Sylvinho
| Date of birth | 12 April 1974 |
| Place of birth | Sao Paulo |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Weight | 67 kg |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Position | Defender/Left back |
Full name is: Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior.
An exciting, attacking left back, despite many excellent performances, Sylvinho's progress at Arsenal was hampered by injury and the emergence of Ashley Cole.
He netted a vital goal in Arsenal's opening Champions' League game against Sparta Prague in September, jinking past several defenders before firing past the 'keeper.
His fantastic skill, strong tackles and pinpoint distribution have enabled him to break into the Brazil national squad.
He won a place in the PFA's Premiership team selected by his fellow professionals.
Sylvinho joined Manchester City in August 2009 with a one-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinthians (Brazil) | 01 Jan 1993 | 30 Jun 1999 | |
| Arsenal | 30 Jun 1999 | 31 Aug 2001 | |
| Celta Vigo | 28 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | L |
| Celta Vigo | 31 Aug 2001 | 01 Jul 2004 | |
| Barcelona | 01 Jul 2004 | 30 Jun 2009 | |
| Manchester City | 25 Aug 2009 | 30 Jun 2010 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 3 |
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Arsenal | Premier League | 23 | 8 |
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Arsenal | UEFA Cup | 7 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | 2 |
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | Premier League | 23 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2000-01 | Arsenal | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Celta Vigo | Primera Liga | 15 | 8 |
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| 2001-02 | Celta Vigo | UEFA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Celta Vigo | Primera Liga | 28 | 4 |
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| 2002-03 | Celta Vigo | UEFA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Celta Vigo | Primera Liga | 26 | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Celta Vigo | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Barcelona | Primera Liga | 14 | 8 |
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| 2004-05 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Barcelona | UEFA Super Cup | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Manchester City | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Manchester City | Premier League | 6 | 4 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2001 | Celta Vigo v Sigma Olomouc | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 30 Sep 2001 | Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo | D | 2-2 | Primera Liga | 5 |
| 04 Oct 2001 | Celta Vigo v Valencia | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 6 |
| 18 Oct 2001 | Celta Vigo v Slovan Liberec | D | 0-0 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 21 Oct 2001 | Real Madrid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 9 |
| 28 Oct 2001 | Celta Vigo v Valladolid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 10 |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 12 |
| 18 Nov 2001 | Alavés v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 13 |
| 09 Dec 2001 | Barcelona v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 16 |
| 16 Dec 2001 | Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 17 |
| 22 Dec 2001 | Sevilla v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 18 |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Tenerife v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 21 |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 22 |
| 02 Feb 2002 | Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 23 |
| 05 Feb 2002 | Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 24 |
| 09 Feb 2002 | Valencia v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 25 |
| 17 Feb 2002 | Celta Vigo v Malaga | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 26 |
| 24 Feb 2002 | Real Betis v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 27 |
| 02 Mar 2002 | Celta Vigo v Real Madrid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 28 |
| 10 Mar 2002 | Valladolid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 29 |
| 17 Mar 2002 | Celta Vigo v Las Palmas | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 30 |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Celta Vigo v Alavés | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 32 |
| 07 Apr 2002 | Español v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 33 |
| 14 Apr 2002 | Villarreal v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 34 |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Celta Vigo v Barcelona | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 35 |
| 01 Sep 2002 | Sevilla v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 1 |
| 15 Sep 2002 | Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 2 |
| 22 Sep 2002 | Recreativo de Huelva v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 3 |
| 29 Sep 2002 | Celta Vigo v Malaga | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 4 |
| 03 Oct 2002 | OB Odense v Celta Vigo | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 06 Oct 2002 | Valencia v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 5 |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 6 |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 7 |
| 03 Nov 2002 | Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 8 |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Celta Vigo v Español | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 9 |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Viking Stavanger v Celta Vigo | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Real Betis v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 10 |
| 24 Nov 2002 | Celta Vigo v Osasuna | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 11 |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Celtic v Celta Vigo | L | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 3rd round 1st leg |
| 01 Dec 2002 | Valladolid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 12 |
| 08 Dec 2002 | Celta Vigo v Alavés | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 13 |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Racing Santander v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 14 |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Celta Vigo v Villarreal | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 15 |
| 04 Jan 2003 | Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 16 |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Celta Vigo v Real Madrid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 17 |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 18 |
| 26 Jan 2003 | Celta Vigo v Barcelona | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 19 |
