For all fans of Valencia CF, Manchester City FC David Silva, David Silva’s name is not strange, it’s a name they are used to.
Although the Spanish professional footballer who is nicknamed ‘Merlin’ and ‘El Mago’ by fans and teammates (due to his passing, possession and conservation ability), mainly plays as a central player or attacking midfielder, he can also be considered a utility player the left footed player also functions as a winger or second striker.
Here is thrilling information you should know about this talented footballer who is considered by many to be one of the best midfielders in all of Europe.
David Silva’s Biography, Age
Silva was born in Arguineguín, on January 8, 1986, in one of the most populated towns on the south coast of Gran Canaria. His name is David Josué Jiménez Silva.
His father, Fernando Jiménez Silva, was a former municipal police officer who would later be security at the CF Valencia stadium. His mother’s name is Eva Silva, she was a full-time housewife. Silva is of Hispano-Japanese descent, his father is Spanish and his mother is of Japanese descent.
David has two siblings – Nando Jiménez Silva (brother) and Natalia Jiménez Silva (sister).
Career
Football is something that Silva has always loved and been passionate about since the time he was old enough to kick a soccer ball, you wouldn’t be wrong to say it’s innate. In fact, he started his football career with UD San Fernando, a youth team first as a goalkeeper and later as a winger.
In 2000, when he was just 14, he was offered an opportunity to play in the Valencia CF youth team, he took the offer with both hands and stayed in the club’s youth wing. until the age of 17.
David Silva made his first professional appearance in the 2004/2005 season while on loan at Eibar. At the club, he played 35 league games and scored five times. The following season he was loaned out again, this time to Celta de Vigo, where he played 34 league games, scoring four goals.
In 2006, the promising star returned to Valencia where he was for the next two seasons. During this period, he scored 14 goals. In 2008, he extended his contract with the club for another five years. The same year he won his first title in Spain, the 2008 Copa del Rey.
David could not play in the first three months of the 2008/2009 season after a chronic ankle injury. By mid-December he was fit to play again. In early January 2009, Silva scored the three goals that sealed the club’s home win over Atlético Madrid. He played a further 19 matches, scoring four more goals as the club qualified for the Europa League that year.
The following season (2009–10 season), he scored what many considered to be his best eight career goals. That season, Valencia finished third and returned to the UEFA Champions League.
After almost a decade with Valencia CF, in 2010 he signed a four-year transfer deal with Manchester City. The transaction was finalized on July 14. Prior to this deal, Man-City had unsuccessfully tried to sign Silva and Valencia team-mate David Villa in 2008. Reports have it that the club lost interest in buying them after Valencia demanded £135m for the deal. both players.
In September 2012, he renewed his contract with the club signing a four-year contract allowing him to remain loyal to the Etihad Stadium until 2017. Towards the end of 2017, he signed a new contract extension which will keep him at Manchester City until 2020.
Yet with Manchester United, Silva wears a number 21 shirt, the same number he wore at his previous club and when playing for the Spain national team. David Silva has been nominated for the 2018-2019 PFA Player of the Year.
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International career
David made his first appearance for Spain when they represented Finland at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, where he scored three goals. He was taking part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship for the second time as an under-21 international. He scored four league goals and was named one of the top scorers alongside Graziano Pellè (Italian striker)
His senior international debut was in the 1–0 home friendly loss to Romania in 2006. In 2007, he scored his first two goals for Spain in a 3–2 win over Greece (that’s a friendly game). UEFA Euro.
David Silva’s wife, mother and son
Silva’s mother, Eva Silva, is of Japanese descent, giving David dual ethnicity – Spanish/Japanese. She is a full-time housewife.
The fantastic midfielder is not married but has a partner, Yessica Suarez Gonzalez, with whom he welcomed a son, Mateo, in December 2017. He later revealed in January 2018 that his son was born premature and was fighting to stay alive.
Height, weight, measurements
The talented left-footed player is 1.73m tall and weighs 67kg. His other measurements are:
- Chest – 37 in (94 cm)
- Arms / biceps – 13 in (33 cm)
- Height – 29 in (74 cm).