Silvio Proto
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) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Belgium U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Belgium U-21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2011 | Belgium | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
| 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
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
References
- Lega Serie A (PDF) http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/8076/files/allegati/8150/cs_2.pdf. Retrieved 2 December 2019. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Belgium forced to find stand-in keeper again". Reuters. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "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.
External links
- Silvio Proto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Silvio Proto at Soccerbase
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Silvio Proto naar KV Oostende: "Had nood aan nieuwe uitdaging", nieuwsblad.be, 15 June 2016