Silvestro "Silvio" Proto (born 23 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 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 | |||
Career
editProto 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
editProto is of part Sicilian descent[3] and practises ventriloquism.[4][5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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
editLa Louvière
Anderlecht
- Belgian First Division (6): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Belgian Cup: 2007–08
- Belgian Supercup (6): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
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
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. 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
edit- 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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