David Aparecido da Silva (born 12 November 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Malut United.

Career

Shelbourne

On 11 August 2011, Da Silva signed a contract with

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club Shelbourne. He made his League of Ireland debut on 13 August 2011 as he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute for Philip Hughes in a 3–1 win over

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. He played his first home game for Drumcondra-based club at the

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on 3 October 2011 in a 4–3 win over

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in the quarter-finals of the

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. He came on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Hughes in a 1–1 draw against

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in the semi-finals.

Persebaya Surabaya

In 2018, Da Silva was signed for

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to play in

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and Liga 1 in the

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season, Da Silva made his Persebaya debut in a pre-season

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against

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on 28 January 2018 On 30 March 2018, Da Silva made his

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debut as a substitute by Rishadi Fauzi in a 1–1 draw against

Persela Lamongan Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, commonly known as Persela, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Lamongan, East Java. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of domestic football. History Although it has been estab ...

. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 70th minute at

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. On 13 April, Da Silva scored his first Persebaya hat-trick in a 1–4 away win against

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Sultan Agung Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium (Indonesian: ''Stadion Sultan Agung''; Javanese: ꦱ꧀ꦠꦣꦶꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦯꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦄꦒꦸꦁ) is a multi-use stadium in Bantul, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as ...

. On 5 August, Da Silva scored a brace in Persebaya's 3–1 home win against Persela Lamongan. On 22 September, Da Silva scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory at

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, become a player with second hat-trick for the club at the season, he also scored his third hat-trick for the club in a 2–5 away win against

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on 18 November. While he had a good season in his first year in

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with 23 league appearances and scored 20 goals from a total of 60 goals with Persebaya in 2018 Liga 1, Da Silva decided to

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at the end of the contract year.

Pohang Steelers

On 9 January 2019, Da Silva signed a one-year contract with

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club

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. He made his

debut for Pohang Steelers when he was part of the starting lineup of a

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match against

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on 3 March 2019 at

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. On 10 March, Da Silva scored his first league goal for Pohang Steelers in a 1–2 away lose over

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Honours

Persebaya Surabaya * East Java Governor Cup:

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Persib Bandung * Liga 1: 2023–24, 2024–25 Individual *

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Top Goalscorer: 2016–17 * Liga 1 Team of the Season:

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, 2023–24 * Liga 1 Best Goal:

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* Liga 1 Top Goalscorer: 2023–24 * Liga 1 Player of the Month: December 2022, January 2023, October 2023, April 2024 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2022–23, 2023–2024 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Forward: 2022–23, 2023–2024

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