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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

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Raheem Sterling

Sterling warming up before the game against Vålerenga in August of 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Raheem Shaquille Sterling[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 17)[2]
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	31
Youth career
2003–2010	Queens Park Rangers
2010–	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2012–	Liverpool	3	(0)
National team‡
2009–2010	England U16	9	(1)
2010–2011	England U17	13	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 8 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2011

Raheem Shaquille Sterling (born 8 December 1994) is an English-Jamaican footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool mainly as a winger.

Club career[link]

Queens Park Rangers[link]

Sterling was at Queens Park Rangers for seven years as a youth player, before being transferred to Liverpool.

Liverpool[link]

Sterling was signed in February 2010 for an initial fee of £600,000, but this could rise to £5 million depending on how many appearances he makes for the first-team.^[3][4] He made his first appearance for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany on 1 August 2010.

Sterling scored his first goal for Liverpool's youth team in a friendly against Hibernian in a 2–2 draw, coming off the bench and scoring a late equaliser. After all the friendlies, Sterling's first Premier Academy League match was a 2–2 draw against Aston Villa. His first league win was at home to Bristol City in a 3–0 win on 28 August 2010. On 15 December, Sterling scored his first FA Youth Cup goal for Liverpool's youth team in a 4–0 win over Notts County with Sterling netting the third. On 14 February 2011, Sterling scored five goals for Liverpool's youth team in a 9–0 win over Southend United in the FA Youth Cup.^[5]

On 24 March 2012, Sterling made his senior Liverpool debut as a substitute in a league match against Wigan Athletic aged 17 years and 107 days, becoming the second-youngest player ever to play for the club.^[6] He made his second appearance on 1 May again as a substitute, this time against Fulham. Sterling then made another appearance as a substitute against Chelsea at Anfield on the last home game of the season, which Liverpool went on to win 4-1.

International career[link]

Sterling has represented England at Under-16 and Under-17 level.^[7] He is also eligible to play for Jamaica, his country of birth, and his mother Nadine has stated that she would like to see him play for Jamaica at international level.^[8]

Sterling was selected in the England squad for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored a long-range goal in England's opening 2–0 win against Rwanda in Pachuca.^[9] He also scored against Argentina in the second round in a game where England won 4–2 on penalties.^[10]

Personal life[link]

Sterling grew up in the Maverley area of Kingston and was raised by his grandmother.^[11] After emigrating to England, he attended Copland High School in Wembley, North West London.^[12]

Club statistics[link]

As of 8 May 2012.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at liverpoolfc.tv
• Raheem Sterling – UEFA competition record
• Raheem Sterling career stats at Soccerbase
• Raheem Sterling – FIFA competition record

v t e England squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 1 Pickford 2 Cousins 3 Smith 4 Lundstram 5 Jackson 6 Chalobah 7 Sterling 8 Powell 9 Hope 10 Clayton 11 Forster-Caskey 12 Meppen-Walters 13 Garratt 14 Morgan 15 Magri 16 Henshall 17 Redmond 18 Turgott Coach: John Peacock