David Silva
Silva playing for Spain at Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Josué Jiménez Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Manchester City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | San Fernando | ||
| 2000–2003 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Valencia B | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2010 | Valencia | 119 | (21) |
| 2004–2005 | → Eibar (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | → Celta (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2010– | Manchester City | 209 | (37) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | Spain U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Spain U19 | 14 | (5) |
| 2005 | Spain U20 | 5 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Spain U21 | 9 | (7) |
| 2006– | Spain | 109 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 23 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:26, 20 December 2016 (UTC) |
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David Josué Jiménez Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈsilβa]; born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City and the Spain national team. Silva plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player.
Silva spent six years of his professional career with Valencia CF, appearing in more than 150 games and winning one Copa del Rey in 2008, before moving in the summer of 2010 to Manchester City. His passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames "Merlin" and "El Mago" from his team-mates and fans. Since joining City, Silva has appeared in over 250 matches and is in his seventh season at the club. He has won the FA Cup, two Football League Cups and two Premier League titles.
A Spanish international since the age of 20, he is one of eleven Spanish players to have amassed 100 caps and was an integral member of the squads that won three consecutive international tournaments — UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2012.
Silva was born in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, to Fernando Jiménez, a former municipal police officer who eventually was responsible for the safety of the Valencia CF stadium, and Eva Silva. His father, Fernando, is Spanish (Canarian) while his mother, Eva, is of Japanese descent, claimed by the Canarian media.
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