David Silva
| David Silva | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Josué Jiménez Silva | |
| Date of birth | January 8, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Arguineguin, Las Palmas, Spain | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Valencia | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2003–2004 | Valencia | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004– 2004–2005 2005–2006 |
Valencia ? SD Eibar (loan) ? Celta de Vigo (loan) |
70 (9) 35 (5) 34 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006– | Spain | 20 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Silva (born January 8, 1986 in Arguineguin) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Valencia CF and the Spanish national team.
A versatile player, Silva is capable of playing on either side of midfield, or as a traditional number 10. A player of slight build, he is often compared to Pablo Aimar, the player he replaced at Valencia, also donning Aimar’s trademark number 21.
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Club career
Silva made his professional debuts at Segunda División’s SD Eibar on loan from Valencia, playing 35 league games and scoring on 5 occasions. In the following season, he was again loaned, to Celta Vigo, where he played 31 matches scoring 4 goals, as the Galician side reached the UEFA Cup straight from the second-tier.
On June 21, 2007, Silva signed a seven-year contract at Valencia, further cementing his place as one of the club’s leading players and brightest prospects, alongside David Villa, Alexis, Sunny, Éver Banega and Raul Albiol.
International career
David Silva debuted along side Cesc Fàbregas for the national team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland and scored 3 goals. In 2006, he became a Spanish U21 international, and scored 4 goals during the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in; this was enough to earn him joint 4th place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pellè.
Silva made his senior international debut for the Spain national football team in the 1-0 friendly defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006. He continued to receive callups to the side after good contributions in his first games. On 22 August 2007, Silva scored his first goals for Spain, netting twice in a 3-2 friendly win versus Greece, and was called up to the squad of 23 for Euro 2008.
Euro 2008
In the semi-finals game versus Russia Silva scored the third and final goal for Spain after a quick counter-attack in which team-mate Cesc Fàbregas delivered a low cross for Silva, who sent the ball into Igor Akinfeev’s goal with his left foot. David Silva was involved in an incident during the final against Germany with Lukas Podolski. After Silva pulled Podolski to the ground, Podolski approached Silva which resulted in an angry exchange of words and a coming together of heads that the referee decided not to punish (instead, their captains Casillas and Ballack received yellow cards while trying to defend them). Shortly afterwards, Luis Aragonés substituted him for Santi Cazorla in an attempt to calm the tensions.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-08-22 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece |  Greece |
2-2 | 2-3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2007-08-22 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | Greece |
2-3 | 2-3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2008-06-26 | Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien, Austria |  Russia |
0-3 | 0-3 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
Honours
Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 2008
Spain
- Winner
- UEFA Euro: 2008
- UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004
- Runner-up
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: 2003
- UEFA U-17 Championship: 2003
References
- ^ Clinical Spain set up Germany final date
- ^ Germany 0-1 Spain