General |
Thiago Silva | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Thiago Emiliano da Silva | |
Date of birth: | 22 September 1984 | |
Place of birth: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position: | Centre back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Chelsea | |
Number: | 6 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1998 2000–2001 2001–2002 |
Fluminense Barcelona-RJ RS Futebol | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2003 2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2009–2012 2012–2020 2020–2024 |
RS Futebol Juventude Porto B → Dynamo Moscow (loan) Fluminense Milan Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea |
27 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 81 (6) 93 (5) 204 (9) 109 (8) | 25 (2)
National team | ||
2008–2012 2008– |
Brazil Olympic Brazil |
113 (7) | 8 (0)
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984), commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for the Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team. The player also has French citizenship. Known for his pace, aerial ability and leadership skills, Silva is regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation.
After moving back to Europe to join Milan in 2009, Silva established himself as one of the highest rated defenders in the world, winning the Serie A title with the Rossoneri in the 2010–11 season. In July 2012, Paris Saint-Germain signed him for a reported €42 million, making him the then second-most expensive defender in history behind Rio Ferdinand. With PSG, Silva has won a joint record seven Ligue 1 championships, five consecutive Coupes de la Ligue and five Coupes de France and led his team to their first ever UEFA Champions League final in 2020. In 2020, he signed for Chelsea on a free transfer, and won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club.
A full international since 2008 and a non-playing member of their team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Silva captained Brazil to victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and fourth place at the World Cup a year later, both on home soil. He was also part of their squads for the two Olympic tournaments – winning a bronze in 2008 and silver four years later – and three Copa América editions, winning the 2019 edition of the tournament on home soil; overall, he has earned more than 80 international caps in total.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Fluminense
- Copa do Brasil: 2007
- Milan
- Serie A: 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Coupe de France: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
- Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Chelsea
- UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
- UEFA Super Cup: 2021
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
- FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21, 2021–22
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2021–22
National[]
Brazil U23
- Olympics Silver Medal: 2012
- Olympics Bronze Medal: 2008
Brazil
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2007
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Fan's Player: 2008
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2008
- South American Team of the Year: 2008
- Samba d'Or: 2011, 2012, 2013
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2013, October 2019
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Group Stage: 2015
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2013, 2014, 2015
- FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2016, 2017, 2018
- FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (10th defender)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
- FIFA Confederations Cup Castrol Index Top XI: 2013
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014, 2018
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2021
External links[]
Chelsea F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
1 Sánchez · 2 Disasi · 3 Cucurella · 4 Adarabioyo · 5 Badiashile · 6 Colwill · 7 Neto · 8 Fernández · 10 Mudryk · 11 Madueke · 12 Jörgensen · 13 Bettinelli · 14 Félix · 15 Jackson · 17 Chukwuemeka · 18 Nkunku · 19 Sancho · 20 Palmer · 21 Chilwell · 22 Dewsbury-Hall · 24 James (c) · 25 Caicedo · 27 Gusto · 29 Fofana · 31 Casadei · 37 Kellyman · 38 Guiu · 40 Veiga · 45 Lavia · 47 Bergström · Manager: Enzo Maresca |
Brazil |
Brazil – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
1. Júlio César 2. Maicon 3. Lúcio 4. Juan 5. Felipe Melo 6. Michel Bastos 7. Elano 8. Gilberto Silva 9. Luís Fabiano 10. Kaká 11. Robinho 12. Gomes 13. Dani Alves 14. Luisão 15. Thiago Silva 16. Gilberto 17. Josué 18. Ramires 19. Júlio Baptista 20. Kléberson 21. Nilmar 22. Doni 23. Grafite Manager: Dunga |
Brazil – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
1. Júlio César 2. Dani Alves 3. Lúcio (c) 4. Thiago Silva 5. Lucas Leiva 6. André Santos 7. Robinho 8. Ramires 9. Pato 10. Ganso 11. Neymar 12. Victor 13. Maicon 14. Luisão 15. Sandro 16. Elano 17. Elias 18. Lucas 19. Fred 20. Jádson 21. Adriano 22. Jefferson 23. David Luiz Manager: Mano Menezes |
Brazil – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernando 6. Marcelo 7. Lucas 8. Hernanes 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Filipe Luís 15. Jean 16. Réver 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Paulinho 19. Hulk 20. Bernard 21. Jô 22. Diego Cavalieri 23. Jádson Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari |
Brazil – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place |
1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernandinho 6. Marcelo 7. Hulk 8. Paulinho 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Maxwell 15. Henrique 16. Ramires 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Hernanes 19. Willian 20. Bernard 21. Jô 22. Victor 23. Maicon Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari |
Brazil – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Alisson 2. Thiago Silva 3. Miranda 4. Geromel 5. Casemiro 6. Filipe Luís 7. Douglas Costa 8. Renato Augusto 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar 11. Coutinho 12. Marcelo 13. Marquinhos 14. Danilo 15. Paulinho 16. Cássio 17. Fernandinho 18. Fred 19. Willian 20. Firmino 21. Taison 22. Fagner 23. Ederson Manager: Tite |
Brazil – 2019 Copa América – Winners (9th title) |
1. Alisson 2. Thiago Silva 3. Miranda 4. Marquinhos 5. Casemiro 6. Filipe Luís 7. David Neres 8. Arthur 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Willian 11. Coutinho 12. Alex Sandro 13. Militão 14. Allan 15. Cássio 16. Fernandinho 17. Paquetá 18. Everton 19. Firmino 20. Richarlison 21. Fagner 22. Ederson Manager: Tite |
Brazil – 2021 Copa América – Runners-up |
1. Alisson 2. Danilo 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. Marquinhos 5. Casemiro 6. Alex Sandro 7. Richarlison 8. Fred 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar 11. Éverton Ribeiro 12. Weverton 13. Emerson 14. Militão 15. Fabinho 16. Lodi 17. Paquetá 18. Vinícius Jr. 19. Everton 20. Firmino 21. Gabriel 22. Felipe / Léo Ortiz a 23. Ederson 25. Douglas Luiz Manager: Tite |
Brazil – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Alisson 2. Danilo 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. Marquinhos 5. Casemiro 6. Alex Sandro 7. Paquetá 8. Fred 9. Richarlison 10. Neymar 11. Raphinha 12. Weverton 13. Dani Alves 14. Militão 15. Fabinho 16. Telles 17. Bruno Guimarães 18. Gabriel Jesus 19. Antony 20. Vinícius Jr. 21. Rodrygo 22. Ribeiro 23. Ederson 24. Bremer 25. Pedro 26. Martinelli Manager: Tite |