Anton Silva

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{{short description|Sri Lankan footballer}}

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| name= Anton Silva

| fullname = Anton D'Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|10|28}}

| birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka

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| position = Striker

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| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1988–1989 | years2 = 1994–1995 | years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = Renown SC[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/srilanka89.html Sri Lanka 1988/89] at RSSSF.com | clubs2 = Renown SC[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/srilankacup94.html Sri Lanka Cup 1994/95] at RSSSF.com | clubs3 =Indian Bank[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india99.html India 1998/99] at RSSSF.com[http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html Season ending Transfers 1998: India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html |date=17 February 2020 }} indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

| caps1= | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 =

| nationalyears1= 1996

| nationalteam1= Sri LankaMinimal quantity of matches played by this footballer.

| nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Anton Silva (born October 28, 1964) is a former Sri Lankan professional footballer who played as a striker and represented Sri Lanka national football team in 1996 and 1997.{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/62309/Anton_Silva.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Anton Silva|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=2 February 2023|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226154733/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/62309/Anton_Silva.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}

International career

Silva included in the national team in 1996 and debuted against India and Qatar in two matches corresponding to the World Cup 1998 Qualifiers.

International goals

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!Date

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!Result

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1

|24 September 1996

|Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar

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|World Cup 1998 Qualifying

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