Silvio Proto

Silvestro "Silvio" Proto (born 23 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Silvio Proto

Proto with Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Silvestro Proto[1]
Date of birth	(1983-05-23) 23 May 1983 (age 42)
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)
International career
2001	Belgium U18	5	(0)
2002	Belgium U19	1	(0)
2003–2005	Belgium U21	9	(0)
2004–2011	Belgium	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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
		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

• Coppa Italia: 2018–19
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2019

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]