David Silva Biography, Career, Net Worth, Market Value, Awards, Goals, Personal Life, Family, and Many More

David Josué Jiménez Silva, famously known as just David Silva, currently plays as a central midfielder for the English Premier League club Manchester City besides participating regularly for the Spanish national football team. Nicknamed El Mago, he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or winger.  He started his senior football journey with Valencia in 2004. He played more than 150 matches for the club while winning the 2008 edition of Copa del Rey. Silva then joined Manchester City in 2010, and has appeared in more than 300 matches for the club as of 2018.

David Silva Biography

In his eight-season journey with Manchester City, he achieved three Premier League titles, three League Cups, and also an FA Cup. Besides club football, he also played for almost all the national youth-squads of Spain before making his senior international debut in 2006. He has earned more than 120 caps for the Spanish side while scoring 35 goals as of 2018. Silva, in his international career, already helped his nation to secure the 2008 UEFA Euro title, 2010 FIFA World Cup title, and also the 2012 UEFA Euro title. The left-footed football star often called as “Merlin” for his brilliant skills.

David Silva Full Biography and Career

David Silva Youth Career

Silva started his football journey while joining the youth academy system of his native club UD San Fernando in 1995, at the age of just 9. He initially started his career as a goalkeeper and eventually moved to the wing position. After five seasons of training at San Fernando, he joined the academy system of Valencia CF in 2000, at the age of 14. Upon his arrival, he started a rigorous training while earning repeated promotions through several youth age-levels. He caught the attention of reserve team officials in 2002. Shortly after, he made his professional football debut with the Valencia B team in 2003. He played 14 Segunda División matches for the reserve side in the 2003-04 season.

David Silva Loan Career

At the beginning of the 2004–05 season, he joined fellow Spanish club Eibar on a season-long loan deal. He played 35 Segunda División matches for the club while scoring five times. His brilliant performance earned him another season-long loan deal with Celta de Vigo at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. He made his debut for Celta against Málaga on 28^th August 2005. Shortly after, he became a permanent starting member of the Galician squad and helped the side to achieve the qualification of UEFA Cup, straight from the second division league. Silva played 34 official matches for Celta de Vigo in the 2005-06 season while scoring on four occasions.

David Silva Valencia Career

After completing his loan tenure, he came back to Valencia in the summer of 2006. Despite being just 20-year old, he became a first-choice of the squad in the midfield position. Shortly after, he scored his first goal for Valencia against Espanyol on 5^th November 2006. In the following two seasons, he missed just 6 matches and scored 14 goals. His performance from 2006 to 2008 caught the interest of several richest football clubs all over Europe. He then signed a five-year contract extension with the club in August 2008. Shortly after, he achieved his first Spanish title, the Copa del Rey, in 2008.

He suffered a chronic ankle ailment for which he missed the first three months of the 2008–09 season. He came back from his injury shortly after, in December 2008. Silva then scored his first brace for Valencia in a La Liga match against Atlético Madrid on 3^rd January 2009. He played 19 official matches for the squad that season, and also helped the side to achieve qualification for the Europa League. Silva again scored a brace for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao on 15^th April 2010. He scored eight goals for the club in the 2009–10 season, and helped the side to secure the third place in the La Liga table thus earning the qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

David Silva Full Club Career

David Silva Manchester City Career

Valencia agreed on a transfer deal for Silva with one of the English Premier League champions, Manchester City, on 30^th June 2010. Silva then signed a four-year deal with the Sky Blues on 14^th July 2010. He received the No.21 jersey upon his arrival at the Etihad Stadium. He then made his Premier League debut against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on 14^th August 2010. Shortly after, he scored his first goal for Manchester City in the Europa League group-stage match against Red Bull Salzburg on 16^th September 2010. A month later, he scored his first Premier League goal against Blackpool on 17^th October 2010.

In his debut season, Silva achieved the Manchester City Player of the Month awards thrice consecutively from October to December 2010. He received the Premier League Player of the Month award for his brilliant display in September 2011. He made a record 15 assists in the 2011-12 season, and helped his club become the English Premier League winner. Silva also earned his place in the PFA’s Premier League Team of the Year that season. At the beginning of the next season, he signed a five-year contract extension with Manchester City on 17^th September 2012.

