Thiago Silva
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984), known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chelsea. He also plays for the Brazilian national team.
 Thiago Silva with Brazil in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Emiliano da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Fluminense | ||
| 2000–2001 | Barcelona-RJ | ||
| 2001–2002 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | RS Futebol | 25 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Juventude | 35 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Porto B | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Dynamo Moscow (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Fluminense | 108 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | A.C. Milan | 93 | (5) |
| 2012–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 204 | (9) |
| 2020– | Chelsea | 23 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2012 | Brazil Olympic | 8 | (0) |
| 2008– | Brazil | 93 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 23 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:53, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
In his youth, Thiago played for Fluminense and Barcelona-RJ.
He started his senior career at RS Futebol, eventually moving to Juventude, and later Porto.[4]
Later in his career, Thiago would go on loan at Dynamo Moscow, and eventually returned to Fluminense in 2006. Thiago would then go on to join A.C. Milan in 2009, for a €10 million fee.[5]
On 14 July 2012, Thiago joined Paris Saint-Germain for a €36 million fee, and extended his contract till 2018 in 2013.[6]
On 28 August 2020, he joined Chelsea on a one year contract.[7]
Thiago Silva Media
Silva with Fluminense in 2007
Silva warming up for AC Milan in May 2010
Silva playing for AC Milan against Siena in December 2011
Silva playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2013
Silva in action for Paris Saint-Germain in 2014
Silva and David Luiz playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2016
Silva celebrating Chelsea winning the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
Silva celebrating Brazil's victory against Colombia at the 2014 World Cup
Thiago Silva and Brazil president Dilma Rousseff with the 2013 Confederations Cup title
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References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Thiago Silva". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ↑ "uefa.com-Football Europe-News & Features-News Specific". 2009-03-23. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ Carlo, Laudisa. "Sì di Thiago Silva Subito al Milan". archiviostorico.gazzetta.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ "Thiago Silva signs new PSG deal" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23487484. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ "Silva signs one-year deal for Chelsea" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/53920170. Retrieved 2021-06-03.