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A rating is the evaluation or assessment of something, in terms of quality (as with a critic rating a novel), quantity (as with an athlete being rated by his or her statistics), or some combination of both.

Rating may also refer to:

• Credit rating, estimating the credit worthiness of an individual, corporation or country
• Fire-resistance rating, the duration for a passive fire protection to withstand a standard fire resistance test
• Naval rating, an enlisted member of a country's Navy not conferred by commission or warrant
• Performance Rating, in computing, used by AMD
• Ranally city rating, a tool used to classify U.S. cities based on economic function
• Content rating like the following:

• Web content voting, a system where users rate Web content
• Rating site, website that allows rating
• Reputation system, a score for a set of objects within the community based on a collection of opinions
• Telecommunications rating, the calculated cost of a phone call
• United States presidential approval rating, a polling term which reflects the approval of the President of the United States

Entertainment[link]

• Elo rating system, a rating system used in chess and in other sports and games
• Nielsen ratings, United States television viewership ratings
• Motion picture rating, categorizes films according to their suitability for adults and children
• Sports rating, analyzes the results of sports competitions
• Television content rating, categorizes TV shows based on suitability for audiences
• Video game content rating, categorizes video games based on suitability for players

Petroleum[link]

• Cetane number
• Octane rating

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Rating"
• All pages with titles containing "Rating"
• Rate (disambiguation)
• Audience measurement
• Grade (education)
• Star (classification)
• Likert scale
• Parental Advisory

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Lisa Renee Foiles (born September 29, 1986) is an American actress and video game journalist. Foiles has appeared on Seasons 7-10 on the popular Nickelodeon series All That. She and three other cast members (Chelsea Brummet, Jack DeSena, and Kyle Sullivan) were the only members to last through Seasons 7-10. She also guest-starred in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle as Mallory, the female version of Malcolm.

[edit] All That

She was one of the new cast-members of the relaunch cast of All That in season seven. On the show she had many characters such as Claudia. She was one of the cast-members who stayed on the show from the beginning of the relaunch to the cancellation of the show.

Snick On Air Dare[link]

From Seasons 7-9 on All That, Nickelodeon a segment was broadcast during commercial breaks called "Snick On Air Dare", which was similar to the television series Fear Factor. Each segment featured three cast members from All That, in which each of them would be placed in a glass cylinder and one would be randomly chosen to participate in a dare.

In Season 7, Lisa had to lay down in a bathtub full of dead fish. After the dare Lisa said "It was the nastiest thing I had ever done in my life".

In Season 8, Lisa had to lay down in a box with her body covered in mud while live frogs hopped on her body for a minute. Also in that season, Lisa had to chew used gum.

In Season 9, Lisa competed against Nickelodeon star Drake Bell from Drake and Josh. Both of them had to put their bodies in a giant chili bowl and had to eat the chili. The one who gained more weight would be the winner. After the dare, Lisa lost to Drake Bell. Also that season, Lisa had to compete against a cast member from Zoey 101. Lisa had to dance with clam chowder in her pants. After the dare, Lisa won the dance-off.

Present activities[link]

Lisa currently runs the video game website Save Point, consisting of game reviews, articles, and videos featuring herself.

She was on The Angry Joe Show shortly in 2010 and occasionally writes columns on the gaming news site Kotaku.

She was also featured on The Escapist online magazine, where she formerly hosted Top 5 with Lisa Foiles. The show is currently on hiatus due to production difficulties.^[1]

In 2011 Lisa joined forces with Comikaze Expo, planning the first ever All That Reunion with Comikaze Expo CEO Regina Carpinelli. Comikaze has officially announced Lisa Foiles as the conventions official Gamer Girl and Spokesperson. Comikaze has even stated that " Every convention should have a LISA FOILES.".

