Israel Silva Matos de Souza (born 24 June 1981) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.
[1] Silva started his career in Brazil but his best years as a soccer player came when he went to play in Guatemala.
He started at Deportivo Teculután for whom he scored 34 goals[2] and moved on to Xelajú MC and scored twelve goals[3] taking them to a final and won by beating Marquense.
Silva is Xelajú's all-time leader with 176 goals, helping the club win the league championship in 2012.
[5] During the time that Silva was playing in Guatemala he decided to give up his Brazilian citizenship to receive the Guatemalan.