David Josue Jimenez Silva

The career of Spanish footballer David Silva would have been different if not for his small stature. At the age of 14, he was invited to be screened at Real Madrid. It seemed that a dream was coming true: coach Vicente Del Bosque watched the performances of the juniors. Alas, the young man seemed physically weak to the “galacticos” mentor. It is unlikely that the club's management imagined that in 10 years it would offer € 25 million for the once “rejected” player.

By that time, Silva will win the Spanish Cup with Valencia, European Championship and World Cup gold and become one of the best midfielders in the world. And all thanks to the fact that the refusal of "Real" will force him to come to terms with the limitations of the body and rely on the development of speed, dribbling and technique. These qualities will make him a key player in both the Spanish national team and Manchester City, for which he will begin playing in 2010, having refused to Real Madrid.

The future star of the "townspeople" was born in 1986 in the town of Arguineguin, located in the Canary Islands, date of birth - January 8th. Silva became the first native of this archipelago to win gold in the world championship with the Spanish national team. His mother, Eva Silva, had Japanese roots and an oriental appearance. Because of the cut of her eyes inherited from her at the Valencia academy, classmates called David the Chinese.

The boy's father, Fernando Jimenez, worked in the police, and in his spare time in his youth he played in a semi-professional football team. The son went with him to training and games. At the stadium, the boy either drove the ball away from the field or watched the players as he served the ball. David treated this responsibility so responsibly that he did not miss a workout even after a broken arm.

From the age of 9 he studied at the football school of the San Fernando club. At first, the coach gave him the goalkeeper's place, but on the field Silva acted much better than on the goal, and the newcomer was returned to the attack. Like his idol, Danish midfielder Mikael Laudrup, David tried to act in midfield, shifting to the flank. This position on the field remained with him in adulthood.

After Real's refusal, the family did not despair and persuaded the boy to try to qualify for the Valencia Academy. The success of the enterprise meant moving to the mainland, and although David formally agreed to the upcoming step, the teenager was hard to bear the separation from his parents. In the end, the club's management offered the young footballer's father a job in the protection of Mestalla, the team's home stadium, and the parents left after their son.

The athlete achieved his first successes in the youth team. Silva won the Bronze Ball of the 2003 World Youth Championship, and the team finished second in the tournament. However, there was no place for a promising 18-year-old player at the base of Valencia. The young man spent his first season in professional football playing on loan for Eibar.

The team played in the second division for a long time, finishing in positions from the second ten of Segunda. The newcomer fit into the team so well that he was allowed to play in 35 masts. Silva scored five goals and provided about 10 assists, which helped the club end the 2004/2005 season in a record 4th place.

In the summer of 2005, the midfielder was again invited to the youth team. This time the team did not reach the World Cup final, having lost the match in 1/8 of the tournament, but Silva scored 4 goals. And again he was left without a place at the base of "Valencia". This time the club handed over the pupil to Celta, who just managed to return to Example.

The results were no worse than in Segunda a year ago: 34 games for the Celts and 4 goals scored by Silva took the team to 6th place - just three points below Valencia. With such performance, the footballer did not have to worry about the place in the first team of the “bats”.

The midfielder made his debut in the Champions League away match against Red Bull in Salzburg, coming on as a substitute in 73 minutes. Valencia then lost 0: 1, but bounced back in the return leg, which was Silva's second performance for the bats. This time, he entered the field in the starting lineup and put an end to the winning game for Valencia, scoring a goal in the 90th minute of the meeting.

That season, Silva played 49 matches and scored 8 goals, and in the summer the club signed a 7-year contract with the pupil. A year later, the midfielder won the first trophy in his career with the team - the Spanish Cup. However, in the championship, "Valencia" performed a failure.

After the season, Silva successfully performed at the 2008 European Championship, having won gold with the national team, and many expected the player to leave his home club in the transfer. But instead of agreeing to offers from Manchester United, Liverpool or Tottenham, Silva has signed a new contract with Valencia.

In the first season, the player suffered an injury to his left ankle, which required a long rehabilitation. The return, which took place only six months later, was triumphant: in a duel against Atlético Madrid, Silva scored two goals, ensuring the victory of Valencia. Until the end of the season, he played 25 more games. The 2009/2010 season turned out to be the most productive: in 40 matches, the midfielder scored 10 goals.

In the summer of 2010, the Spanish national team with Silva won the world championship. After the World Cup, he signed a 5-year contract with Manchester City. Valencia received € 28.5 million for the pupil. The midfielder made his debut for the Citizens on August 14, 2010 in the Premier League match against Tottenham.

Josep Guardiola included the rookie in the starting lineup and allowed him to play 90 minutes, but the gates of both teams remained unopened. Silva's biography was replenished with the first goal for the English club only a month later, and, remarkably, as in the case of the debut for Valencia, the player scored it against Red Bull from Salzburg. It happened already at the 8th minute of the meeting.

The first two seasons for the Citizens, Guardiola uses the midfielder to the maximum: Silva plays 102 games and scores 14 goals. In addition, during this period, the midfielder successfully plays the qualifying matches of Euro 2012, and then, together with the national team, won the gold of the European Championship.

Silva's salary rises from £ 130,000 to £ 190,000 per week. In the following years, he plays an average of 41 matches per season. Commenting on the extension of the contract with Guardiola's team, the footballer notes that this is a simple decision, since he would like to spend the best years of his career in this particular club.

In 2017, the Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva, who had previously played for AS Monaco, joined the Citizens. In an interview, the athlete said that David Silva is his idol, and he is looking forward to the opportunity to play in the same team.

The footballer is not married, but has been dating Jessica Suarez Gonzalez for several years. In December 2017, the girl gave birth to his son Mateo. The birth was three months ahead of schedule, and for five months the doctors in Valencia, where Jessica lives, fought for the baby's life. For the sake of caring for the family, Silva skipped several games of the Citizens.

In one of the matches, Kevin de Bruyne dedicated a goal to Silva, and after defeating an opponent, the team took a picture in the locker room and posted a picture on Instagram, accompanied by words of support to David.

Since the midfielder had recently shaved his head, fans assumed he was diagnosed with cancer. Later, the athlete denied the rumors, explaining the absence of a difficult situation with the first child. In May 2018, the baby was discharged from the hospital.

David Silva's height is 173 cm, weight - 67 kg. He is Capricorn by his zodiac sign. The athlete has an Instagram account, where he occasionally posts photos and videos.

The athlete was included in the application for the 2018 World Cup. In all four matches of the national team, Silva entered the field from the first minute and played almost to the end, but failed to score a goal or an assist. On July 29, the athlete announced that he would end his career in the national team, since his family had become a priority in life.

The midfielder did not speak about his performances for the Citizens, but his teammate David Villa said that Silva was happy to play for Manchester City. He told his namesake that he would like to spend a few more seasons with the English club.

2008 - Spanish Cup winner (with Valencia) 2008 - European champion 2010 - World champion 2011 - FA Cup winner (with Manchester City) 2011 - Premier League player of the month (September) 2012 - England champion (with Manchester City ") 2012 - the best assistant in the Premier League 2012 - winner of the English Super Cup (with Manchester City) 2012 - European champion 2014 - champion of England (with Manchester City) 2014 - winner of the Football League Cup (with Manchester City) 2016 - Winner of the Football League Cup (with Manchester City) 2018 - Champion of England (with Manchester City) 2018 - Winner of the Football League Cup (with Manchester City)

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