David Mendes da Silva

David Mendes da Silva

Personal information
Full name	David Mendes da Silva Gonçalves
Date of birth	4 August 1982 (1982-08-04) (age 29)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder Defender
Club information
Current club	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	4
Youth career
	Activitas
	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2004	Sparta Rotterdam	117	(8)
2003	→ Ajax (loan)	0	(0)
2004–2006	NAC Breda	56	(5)
2006–2010	AZ	109	(9)
2010–	Red Bull Salzburg	21	(3)
National team‡
2007–	Netherlands	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

David Mendes da Silva Gonçalves (born 4 August 1982 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer of Cape Verdean heritage who plays for Red Bull Salzburg as a midfielder.

His former teams are AZ, Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and NAC Breda. He is a very versatile player who can play all over midfield and in defence. He is known for his dribbling and technique as well as his tackling.

Club career

NAC Breda signed Mendes in summer 2004 in four year deal.^[1] Two year later he was signed by AZ in 5 year deal.^[2] On the 20th October 2009 David Mendes Da Silva scored a stunning 93rd minute equaliser against Arsenal FC in the UEFA Champions League to give his team somewhat of a historic result after Arsenal had led through Cesc Fàbregas's first half goal.

International career

He made his international debut for Netherlands on February 7, 2007.

He also played for Dutch U-20s team at 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, which lost to Egypt U-20 team in the quarter-finals.

Personal life

His name Mendes da Silva, a typical form of family name in Portuguese language.

Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
1999/00	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	4	0
2000/01	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	33	1
2001/02	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	27	1
2002/03	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	0	0
	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	17	2
2003/04	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	36	4
2004/05	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	30	3
2005/06	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	26	2
2006/07	AZ Alkmaar	Eredivisie	24	4
Total			197	17

Honours

Club honours

AZ

• Dutch Championship
  • Winner (1): 2008–09
• Dutch Super Cup
  • Winner (1): 2009

See also

• Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03
• Sparta Rotterdam season 2003–04

Footnotes

1. ^ UEFA.com (9 July 2004). "no title". http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=206516.html. 
2. ^ UEFA.com (15 June 2006). "AZ seal deal for NAC duo". http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=430069.html. 

Persondata
Name	Mendes da Silva, David
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Date of birth	4 August 1982
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
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