Emílio da Silva
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dili, Timor Timur, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ad. Dili Oeste | ||
| Number | 10[citation needed] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | FC Zebra[citation needed] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Zebra[citation needed] | 38 | (20) |
| 2004–2010 | AD Esperança[citation needed] | 193 | (121) |
| 2010– | Ad. Dili Oeste[2] | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2012 | Timor-Leste | 18 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2012 | |||
Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva, known simply as Emílio da Silva; born 5 April 1982 in Dili, Timor Timur, Indonesia, is a footballer from East Timor who has represented AD Esperança since 2004. Prior to this, da Silva played for FC Zebra for two years, having spent the entirety of his youth career (2000–2002) there also. A prolific striker at club level, he has also notched 10 goals in 25 caps for the Timor-Leste national football team since 2003, and is their all-time top scorer and appearance holder, both by a considerable margin. Da Silva is considered to be the best East Timorese footballer of all time. In 2011, Emilio was the highest paid athlete from East Timor, making $20,000 (USD).[3]
International career
Da Silva scored two goals during Timor-Leste's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign,[4] both against Hong Kong.
References
- ^ a b "Team List of Timor Leste National Team" (PDF). HKFA. c. 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.affsuzukicup.com/timorleste/10.html
- ^ http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine
- ^ Emílio da Silva – FIFA competition record (archived)