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Line 1: {{Short description\|Dutch footballer (born 1982)}} {{Distinguish\|David Silva (footballer, born October 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2019}} Line 6: \|image = David Mendes da Silva96.JPG \|image_size = 220 \|caption = Mendes da Silva with [[FC Red Bull Salzburg\|Red Bull Salzburg]] in 2012 ~~\|caption =~~ \|fullname = Davide Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1982\|8\|4\|df=y}} Line 19: \|years2 = 2003 \|clubs2 = → [[AFC Ajax\|Ajax]] (loan) \|caps2 = 0 \|goals2 = 0 \|years3 = 2004–2006 \|clubs3 = [[NAC Breda]] \|caps3 = 56 \|goals3 = 5 \|years4 = 2006–2010 \|clubs4 = [[AZ Alkmaar\|AZ]] \|caps4 = 109 \|goals4 = 9 \|years5 = 2010–2013 \|clubs5 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg\|Red Bull Salzburg]] \|caps5 = 43 \|goals5 = 4 \|years6 = 2013–2015 \|clubs6 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.\|Panathinaikos]] \|caps6 = 38 \|goals6 = 0 Line 31: }} '''David Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves''' ({{IPA-\|nl\|daːˈvit ˌmɛndəz daː ˈsɪlvaː}};<ref>In isolation, ''Mendes'' is pronounced {{IPA-\|nl\|ˈmɛndəs\|}}.</ref> born 4 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional [[association football\|footballer]] of Cape-Verdian ancestry. During his career, he played for [[FC Red Bull Salzburg\|Red Bull Salzburg]], [[AZ (football club)\|AZ]], [[Sparta Rotterdam]], [[AFC Ajax\|Ajax]], [[Panathinaikos F.C.\|Panathinaikos]] and [[NAC Breda]]. He was a versatile player who could play all over midfield and in defence, and was known for his dribbling technique as well as his tackling. In 2023, Mendes da Silva was sentenced to seven years in prison for charges related to drug trafficking large amounts of cocaine, selling cocaine, and for bribing a shipping clerk for €100,000. ==Club career== Born in [[Rotterdam]], Mendes da Silva started his career at hometown club [[Sparta Rotterdam]], graduating through their youth system, signing a professional contract in 1999 and departing in 2004; he spent some time on loan at [[AFC Ajax\|Ajax]] in 2003 without making any official appearances. The next stop in his career was [[NAC Breda]], where he made 56 appearances, scoring five goals, across two seasons. Line 46 ⟶ 48: ==International career== He having played for the Dutch U-20s team at the [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]] (losing to Egypt in the quarter-finals), Mendes da Silva made his full international debut for [[Netherlands national football team\|the Netherlands]] on 7 February 2007. In total he earned seven caps, with his last appearance for the ''Oranje'' in 2009, coming on in the 84th minute of a 0–0 draw with [[Australia men's national ~~football~~soccer team\|Australia]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Mendes da Silva moves to Greeceeed\|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/mendes-da-silva-moves-to-greece/\|publisher=www.football-oranje.com\|access-date=19 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055317/http://www.football-oranje.com/mendes-da-silva-moves-to-greece/\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Honours== ~~===Club===~~ '''AZ''' * [[Eredivisie]]: [[Eredivisie 2008–09\|2008–09]] Line 60 ⟶ 61: '''Panathinaikos''' * [[Greek Cup]]: [[2013–14 Greek Football Cup\|2014]] == Arrest and conviction == In August 2022, Mendes da Silva was arrested as part of an investigation into drug trafficking in the Netherlands. In July 2023, he was found guilty of directly importing 179 kilos of cocaine, preparing the import of more than 1,300 kilos of cocaine, selling cocaine, and bribing a shipping clerk €100,000 to find out the locations of shipping containers holding drugs. Mendes da Silva was sentenced to seven years in prison.<ref name=":0">{{cite news \|title=Ex-Netherlands international David Mendes da Silva sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking \|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ex-netherlands-international-david-mendes-da-silva-sentenced-seven-years-prison-drug-trafficking/bltcc7b08b6d2cf7f8c \|publisher=goal.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news \|title=Ex-Netherlands footballer sentenced to seven years in prison for cocaine smuggling plot \|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/netherlands-footballer-drugs-smuggling-plot-30581074 \|publisher=mirror.co.uk}}</ref> === See also === {{columns-list\|colwidth=35em\| * [[Quincy Promes]] – another Dutch professional footballer involved with cocaine smuggling }} ==References== Line 91 ⟶ 102: [[Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria]] [[Category:Panathinaikos F.C. non-playing staff]] [[Category:Dutch sportspeople convicted of crimes]] [[Category:21st-century Dutch criminals]] [[Category:Dutch drug traffickers]]