She has also played in an amateur mini-drama series on YouTube, called "The Street Fighter", in the role of Camille, and appeared in an Adventures of the League of STEAM short entitled "Tall Tails", as a mermaid. Additionally, she has had a guest appearance in SMBC comics/theatre. ^[2]

In 2012, Lisa was a model for the "Girls of Geek" Calendar. Proceeds from the sales went to Breast Cancer research. ^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lisa Foiles Official Website
• Lisa Foiles at the Internet Movie Database
• Save Point
• Girl of The Month With @ YouBentMyWookie
• Top 5 with Lisa Foiles

Jennifer Lawrence
Lawrence at the 83rd Academy Awards, February 27, 2011
Born	Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (1990-08-15) August 15, 1990 (age 21) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence^[1] (born August 15, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Satellite Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Award. At age 20, she was the second youngest actress ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is also known for playing Mystique in X-Men: First Class. In 2012, Lawrence achieved wider recognition starring as the heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel of the same name. Her performance in the film garnered her notable critical praise and marked her as the highest grossing action heroine of all time.^[2][3] Lawrence's performances thus far have prompted Rolling Stone to define her as "the most talented young actress in America."^[4]

Early life[link]

Lawrence was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and has two older brothers. Her parents are Karen (née Koch), who runs a children's camp, and Gary Lawrence, who once owned a concrete construction firm, Lawrence & Associates.^[5][6][7] She acted in local theater^[8] and, by the age of 14, had decided to pursue an acting career, persuading her parents to take her to New York City to find a talent agent. Prior to finding success in Hollywood, Lawrence attended Kammerer Middle School. She graduated from high school two years early with a 3.9 average in order to begin a career in acting.^[5][9] While growing up and in between acting, Lawrence served as an assistant nurse at the children's summer day camp that her mother ran.^[10]

Career[link]

Early work[link]

Lawrence had never taken any drama classes/lessons for acting.^[5] She started out her acting career in the TBS comedy The Bill Engvall Show, playing the eldest daughter of Lauren Pearson. Written and created by Bill Engvall and Michael Leeson, the show is set in a Denver suburb and follows the life of 'Bill Pearson' (played by Engvall), a family counselor whose own family could use a little dose of counseling. The series went on the air in September 2007 and was canceled in 2009 after three seasons. Lawrence received the Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series for her role in the show.

Lawrence had guest-roles in the television series The Devil You Know, Cold Case, Medium, and Monk.^[11]

In 2008, she appeared in a small role in the film Garden Party as Tiff. It was directed by Jason Freeland. The same year, Lawrence appeared on the big screen in Guillermo Arriaga's film directorial debut The Burning Plain, opposite Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. Her performance in the film earned her the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young emerging actor/actress at the Venice Film Festival in 2008.^[12]

Still in 2008, Lawrence had the lead role in another film director's debut, Lori Petty's family drama The Poker House, opposite Selma Blair and Chloë Moretz, where she starred as Agnes, a young girl victim of abuse.^[13] Lawrence was awarded the Los Angeles Film Festival for Outstanding Performance for her role in the film. She appeared in the music video for the song "The Mess I Made", from the 2009 album Losing Sleep by Parachute.

2010–present[link]

Lawrence's lead role in Debra Granik's Winter's Bone, which won best picture at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, is generally cited as a breakout performance for her.^[14] She portrays Ree Dolly, a seventeen-year-old in the Ozark Mountains who cares for her mentally ill mother and her younger brother and sister. Ree then discovers that her father put their house and land up as a bond for a court appearance before he disappeared, and the family now faces eviction.^[15] The performance was highly acclaimed by film critics. David Denby, writing in The New Yorker, said "the movie would be unimaginable with anyone less charismatic playing Ree."^[16] Peter Travers from the Rolling Stone also spoke highly of her and noted that "her performance is more than acting, it's a gathering storm. Lawrence's eyes are a roadmap to what's tearing Ree apart".^[17] Receiving accolades for her performance, Lawrence was awarded the National Board of Review Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress on January 25, 2011, becoming the second-youngest actress to date to be nominated for the category,^[18] and also accrued nominations from the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Satellite Awards among others.

Lawrence had a role in The Beaver, a dark comedy starring Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson that was filmed in 2009, but which spent an extended period of time stalled due to controversies surrounding Gibson. It was released on May 6, 2011. Lawrence co-starred in the independent film Like Crazy, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and received a wider release by Paramount Pictures.^[19]

On June 18, 2011, it was announced that Lawrence was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In June 2011, she starred as shape-shifting villain Mystique alongside James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class,^[20] a prequel to the rest of the X-Men film series and will be reprising this role again in the sequel. Lawrence's Mystique is a younger version of the character played by Rebecca Romijn in earlier X-Men films.

