Antony Silva

Antony Domingo Silva Cano (born 27 February 1984), commonly known as Antony Silva or mistakenly as Anthony Silva, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Liga MX club Puebla and the Paraguay national team. Silva also holds Italian citizenship.

International Career

Silva has represented Paraguay at various youth levels. In 2001 Silva participated for Paraguay in the Under-17 World Cup and in 2003 participated in the Under-20 World Cup helping his nation reach the knock out stages. He played 3 matches in the 2003 Pan American Games. He was part of the squad that played in the 2015 Copa America, where he played 2 matches. He also was selected for the squad that competed in the Copa America Centenario.

In the 2021 Copa America, Paraguay's press hailed Silva as the figure for his saves during a quarter-final penalty shootout against Peru, which Paraguay ultimately lost. Silva saved penalties from Santiago Ormeno and Christian Cueva before Paraguay lost 4–3 in the shoot-out.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Антони Сильва (russian)