–18
|
Superleague
|
23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Lazio
|
2018–19
|
Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2019–20
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2020–21
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 326 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 426 | 1 | ||
Honours
La Louvière
- 2002–03[7]
Anderlecht
Lazio
Individual
- Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Season: 2004–05, 2011–12, 2012-13[8]
- Goal of the Season: 2008[9]
- Belgian Bronze Shoe: 2012, 2013[10]
- Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2013[11]
- DH The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever: 2020 [12]
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "Belgium forced to find stand-in keeper again". Reuters. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Lemonis awaits baptism of fire against Juventus". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Steve (28 July 2010). "TNS facing up to tough trip". Walesonline.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Belgium: new season previewed by Nicholas Harling - World Soccer". Worldsoccer.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Silvio Proto at Soccerway
- ^ "La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Proto is Doelman van het Jaar - Silvio Proto is voor de 3de keer in zijn carrière verkozen tot Doelman van het Jaar".
- ^ "Axel Witsel wint Gouden Schoen. Het 'Mooiste Doelpunt van 2008' was de rake kopbal van Silvio Proto". 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Luc Nilis, icoon van paars-wit".
- ^ "Ook Proto, Dury en Courtois pakken prijs op 'Gala Gouden Schoen'".
- ^ "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".
External links
- Silvio Proto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Silvio Proto at Soccerbase
- Silvio Proto at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Silvio Proto naar KV Oostende: "Had nood aan nieuwe uitdaging", nieuwsblad.be, 15 June 2016
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