Thiago Silva (footballer)

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Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva - Brazil 2011.jpg
Thiago Silva playing for Brazil in March 2011
Personal information
Full name Thiago Emiliano da Silva
Date of birth 22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) (age 27)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Milan
Number 33
Youth career
2001–2002 RS Futebol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 RS Futebol
2004 Juventude 28 (3)
2004–2005 Porto 0 (0)
2005 Dynamo Moscow 0 (0)
2006–2008 Fluminense 81 (6)
2009– Milan 84 (4)
National team‡
2008 Brazil U23 5 (0)
2008– Brazil 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2011

Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984), more commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

As a youngster, Thiago Silva trained with Fluminense, but was not signed when he grew older. However, he was offered a professional contract by small Rio Grande do Sul state club RS Futebol, in the south of Brazil, and was then quickly picked up by nearby Juventude, with whom he had an excellent debut season in the First Division in 2004. By this time, Thiago Silva, formerly a right winger who also had spells in midfield and at full-back, had been converted into a centre-back, and he was good enough to attract the attention of European clubs. Firstly, he played for Porto, then became one of the shopping list of Dynamo Moscow.[2] In that transfer window, Silva moved along with Derlei, Cícero, Danny and Nuno Frechaut. But spells with Porto and Dynamo Moscow were blighted by injuries and illness, and he returned to Brazil to rebuild his career with the club he supported in his youth.

[edit] Fluminense

At Fluminense, Thiago Silva finally got his form back and was no longer blighted by injuries. Fluminense finished the season in fifteenth place. The next year, Fluminense finished fourth in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, conceding only 39 goals in 38 games and winning the Copa do Brasil.[3] Thiago Silva was also a key player in Fluminense's Copa Libertadores campaign, finishing second after losing the final on the penalty kicks to LDU Quito.

[edit] Milan

In December 2008, Thiago Silva joined Milan under a €10 million agreement.[4] Silva was officially registered as a Milan player effectively from July 2009, since the club had already signed two non-EU nationals during the 2008–09 season (namely, Andriy Shevchenko[5] and Tabaré Viudez).[5]

He made his non-competitive debut with a rossoneri jersey in a friendly match against Hannover on 21 January 2009. He played all 90 minutes for the Rossoneri in that match.[6] He made his league debut in a 2–1 win over Siena.[7]

Since joining Milan, Thiago Silva has been very effective, praised for his occasional surging runs forward. He has also formed arguably the best central defensive partnership in the Serie A with Alessandro Nesta. Thiago Silva provides the speed in the Milan defense that Nesta now lacks, as he is able to chase down virtually any striker in Serie A or in any other league around the world. This has made him arguably the best defender in Serie A. On 8 November 2009, he scored his first goal against Lazio, as well as an own goal. In Milan's season opener against Lecce, he scored the second goal in their 4–0 win. Milan went on to win their first Serie A title in seven years, with Thiago Silva playing a key role. Thiago Silva played 39 games for Milan that season, picking up only a single yellow card in the process. On 13 September 2011, he scored a last minute goal against FC Barcelona at Camp Nou from a corner kicked by Clarence Seedorf. That goal saved Milan from a defeat with the score ending at 2–2. This was his first goal in a European competition.

On 17 May 2011, Milan announced that Thiago Silva extended his contract to 30 June 2016.[8]

On 27 November 2011, Thiago Silva was named as captain and scored the opening goal in a convincing 4–0 victory against Chievo.

[edit] International career

Thiago Silva was selected by Dunga to play for Brazil in the 2008 Olympics. He was one of two players over 23 years of age, the other one being Ronaldinho, playing three matches. Before the Olympics started, he earned his only two caps in friendlies against Singapore and Vietnam. Silva was selected to play for Brazil in an International Friendly against Italy at Emirates Stadium on 10 February 2009. He came on in the 77th minute replacing Juan. He later went on to play for Brazil against England in a friendly match in Qatar on 9 October. He was included by Dunga for the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad due to his top form with Milan, however he didn't feature in one match. Thiago has now been selected first choice defender under new Brazil coach Mano Menezes for a friendly against USA on 10 August 2010.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 22 January 2012
Club Season League Cup Continental
Competition1		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventude 2004 28 3 1 0 — — 29 3
Total 28 3 1 0 — — 29 3
Porto 2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dynamo Moscow 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fluminense 2006 31 0 8 0 4 0 43 0
2007 30 5 12 3 — — 42 8
2008 20 1 — — 12 2 32 3
Total 81 6 20 3 16 2 117 11
Milan 2009–10 33 2 0 0 7 0 40 2
2010–11 33 1 3 0 6 0 42 1
2011–12 18 1 1 0 5 1 24 2
Total 84 4 4 0 17 1 106 5
Career Total 193 13 25 3 33 3 252 19

1Continental competitions include the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Fluminese F.C.

A.C. Milan

[edit] National Team

Brazil

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Thiago Silva". A.C. Milan. http://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/roster_player/8069. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "Derlei leads Dinamo influx". UEFA. 1 October 2005. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=272249.html. Retrieved 15 January 2009. 
  3. ^ "Futpédia: Thiago Silva (Thiago Emiliano da Silva de Souza)". Globo Esporte. http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/thiago-silva. Retrieved 20 April 2009. 
  4. ^ "Thiago Silva è del Milan È lui l'erede di Maldini" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 12 December 2008. http://www.corriere.it/sport/08_dicembre_12/thiago_silva_milan_Colombo_4086770a-c81f-11dd-a869-00144f02aabc.shtml. Retrieved 20 January 2009. 
  5. ^ a b "Thiago Silva al Milan Lo vuole anche Dinho" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 18 November 2008. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Milan/Primo_Piano/2008/11/18/mercatolaudisa.shtml. Retrieved 20 January 2009. 
  6. ^ "Sheva... 2 Times Pippo". A.C. Milan. 21 January 2009. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=78976. Retrieved 22 January 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Siena 1–2 Milan: Pato Bags Brace As Rossoneri Make Positive Start". Goal.com. 22 Auguast 2009. http://www.goal.com/en/news/86/italy/2009/08/22/1455564/siena-1-2-milan-pato-bags-brace-as-rossoneri-make-positive. Retrieved 22 August 2009. [dead link]
  8. ^ "A.C. MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 17 May 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/10367. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 

[edit] External links
A.C. Milan – current squad
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