She is also set to star alongside Elisabeth Shue in Mark Tonderai's thriller House at the End of the Street,^[21] which completed filming in 2010 and is in post-production.^[22]

Lawrence was cast in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook, opposite Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. She was originally cast to play "O" in the film Savages directed by Oliver Stone, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

In 2012, Lawrence replaced Angelina Jolie in Susanne Bier's period thriller, The Falling, based on the novel Serena by Ron Rash.^[23][24] She will be playing the role of Serena who learns that she can never bear her husband children and is set out to murder the woman who bore her husband an illegitimate son before their marriage.

[edit] The Hunger Games

In March 2011, Lawrence was offered the part of Katniss Everdeen in the film The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Despite being a fan of the books, Lawrence took three days to accept the role because she was initially intimidated by the size of the movie and what it may mean for her fame.^[25] She underwent extensive training to get in shape for the role, including stunt training, archery, rock and tree climbing, combat, running, parkour, pilates, and yoga.^[26][27] The film was released on March 23, 2012, and set the record for the third-largest opening weekend of all time, making a record-breaking $152.5 million in three days for a non-sequel film.^[28]

The fact that The Hunger Games emerged as a big box office hit with a female lead represents a dramatic shift for the action film genre because historically, among the "top 200 worldwide box-office hits ever ($350 million and up), not one has been built around a female action star" and for the first time ever, Lawrence contradicts that.^[29] She is currently the highest grossing action heroine.

Though the film generally received positive reviews, Lawrence's strong portrayal of Katniss Everdeen was the most highly praised with Todd McCarthy from The Hollywood Reporter saying Lawrence embodies Katniss, "just as one might imagine her from the novel" and "anchors" the whole film "with impressive gravity and presence", ultimately calling her "the ideal screen actress".^[30] Kenneth Turan from the Los Angeles Times stated that Lawrence is the "best possible performer as Katniss and is the key factor in making 'Hunger Games' an involving popular entertainment with strong narrative drive that holds our attention".^[31] Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert also agreed that "Lawrence is strong and convincing in the central role".^[32]

Lawrence will start filming the film adaptation of the second novel in the The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire, this summer, which is scheduled to be released on November 23, 2013.^[33]

Personal life[link]

Lawrence lived in New York City for the first few years of her career, but now resides in Santa Monica, California.^[5] She likes to paint, knit sweaters and scarves, surf, and play the guitar.^[34][35] She has been dating English actor Nicholas Hoult since 2011.^[36]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jennifer Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database

Josh Hutcherson
Hutcherson at the Sydney premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in 2012.
Born	Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 19) Union, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Website
www.joshhutcherson.com

Joshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson^[1] (born October 12, 1992) is an American film and television actor. He began working in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles. He gained wider exposure with major roles in the 2005 films Little Manhattan and Zathura, the 2006 comedy RV, the 2007 family adventure film Firehouse Dog, and the film adaptations of Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. On March 30, 2008, Hutcherson won a Young Artist Award (for Leading Young Actor). Hutcherson was also featured on a Celebrity Teens edition of the hit show MTV Cribs, and portrayed Peeta Mellark in the 2012 film The Hunger Games. He will appear in the Red Dawn remake.

Early life[link]

Josh Hutcherson was born in Union, Kentucky. His mother, Michelle, is a former Delta Air Lines employee who now assists Josh, and his father, Chris Hutcherson, is an analyst for the EPA.^[2] He has a younger brother, Connor, as well as many pets, including two dogs, Diesel and Nixon (a boxer).^[3] He has wanted to be an actor since he was four years old,^[4] but had only begun auditioning for roles in 2002, at the age of 9.^[5] He moved from Union to California, due to limited acting opportunities.^[6]

Career[link]

Hutcherson at the premiere of Cirque du Freak in 2009.

Hutcherson's first role was in the 2002 pilot episode, House Blend; in the same year, he appeared in an episode of ER. In 2003, he played the lead role in the comedy Miracle Dogs (which was released on Animal Planet), starred opposite Peter Falk and Timothy Daly in the made-for-television film, Wilder Days, and had a minor role in the well-reviewed independent film, American Splendor. He performed for the motion-capture imagery in 2004's The Polar Express.