Silva made 10 assists in his 32 Premier League appearances and helped the club to become the runner-up of EPL 2012-13 season. Shortly after, he scored a crucial goal in a UEFA Champions League match against Bayern Munich on 10^th December 2013. He subsequently received the Manchester City Player of the Month for March 2014. Silva then signed another five-year contract extension with Manchester City on 12th August 2014. He suffered a tragic injury while playing for Spain on 9th October 2015, for which he had to spend outside the ground in October and November 2015.

David Silva Recent Career

He helped the Sky Blues to win the Football League Cup Final against Liverpool on 28^th February 2016. Silva then voted by the fans to receive the Manchester City Player of the Season award after scoring 8 goals in 44 appearances in the 2016-17 season. The next season, he provided 8 assists in his first 14 Premier League appearance in the 2017-18 season. That feat was the most for any player in Europe’s top five leagues. Silva subsequently signed a year-long contract extension with Manchester City on 30^th November 2017. Recently, he scored the winning goal in the EFL Cup Final against Arsenal on 25^th February 2018.

David Silva Full Spanish International Career

David Silva International Career

His first international success came when he participated in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship for Spain while scoring 3 goals in the final events.  He then scored 4 goals for the Spanish U-21 side in the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2006. The same year, he made his first senior international debut in a friendly match against Romania on 15^th November 2006. He then scored his first senior goal for Spain in a friendly match against Greece on 22^nd August 2007. His first vital international goal came in the 2008 UEFA Euro semi-final against Russia on 11^th September 2008.

Silva made his FIFA World Cup debut in a group-stage match against Switzerland on 16^th June 2010. He subsequently helped the club to win the World Cup title. His most vital goal came in the 2012 UEFA Euro final against Italy, from a cross by Cesc Fàbregas. He helped his nation to win the Euro title that year, and also earned his place in the Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament. He then scored an international brace in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup group-stage match against Tahiti at the Maracanã stadium in 20^th June 2013. Silva then represented the Spanish senior squad in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 UEFA Euro campaigns.

David Silva Personal Life

Born in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, to his parents Fernando Jiménez and Eva Silva, David is of mixed descent. He is of Spanish descent through his father’s side and is of Japanese descent through his mother’s side. His father, Fernando, is a former police officer and was in charge of the safety of the Valencia CF stadium. David grew up in the Arguineguín town of Spain with his brother, Nando Jimenez Silva, and his sister, Natalia Jimenez Silva. Since his very early career, he dated his now-wife Melanie. The couple got married in 2014 in absolute privacy. As a tragic fact, David revealed that their new-born son, Mateo Jimenez Silva, was fighting for his life due to premature birth on 3^rd January 2018.

David Silva Net Worth

The current net worth of David Silva is estimated to be around €45 Million according to the recent reports of 2018. His market value now stands at €30 Million as of the ongoing football season. However, he touched his highest market value of €50 Million in 2012. He earns nearly €12.5 Million through his football salary from his club and the national team combined. He now gets around €250,000 weekly wage from his current club Manchester City. Besides, he has €1.5 Million yearly worth of endorsement deals with several companies.

David Silva Individual Awards

With Manchester City, Silva achieved 3 Premier League titles and 3 League Cup titles. Besides, he also won an FA Community Shield and an FA Cup with the Sky Blues. With his national team Spain, he achieved the FIFA World Cup in 2010, and also achieved the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012. Besides his team-success, Silva has several accolades under his name. Some of the most notable individual titles that he received till now are as follows:

• FIFA U-17 World Championship Bronze Ball: 2003
• Pedro Zaballa Award: 2005
• Medalla de Oro de Canarias: 2010
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011
• Premier League Player of the Month: September 2011[34]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 [Premier League] and 2017–18 [Premier League]
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
• Manchester City Players’ Player of the Year: 2011–12
• Manchester City Player of the Month: 9
• FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2015 and 2016
• Manchester City Player of the Season: 2016–17