{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nino Da Silva | image = | caption = | full_name = Nino Da Silva | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Santos, São Paulo]], Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 9 in | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = [[Kansas City Wizards]] | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1997 | clubs2 = → [[Orlando Sundogs]] (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1998 | clubs3 = → [[MLS Pro-40]] (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 1999 | clubs4 = → [[MLS Pro-40]] (loan) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2000 | clubs5 = [[MetroStars]] | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 36 | totalgoals = 6 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Nino Da Silva''' (born 26 May 1979, in [[Santos, São Paulo]]) is a Brazilian former professional [[association football|footballer]]. Currently runs an elite youth football club in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
== Early life == Nino was born in Brazil to [[Nilton Da Silva]], a former professional indoor soccer player. Attended St. Viator Catholic High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Was teammates with Walter Payton's son Jarrett Payton, Eric Peterson, and John Valentino at St. Viator. Led St. Viator to a 3rd place State finish his senior year. A standout American high school soccer player, Nino was two-time National Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997.
== Acting == In 2005, Da Silva played the part of [[Ed Souza|Eddie Souza]] in [[The Game of Their Lives (2005 film)|The Game of Their Lives]], a movie about the U.S. victory over England in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]].
== Honors == Youngest player at the time (17yrs. old) ever to sign a professional MLS contract.
== Statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | USA ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|Open Cup]] ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | [[CONCACAF|North America]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- |[[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]]||rowspan="3"|[[Kansas City Wizards]]||rowspan="4"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]]||8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]]||[[MetroStars]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !13||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||0 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?ID=87 Profile on MetroFanatic] * {{MLS player|nino-da-silva}} * {{IMDb name|2272304}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Da Silva, Nino}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Santos, São Paulo]] [[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]] [[Category:American men's soccer players]] [[Category:Brazilian emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Sporting Kansas City players]] [[Category:Orlando Sundogs players]] [[Category:MLS Pro-40 players]] [[Category:New York Red Bulls players]] [[Category:A-League (1995–2004) players]] [[Category:Major League Soccer players]]