Thiago Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Paris Saint-Germain, where he is the captain and wears jersey number 2, and the Brazil national team. He is a Top Football player among those who were born in 1984.
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Famous For
- He is highly regarded as one of the highest-rated and top defenders in the world.
- He is famous for doing a Good Captaincy for the football team and also for his unique style of play as a Centre back.
Early Life of Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva was born on 22nd September 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as Thiago Emiliano da Silva. His birth sign is Virgo. He holds Brazilian Nationality and of Latino Ethnicity. His father's name is Geraldo Emiliano da Silva and his mother's name is Angela Maria da Silva. He has an elder brother Erivelton Emiliano da Silva and an elder sister Danila Emiliano da Silva. He was born into a poor family. He along with his two siblings grew in a dangerous shantytown, inside the city of Rio De Janeiro. He was a football lover from his childhood and it was his natural gift too. He and his childhood best friend David Luiz who is also a professional football player in Brazil used to perform mascot duties for Brazil national team. From a very small age, he took football training and used to perform well in football games. He is a follower of Christianity. He celebrated his 35th birthday with his friends and families.
Early Career of Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva started his early carer by playing at the junior team of Fluminense FC in Rio De Janeiro from 1998–2000. Then he moved to Barcelona EsporteClube in 2000 where he played for 2 years until 2001. Then he again returned to play for Fluminense FC in 2001.
Professional Career of Thiago Silva
- He started his professional career by joining the senior team of RS Futebol FC where he played from 2002 to 2003 and had 25 appearances scoring 2 goals.
- Then he joined Juventude FC in 2003 and played till 2004 making 28 appearances and scoring 3 goals. In 2004 he was transferred to Portugal's Primeira side FC Porto where he played for team B of the club. Silva was bought by Porto for €2.5 million in 2004 but played only for the reserve team.
- After a year in Portugal, he joined Dynamo Moscow in 2005.
- On 14 January 2006, Fluminense announced the signing of Silva from Porto.
- After a five-month chase and a four-hour negotiation period, Silva agreed to a move to Milan for a €10 million fee, with net wages of €2.5 million on a four-year contract. In 2012 he was transferred to French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain. He also played well in the 2014 world cup as a Captain which was held in their home soil Brazil.
- However, his team failed to impress the world as they were knock out in Round of 16 of the 2018 world cup held in Russia.
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Awards of Thiago Silva
- Bola de Prata: 2007
- Campeonato BrasileiroSérieA Best Fan's Player: 2008
- Samba d'Or: 2011, 2012, 2013
- FIFA FIFPro World11: 2013, 2014, 2015
Records of Thiago Silva
- After moving 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 six Ligue 1 championships, five consecutive Coupes de la Ligue and four consecutive Coupe de France.
Ranking
- He was ranked as the world's best defender in 2013. As of 2020, His ranking is 11 in the Best defender of the world 2020.
Personal Life of Thiago Silva
At the time of writing, Thiago Silva is a married man. His wife's name is Isabelle Da Silva. Isabelle is Thiago's childhood sweetheart. They got married in 2005. They have two sons named Isago and Iago. Its been 15 years 2 months the couple had remained in their marriage relationship. On March 15, 2019, after playing almost 7 years in France with the Paris Saint-Germain, Thiago announced that he, his wife and children had also become French citizens.
Net worth of Thiago Silva
As of 2020, The net worth of Thiago Silva is $45 Million and has a market value of Euro 6 Million. His annual income is $17 million. He currently lives in an apartment in Paris, France with his family. He has got a house in Rio De Janeiro whose price is $ 1 million. He is a car lover. He has a number of Car collections such as Nissan GTR, Porsche Panamera, Audi A1, Audi Q7, BMW, Mercedes which are worth expensive.
Body Measurement of Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva, being at the age of thirty-five, he has maintains his body a lot. He has got a tall height of 6 ft 0 in. He has got a perfect weight of 79 Kg matching with his height. His chest size is 40 in, waist size is 33 in and his biceps size is 15 in. His hair color and eye color, both is black. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
