David Silva

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David Silva

Full name	David Josué Jiménez Silva
Date of birth	January 8, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth	Arguineguín, Canary Islands, Spain
Height	1.70 m
Nickname	Cuco
Playing position	Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	21
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-Current	SD Eibar (loan) Celta Vigo (loan) Valencia	35 (5) 34 (4) 22 (2)
National team²
2006-Current	Spain	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 26, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 7, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

David Josué Jiménez Silva, more commonly known as Silva (born January 8, 1986 in Arguineguín, Spain), is an extremely talented young Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia CF.

1 Club career
2 Spain National Team
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Club career

He made his first league appearance at SD Eibar where he played 35 league games for the side whilst on loan from Valencia, scoring 5 goals. In the 2005/2006 season, Silva was loaned out to play for Celta Vigo where he played 31 matches scoring 4 goals. It was Silva's exploits at Celta Vigo which earned him a name and quite a bit of reputation, and he started attracting the attention of big clubs. Tottenham was one of the clubs trying to lure this Spanish youngster. However seeing his potential and talent, Valencia quickly offered a fresh contract. He is also a Spanish U21 international, and scored 4 goals during the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005; this was enough to earn him joint 4th place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pelle.

Silva is highly versatile, capable of playing as a left winger, playmaker, and recently has been played in Valencia as a right winger. A player of slight build, he is often compared to Pablo Aimar, the player he replaced at Valencia. In fact Silva is wearing Aimar's trademark number 21 shirt. With quick feet, Silva is a brilliant passer with an incredible vision and has the knack for scoring goals. Silva is considered one of the brightest prospects in Valencia, and already a lot of responsibility lies in his young shoulders.

[edit] Spain National Team

He made his international debut for the Spain national football team in the 1-0 friendly defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006. He also appeared in Spain's 1-0 victory over England. Silva continues to play for the national team after showing his much needed contributions. His latest appearance for the nationail team was in Spains 2-1 victory over Denmark on 24 March 2007 for the qualifying stages of Euro 2008.

[edit] Trivia

Was discovered at the age of 15 while playing in the Canary Islands.
He has a brother and a sister
His father drives him to training
His favourite musical band/singer is Juanes
He enjoys playing cards.
Before playing a match, Silva likes to step on the pitch with his left foot first.
His father is Spanish and his mother is Asian
After joining Valencia CF, Silva's father, Fernando abandoned his political career in the Canary Islands, moved the entire family to Valencia, and now works as Valencia's head of security.

[edit] External links

David Silva Tactical Formations at Football-Lineups.com

player stats at www.lfp.es

Valencia CF - Current Squad
1 Cañizares \| 2 Miguel \| 3 Del Horno \| 4 Ayala \| 5 Marchena \| 6 Albelda \| 7 Villa \| 8 Baraja \| 9 Morientes \| 10 Angulo \| 11 Regueiro \| 13 Mora \| 14 Vicente \| 15 Joaquín \| 16 Viana \| 17 Navarro \| 18 Jorge López \| 19 Gavilán \| 20 Albiol \| 21 Silva \| 22 Edu \| 23 Torres \| 24 Moretti \| 25 Butelle \| 26 Cerra \| 28 Nacho Insa \| 29 Córcoles \| 30 Aarón Ñíguez \| 31 Pallardó \| Coach: Flores