In 2005, Hutcherson appeared in several Hollywood films: he had a minor role in the Will Ferrell comedy Kicking & Screaming, voiced Markl in the animated film Howl's Moving Castle (June), and played the lead roles in Little Manhattan (September) and Zathura, which was released in November to positive reviews. The following year, Hutcherson appeared in the comedy RV, playing the son of Robin Williams's character, and subsequently played Jesse Aarons in the drama Bridge to Terabithia, which was filmed in New Zealand^[7] and released on February 16, 2007, performing well critically and commercially. He had not read the novel that the film is based on before being cast in the role.^[7][8]

Hutcherson's next role was in Firehouse Dog (released on April 4, 2007), in which he played Shane Fahey, a firefighter's son who befriends a dog.^[9] Hutcherson filmed Firehouse Dog before Bridge to Terabithia, though the latter film was released first.^[10] His next roles were in the "very dark"^[9] independent film drama Winged Creatures,^[11] and playing the nephew of Brendan Fraser's character in Journey to the Center of the Earth,^[7] a new 3-D film version of the novel of the same name; filming on Journey, which was released on July 11, 2008, began in Montreal in June 2006 and ended in October of that year.^[7][9] Hutcherson also appeared in a film adaptation of the book Cirque Du Freak.

Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens, his co-star in the film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, in January 2012.

In 2010, he had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed movie The Kids Are All Right, playing Laser. Hutcherson has said that he would like to appear in every type of film genre.^[9] On April 4, 2011, Lionsgate announced that Hutcherson had been cast as Peeta Mellark in the 2012 film, The Hunger Games.^[12]

Personal life[link]

Hutcherson briefly dated his Journey 2 co-star Vanessa Hudgens but the two are now "good friends".^[13]

Hutcherson has cited actor Jake Gyllenhaal as an inspiration.^[8] On August 11, 2007, Hutcherson served as the Grand Marshal at the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway.^[14] In September 2008, he went to Italy for the first time. He visited Rome and Milan, and participated in a local event about kids and cinema.^[15] Hutcherson recorded a video for the "Straight but not narrow" campaign, designed to encourage young, straight men to come out in support of their gay peers.^[16] On Saturday, April 21, 2012, Josh received the Vanguard Award from GLAAD. The Vanguard Award is awarded to one who incases the visibilty and understanding of LGBT folks.^[17]

Growing up near Cincinnati, Ohio, Hutcherson is a lifelong fan of the city's Major League Baseball team, the Reds; and got to throw the first pitch before their April 7, 2012 game against the Miami Marlins at Great American Ball Park.^[18]

In April 2012, Josh adopted a pit bull named Driver from the Hands, Paws, & Hearts rescue organization in Lancaster, CA.^[19]

Being from Kentucky, Hutcherson has been a lifelong Kentucky Wildcats fan. While he was on Conan he admitted to painting his face at a Kentucky Wildcats Basketball game and being a lifelong season ticket holder.^[20]

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

Producer[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Josh Hutcherson at the Internet Movie Database
• Josh Hutcherson on Twitter
• People in Film: Josh Hutcherson - Focus Features
• Josh Hutcherson on Myspace
• Josh Hutcherson's channel on YouTube
• Josh Hutcherson on Facebook

David Silva

Silva playing for Spain.
Personal information
Full name	David Josué Jiménez Silva
Date of birth	(1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth	Arguineguín, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	21
Youth career
1995–2000	UD 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	(5)
2005–2006	→ Celta Vigo (loan)	34	(4)
2010–	Manchester City	71	(10)
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	57	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 18 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2012

David Josué Jiménez Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið xoˈswe xiˈmeneθ ˈsilβa]) (born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10, and sometimes as a supporting striker. A Spanish international since the age of 20 with over 50 caps, he was a member of the squads that won both the Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup. He spent six years of his professional career with Valencia CF, appearing in more than 150 games and winning one Copa del Rey, before moving in 2010 to Manchester City. Since joining City, his consistently excellent performances have earned the nickname "Merlin".^{[citation needed]}

Early life[link]

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 Canarian while his mother, Eva, is of South Korean descent, where David's grandfather was part of the Korean diaspora to the Spanish island in the 60's. .^[2][3] Silva has two younger siblings, sister Natalia and brother Nando^{[citation needed]}. He is commonly called by the nickname Chino (Spanish for "Chinese") due to his physical appearance.^{[citation needed]}

Silva began playing football in the youth team of UD San Fernando, near Maspalomas. Originally, he played as a goalkeeper, before becoming a winger^[4] and mirrored his game around his footballing idol as a youth, Michael Laudrup.^[4] When he was 14, he received an offer to become a youth player at Valencia CF, which he accepted. He stayed in Valencia's youth set-up until he was 17.