| 09 Feb 2003 | Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 21 |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Celta Vigo v Recreativo de Huelva | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 22 |
| 23 Feb 2003 | Malaga v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 23 |
| 02 Mar 2003 | Celta Vigo v Valencia | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 24 |
| 09 Mar 2003 | Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 25 |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 26 |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 27 |
| 05 Apr 2003 | Español v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 28 |
| 13 Apr 2003 | Celta Vigo v Real Betis | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 29 |
| 18 May 2003 | Villarreal v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 34 |
| 31 May 2003 | Real Madrid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 36 |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 37 |
| 22 Jun 2003 | Barcelona v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 38 |
| 12 Aug 2003 | Celta Vigo v Slavia Praha | W | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Slavia Praha v Celta Vigo | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-3 |
UEFA Champions League | 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 31 Aug 2003 | Celta Vigo v Murcia | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 1 |
| 02 Sep 2003 | Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2003 | Celta Vigo v Real Betis | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 3 |
| 16 Sep 2003 | Club Brugge v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 21 Sep 2003 | Villarreal v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 4 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | Celta Vigo v Valladolid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 5 |
| 22 Oct 2003 | Ajax v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 26 Oct 2003 | Español v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 8 |
| 29 Oct 2003 | Valencia v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 9 |
| 01 Nov 2003 | Celta Vigo v Racing Santander | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 10 |
| 04 Nov 2003 | Celta Vigo v Ajax | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 08 Nov 2003 | Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 11 |
| 23 Nov 2003 | Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 12 |
| 26 Nov 2003 | Celta Vigo v Club Brugge | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Sevilla v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 13 |
| 03 Dec 2003 | Celta Vigo v Albacete Balompié | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 14 |
| 06 Dec 2003 | Osasuna v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 15 |
| 09 Dec 2003 | AC Milan v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 16 |
| 21 Dec 2003 | Barcelona v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 17 |
| 03 Jan 2004 | Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 18 |
| 10 Jan 2004 | Real Mallorca v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 19 |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Murcia v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 20 |
| 25 Jan 2004 | Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 21 |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Real Betis v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 22 |
| 08 Feb 2004 | Celta Vigo v Villarreal | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 23 |
| 21 Feb 2004 | Celta Vigo v Malaga | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 25 |
| 24 Feb 2004 | Celta Vigo v Arsenal | L | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 29 Feb 2004 | Real Madrid v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 26 |
| 06 Mar 2004 | Celta Vigo v Español | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 27 |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Arsenal v Celta Vigo | L |
2-0 Agg: 5-2 |
UEFA Champions League | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 28 Mar 2004 | Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 30 |
| 10 Apr 2004 | Celta Vigo v Sevilla | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 32 |
| 18 Apr 2004 | Albacete Balompié v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 33 |
| 15 May 2004 | Deportivo La Coruña v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 37 |
| 23 May 2004 | Celta Vigo v Real Mallorca | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 38 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1979-80 | Brazil | Panamerican Games | 5 | 1 |
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| 1984-85 | Brazil | Olympics | 6 | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Brazil | Copa Mercosur | 1 | 1 |
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| 1994-95 | Brazil | Panamerican Games | 4 | 2 |
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| 1999-00 | Brazil | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Brazil | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Brazil | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 1979 | Brazil v Guatemala | W | 2-0 | Panamerican Games | Group 2 |
| 06 Jul 1979 | Brazil v Cuba | W | 1-0 | Panamerican Games | Group 2 |
| 08 Jul 1979 | Brazil v Costa Rica | W | 3-1 | Panamerican Games | Semi-final |
| 09 Jul 1979 | Puerto Rico v Brazil | W | 0-5 | Panamerican Games | Semi-final |
| 14 Jul 1979 | Brazil v Cuba | W | 3-0 | Panamerican Games | Final |
| 30 Jul 1984 | Brazil v Saudi Arabia | W | 3-1 | Olympics | Group C |
| 01 Aug 1984 | West Germany v Brazil | W | 0-1 | Olympics | Group C |
| 03 Aug 1984 | Morocco v Brazil | W | 0-2 | Olympics | Group C |
| 06 Aug 1984 | Brazil v Canada | W | 1-1 (4-2) | Olympics | Quarter-final |
| 08 Aug 1984 | Brazil v Italy | W | 2-1 | Olympics | Semi-final |
| 11 Aug 1984 | France v Brazil | L | 2-0 | Olympics | Final |
| 02 Mar 1995 | Brazil v Uruguay | W | 2-0 | Copa Mercosur | |
| 10 Mar 1995 | Brazil v Costa Rica | W | 2-1 | Panamerican Games | Group B |
| 13 Mar 1995 | Brazil v Bermuda | W | 2-0 | Panamerican Games | Group B |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Brazil v Chile | D | 1-1 | Panamerican Games | Group B |
| 18 Mar 1995 | Brazil v Honduras | L | 0-0 (7-8) | Panamerican Games | Quarter-final |
| 23 May 2000 | Wales v Brazil | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
| 27 May 2000 | England v Brazil | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Oct 2000 | Venezuela v Brazil | W | 0-6 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 03 Mar 2001 | USA v Brazil | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Mar 2001 | Mexico v Brazil | D | 3-3 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Ecuador v Brazil | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.