Silvio Proto

Silvio Proto
	Proto with Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Silvestro Proto
Date of birth	23 May 1983 (age 41)
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
1999–2005	La Louvière
2005–2016	Anderlecht
2008–2009	→ Germinal Beerschot (loan)
2016–2017	KV Oostende
2017–2018	Olympiacos
2018–2021	Lazio
Total
International career
2001	Belgium U18
2002	Belgium U19
2003–2005	Belgium U21
2004–2011	Belgium
	*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 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]
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

Belgian Cup: 2002–03^[7]

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

^ "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

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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[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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[auto-3] "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.

[Soccerway-6] Silvio Proto at Soccerway

[7] "La Louvière wint Beker van België". vi.nl. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[Yashin_Award2323-8] "Proto is Doelman van het Jaar - Silvio Proto is voor de 3de keer in zijn carrière verkozen tot Doelman van het Jaar".

[Yashin_Award2324-9] "Axel Witsel wint Gouden Schoen. Het 'Mooiste Doelpunt van 2008' was de rake kopbal van Silvio Proto". 21 January 2009.

[Yashin_Award232-10] "Luc Nilis, icoon van paars-wit".

[Yashin_Award2322-11] "Ook Proto, Dury en Courtois pakken prijs op 'Gala Gouden Schoen'".

[eurosport3722-12] "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".

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