Club career[link]

David Silva playing for Valencia

Valencia[link]

Silva made his professional debut in 2004–05, with Segunda División's SD Eibar, while on loan from Valencia, playing 35 league games and scoring on five occasions. In the following season, he was again out on loan, this time to Celta de Vigo, where he played 34 matches, scoring four goals. After two late substitute appearances, the first in a 2–0 home win over Málaga CF on 28 August 2005, Silva finished as an undisputed starter as the Galician side reached the UEFA Cup straight from the second-tier.

Silva returned to Valencia in the summer of 2006, becoming an automatic first-choice despite his young age (20). In two seasons combined, he only missed six matches and netted 14 goals (his first coming on 5 November 2006 in a 1–1 draw at RCD Espanyol). In August 2008, he extended his contract by five years, amidst interest of several Premier League teams.^[5]

After not appearing in the first three months of 2008–09 due to a chronic ankle ailment,^[6] Silva returned to the call-ups in mid-December. On 3 January 2009, he scored twice in a 3–1 home win over Atlético Madrid,^[7] still contributing with 19 matches (four goals) as the Che qualified for the Europa League.

In the 2009–10 season, Silva scored a career-best eight goals, as Valencia finished in third position and returned to the UEFA Champions League. On 15 April 2010, he scored a brace against Athletic Bilbao for a 2–0 home win,^[8] adding three assists in the 4–4 thriller at Werder Bremen for the Europa League's round of 16.^[9]

Manchester City[link]

2010–11[link]

David Silva pictured playing for Manchester City in April 2011.

On 30 June 2010, Manchester City announced that they had reached an agreement with Valencia over the transfer of Silva and that he would join the club on a four-year deal, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season.^[10] On 14 July, the Premier League side completed the signing^[11] and Silva was awarded the number 21 shirt, the same number he wore for Valencia and when playing for Spain. Manchester City had previously tried to sign Silva and his Valencia team-mate David Villa in 2008, but were put off when Valencia quoted a £135 million combined price tag on both players.^[12]

City manager Roberto Mancini mainly deployed Silva as a winger^[13] and later in a trequartista role in his first season.^[14] Silva made his Premier League debut on 14 August 2010 in a 0–0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.^[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 September, eight minutes into the Europa League group match against Red Bull Salzburg.^[16] On 17 October, he scored his first league goal in a game against Blackpool, netting City's third goal in a 3–2 away win.^[17] In a 3–1 home win in the Europa League against Lech Poznań, he set up two goals for Emmanuel Adebayor.^[18] He made another assist slipping through Adam Johnson for Manchester City's third in a 3–1 away win against West Ham United.^[19] Erroneous media reports emerged suggesting Silva could return to Spain and cited homesickness and difficulty to adapt to the English game.^[20] His performances, however, impressed Manchester City supporters and won three Player of the Month awards from Manchester City in a row for October, November, and December in 2010.^[21]

On 12 February 2011, he was credited for the equalising goal in the 2–1 loss to rivals Manchester United when an Edin Džeko shot deflected off his back and into the net. On 2 March, he scored from twenty yards out in an FA Cup win (3–0) against Aston Villa. Three days later, he scored the only goal in Manchester City's win against Wigan Athletic. Silva netted the third goal in City's 5–0 rout of Sunderland on 3 April. On 25 April 2011, he started the game against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and was replaced on 90 minutes by Dedryck Boyata in the 1–0 win for City. His assist to Yaya Touré against Everton at Goodison Park took Silva to 15 assists in all competitions for the season.^[22] Following his debut season in the Premier League, Silva has emerged as one of the league's finest playmakers. Carlos Tévez lauded him as "the best signing we (Manchester City) have made."^[23]

2011–12[link]

Silva began the 2011–12 season in fine form, scoring the third goal in City's 4–0 thrashing of Swansea City^[24] and was voted man of the match. Silva also scored the following week against Bolton Wanderers, and was named man of the match.^[25] Silva then set up two of Sergio Agüero's three goals in city's second home game against Wigan Athletic, after another magnificent display from Silva, Roberto Mancini compared Silva to fellow Spain internationals Xavi and Andrés Iniesta and said that Silva is "one of the best players in the world."^[26] On 1 October, Silva was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month for his outstanding performances and making it the first time ever that two Manchester City players have won the award in back to back months with Edin Džeko winning it the month before.

