410:
His first youth club was
Batuque, he participated in two other clubs abroad, Rapid Bucharest and Nadi al-Jazira in the Emirates, likely the first Cape Verdean player to participate in the youth player. Gilson Silva appeared in the senior level and his first two clubs were of his nation,
559:
564:
619:
579:
554:
508:
609:
569:
584:
604:
455:
357:
404:
594:
113:
396:
109:
589:
574:
336:
257:
221:
423:, Olympique de Kef and Sbiba. In between Étoile, outside Tunisia, he played with EA Guingamp, later he played with
599:
439:
614:
416:
205:
549:
420:
293:
419:. Gelson later played professional clubs in Tunisia including Étoile Sahel (played as of January 2014),
544:
431:
393:
239:
146:
459:
443:
528:
400:
382:
308:
91:
33:
487:
538:
17:
412:
390:
189:
130:
470:
He married Sandra in 2008 and raised their first child, a daughter in 2009.
323:
424:
275:
435:
37:
370:*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2014
512:
372:‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2013
351:
346:
333:
320:
305:
287:
269:
251:
233:
215:
199:
183:
157:
152:
143:
136:
124:
119:
105:
97:
87:
69:
61:
56:
415:in the early part of the 2004–05 season and later
44: and the second or paternal family name is
8:
51:
560:Cape Verde men's international footballers
167:
50:
27:Cape Verdean association football player
479:
7:
620:CAF Champions League-winning players
175:
565:Men's association football forwards
101:1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
25:
456:Cape Verde national football team
580:Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
454:Silva has played for the senior
405:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
610:US Monastir (football) players
555:Cape Verdean men's footballers
531:at National-Football-Teams.com
458:in a qualifying match for the
1:
515:competition record (archived)
570:People from Fogo, Cape Verde
399:, as of 2013 who plays for
636:
488:"Stade Rennes vs Guingamp"
440:2009 Coupe de France Final
31:
585:En Avant Guingamp players
379:Gilson Manuel Silva Alves
369:
145:
138:
129:
108:
100:
90:
72:
65:Gilson Manuel Silva Alves
64:
605:Olympique du Kef players
490:. espn.co.uk. 9 May 2009
427:in the Spanish Leagues.
36:, the first or maternal
381:(born 18 March 1987 in
438:, Silva played in the
385:), sometimes known as
417:Botafogo FC from Fogo
590:AD Ceuta footballers
450:International career
347:International career
114:Attacking midfielder
57:Personal information
595:AS d'Ariana players
460:2010 FIFA World Cup
442:in which they beat
53:
575:Batuque FC players
600:CS Chebba players
376:
375:
206:Botafogo FC, Fogo
16:(Redirected from
627:
516:
506:
500:
499:
497:
495:
484:
401:Olympique du Kef
354:
309:Olympique du Kef
290:
272:
254:
236:
218:
202:
186:
177:
169:
127:
92:Fogo, Cape Verde
83:
79:
77:
54:
21:
635:
634:
630:
629:
628:
626:
625:
624:
615:Ligue 2 players
535:
534:
525:
520:
519:
507:
503:
493:
491:
486:
485:
481:
476:
468:
452:
371:
352:
288:
270:
252:
234:
216:
200:
184:
147:Nadi Al-Jazirah
139:Rapid Bucharest
125:
81:
75:
73:
49:
34:Portuguese name
28:
23:
22:
18:Ja (footballer)
15:
12:
11:
5:
633:
631:
623:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
537:
536:
533:
532:
524:
523:External links
521:
518:
517:
501:
478:
477:
475:
472:
467:
464:
451:
448:
374:
373:
367:
366:
363:
360:
355:
349:
348:
344:
343:
341:
339:
334:
331:
330:
328:
326:
321:
318:
317:
314:
311:
306:
303:
302:
299:
296:
291:
285:
284:
281:
278:
273:
267:
266:
263:
260:
255:
249:
248:
245:
242:
237:
231:
230:
227:
224:
219:
213:
212:
210:
208:
203:
197:
196:
194:
192:
187:
181:
180:
171:
164:
159:
155:
154:
153:Senior career*
150:
149:
144:
141:
140:
137:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
117:
116:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
89:
88:Place of birth
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
632:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
550:Living people
548:
546:
543:
542:
540:
530:
527:
526:
522:
514:
510:
505:
502:
489:
483:
480:
473:
471:
466:Personal life
465:
463:
461:
457:
449:
447:
445:
441:
437:
433:
428:
426:
422:
418:
414:
408:
406:
402:
398:
395:
392:
388:
384:
380:
368:
364:
361:
359:
356:
350:
345:
342:
340:
338:
335:
332:
329:
327:
325:
322:
319:
315:
312:
310:
307:
304:
300:
297:
295:
292:
286:
282:
279:
277:
274:
268:
264:
261:
259:
256:
250:
246:
243:
241:
238:
232:
228:
225:
223:
220:
214:
211:
209:
207:
204:
198:
195:
193:
191:
188:
182:
179:
172:
170:
165:
163:
160:
156:
151:
148:
142:
135:
132:
123:
118:
115:
111:
104:
96:
93:
86:
82:(age 37)
80:18 March 1987
70:Date of birth
68:
60:
55:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
19:
529:Gilson Silva
509:Gilson Silva
504:
492:. Retrieved
482:
469:
453:
429:
409:
391:Cape Verdean
386:
378:
377:
173:
166:
161:
120:Youth career
52:Gilson Silva
45:
41:
29:
545:1987 births
421:US Monastir
294:US Monastir
240:EA Guingamp
106:Position(s)
38:family name
539:Categories
474:References
434:, then in
430:Whilst at
413:Batuque FC
358:Cape Verde
190:Batuque FC
131:Batuque FC
76:1987-03-18
324:CS Chebba
289:2012–2013
271:2010–2011
253:2009–2010
235:2008–2009
217:2005–2008
201:2005–2005
185:2004–2005
62:Full name
494:2 August
432:Guingamp
394:football
276:AD Ceuta
32:In this
436:Ligue 2
403:in the
397:forward
389:, is a
126:1995–97
444:Rennes
337:Étoile
258:Étoile
222:Étoile
110:Winger
98:Height
425:Ceuta
158:Years
46:Alves
42:Silva
513:FIFA
496:2016
383:Fogo
353:2008
283:(11)
247:(17)
229:(23)
168:Apps
162:Team
365:(0)
316:(0)
301:(9)
265:(2)
176:Gls
40:is
541::
511:–
462:.
446:.
407:.
387:Ja
298:20
280:23
262:18
244:39
226:67
112:,
78:)
498:.
362:1
313:5
178:)
174:(
74:(
48:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.