In the first Manchester Derby of the season at Old Trafford, Manchester City won 6–1, with Silva proving, yet again, to be instrumental in the Manchester City attack, scoring the fifth goal, setting up Edin Džeko's second with a chested volley pass through the United defense, and participating in the first two goals with excellent passing to James Milner to assist Mario Balotelli.^[27] On 25 October 2011, in a interview with a Spanish radio station, Silva revealed that he turned down FC Barcelona and Real Madrid so he could sign for City and that he wants to stay at the club for years. He commented, "Madrid and Barcelona are great teams, but I'm happy here and I would like to stay here for many years."^[28] Former City and England defender Earl Barrett said he is almost impossible to stop due to his ability to create space^[29] and Andy Cole, who mostly played for Manchester United, has stated that Silva "is a joy to watch."^[30] On 5 November, Silva scored his fourth goal against Queens Park Rangers. On 18 December, David Silva scored his fifth goal of the season against Arsenal, the game finishing 1–0 to City.^[31]

International career[link]

Silva has won both a European Football Championship and World Cup, as pictured here in 2010

Silva first represented Spain in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, scoring three goals. In 2006, he became an under-21 international and scored four goals during the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship; this was enough to earn him joint-fourth place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pellè.

Silva made his senior international debut in the 1–0 friendly home defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006, and continued to receive call-ups to the side after good contributions in his first games. On 22 August 2007, he scored his first two goals for Spain, netting twice in a 3–2 friendly win versus Greece, and was then called-up to the squad of 23 for UEFA Euro 2008.

In the semi-finals game versus Russia, Silva scored the third goal for Spain after a quick counter-attack in which Cesc Fàbregas delivered a low cross, and he sent the ball into Igor Akinfeev's goal with his left foot.^[32] In the final, he was involved in an incident with Germany's Lukas Podolski. After he pulled Podolski to the ground, the German approached Silva, which resulted in an angry exchange of words and a coming together of heads that the referee decided not to punish. Shortly afterward, Spanish coach Luis Aragonés substituted Silva for Santi Cazorla in an attempt to calm the tensions.^[33]

After appearing regularly during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification stages – Spain won all ten fixtures – Silva was also picked for the squad for the finals in South Africa. His participation would be, however, a small one, as the national team won the tournament: he started in the first match, a 0–1 group stage defeat against Switzerland, then played the last four minutes of the 1–0 win against Germany in the semi-finals.

On 11 August 2010, during an international friendly with Mexico, Silva scored two minutes into second-half injury time, ending the game with a 1–1 draw.^[34] In a Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 3 September 2010, Silva scored after 62 minutes, in a 4–0 away win.^[35] The following month, in the same competition, he scored through a rare header, as the national team downed Lithuania in Salamanca (3–1).

In Spain's first match for 2011, a friendly against Colombia on February 9, he came off the bench to score the game's only goal with just four minutes remaining, helping Spain to a hard-fought 1–0 win.^[36] He scored twice and provided one assist in Spain's 3–1 victory against Scotland in their final match of the Euro 2012 qualifiers. The win saw the Spaniards enter the tournament with a perfect qualifying record by winning all their group games.^[37] He scored the first goal in Spain's 2–2 comeback against Costa Rica, a friendly match where he came on as a substitute in the second half with Spain trailing 2–0.^[38] He once again scored in Spain's first friendly of 2012 against Venezuela to make the score 2–0 in a match that ended in a 5–0 win.

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

As of 13 May 2012

International goals[link]

David Silva international goals: Last updated 1 January 2012.
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goal	Result	Competition
2007–2008
1.	22 August 2007	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	2–2	2–3	International friendly
2.	22 August 2007	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	2–3	2–3	International friendly
3.	26 June 2008	Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien, Austria	Russia	0–3	0–3	UEFA Euro 2008
2009–2010
4.	5 September 2009	Riazor, A Coruña, Spain	Belgium	1–0	5–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	5 September 2009	Riazor, A Coruña, Spain	Belgium	4–0	5–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	14 October 2009	Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–1	2–5	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	8 June 2010	Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain	Poland	2–0	6–0	International friendly
8.	11 August 2010	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Mexico	1–1	1–1	International friendly
9.	3 September 2010	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–4	0–4	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
10.	8 October 2010	Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain	Lithuania	3–1	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2011–2012
11.	9 February 2011	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain	Colombia	1–0	1–0	International friendly
12.	11 October 2011	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Scotland	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
13.	11 October 2011	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Scotland	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
14.	15 November 2011	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	2–1	2–2	International friendly
15.	29 February 2012	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	Venezuela	2–0	5–0	International friendly

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2007–08

Manchester City

• FA Cup: 2010–11
• Premier League: 2011–12

Country[link]

Spain

• FIFA World Cup: 2010
• FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009
• UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2004
• FIFA U-17 World Championship: Runner-up 2003

Individual[link]

• FIFA U-17 World Championship: Bronze Ball 2003
• Pedro Zaballa award: 2005
• Medalla de Oro de Canarias: 2010^[39]
• Manchester City Player of the Month (4):
  • October 2010
  • November 2010
  • December 2010
  • September 2011^[40]
• Manchester City Player of the Year: Runner-up 2010–11^[41]
• Premier League Player of the Month: September 2011^[42]
• PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2011–12
• Manchester City Player's Player of the Year: 2011–12

References[link]

External links[link]

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile
• David Silva career stats at Soccerbase
• David Silva – FIFA competition record
• Official website (Spanish)
• ESPN stats
• http://www.goal.com/en/people/spain/10425/david-silva

Spain squads v t e Spain squad – 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup 1 B. Ribas 2 Molinero 3 Garrido 4 Alexis 5 Robusté (c) 6 Albiol 7 Juanfran 8 Zapater 9 Llorente 10 J. Soriano 11 Gavilán 12 José Enrique 13 Manu 14 Agus 15 Chica 16 Silva 17 Fàbregas 18 Casadesús 19 Braulio 20 Bergara 21 Roberto Coach: Sáez v t e Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2008 Winners (2nd Title) 1 Casillas (c) 2 Albiol 3 Navarro 4 Marchena 5 Puyol 6 Iniesta 7 Villa 8 Xavi 9 F. Torres 10 Fàbregas 11 Capdevila 12 Cazorla 13 Palop 14 Alonso 15 Ramos 16 García 17 Güiza 18 Arbeloa 19 Senna 20 Juanito 21 Silva 22 De la Red 23 Reina Coach: Aragonés v t e Spain squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place 1 Casillas (c) 2 Albiol 3 Piqué 4 Marchena 5 Puyol 6 Pablo 7 Villa 8 Xavi 9 F. Torres 10 Fàbregas 11 Capdevila 12 Busquets 13 López 14 Alonso 15 Ramos 16 Llorente 17 Güiza 18 Riera 19 Arbeloa 20 Cazorla 21 Silva 22 Mata 23 Reina Coach: Del Bosque v t e Spain squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Casillas (c) 2 Albiol 3 Piqué 4 Marchena 5 Puyol 6 Iniesta 7 Villa 8 Xavi 9 F. Torres 10 Fàbregas 11 Capdevila 12 Valdés 13 Mata 14 Alonso 15 Ramos 16 Busquets 17 Arbeloa 18 Pedro 19 Llorente 20 Martínez 21 Silva 22 Navas 23 Reina Coach: Del Bosque v t e Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Casillas (c) 2 Albiol 3 Piqué 4 Martínez 5 Juanfran 6 Iniesta 7 Pedro 8 Xavi 9 Torres 10 Fàbregas 11 Negredo 12 Valdés 13 Mata 14 Alonso 15 Ramos 16 Busquets 17 Arbeloa 18 Jordi Alba 19 Llorente 20 Cazorla 21 Silva 22 Navas 23 Reina Coach: Del Bosque