Thiago Silva

Profile Football Stars | Thiago Silva | Firstly, he played for Porto, then Became one of the shopping list of Dynamo Moscow.  Thiago Emiliano da Silva, more commonly known as Thiago Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a center back for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team. As a youngster, Thiago Silva Trained with Fluminense, but was not signed when he grew older. 

At Fluminense, Thiago Silva finally got his form back and was no longer blighted by injuries. Fluminense finished the season in Fifteenth place. Thiago Silva was also a key player in Fluminense's Copa Libertadores campaign, finishing second after losing the final on penalty kicks to the LDU Quito. In December 2008, Thiago Silva joined Milan under a € 10 million agreement. Silva was Officially registered as a Milan player from July 2009 Effectively, since the club had already signed two non-EU nationals during the 2008-09 season (namely , Andriy Shevchenko and Tabare Viudez).
He made his non-competitive debut with a rossoneri jersey in a friendly match against Hannover on 21 January 2009.

On 8 November 2009, he scored his first goal against Lazio, as well as an own goal. In Milan's season opener against Lecce, he scored the second goal in their 4-0 win. Milan went on to win Their first Serie A title in seven years, with Thiago Silva playing a key role. Thiago Silva played 39 games for Milan That season, picking up only a single yellow card in the process. That goal saved Milan from a defeat with the score ending at 2-2.  On 17 May 2011, Milan Announced That Thiago Silva extended his contract to 30 June 2016. On 27 November 2011, Thiago Silva was named as captain and scored the opening goal in a convincing 4-0 victory against Chievo.

Thiago Silva was selected by Dunga to play for Brazil in the 2008 Olympics. Silva was selected to play for Brazil in an International Friendly against Italy at the Emirates Stadium on 10 February 2009.

Personal information
Full name Thiago Emiliano da Silva
Date of birth 22 September 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 33

Youth career
2001-2002 RS Futebol

Senior career
years Team
2003 RS Futebol
Juventude 2004 28 (3)
2004-2005 Porto 0 (0)
2005 Dynamo Moscow 0 (0)
Fluminense 2006-2008 81 (6)
2009 - Milan 88 (4)

National team
2008 Brazil U23 5 (0)
2008 - Brazil 25 (0)

Honours

Club
Fluminense F.C.
     Copa do Brasil: 2007

A.C. Milan
     Serie A: 2010-11
     Supercoppa Italiana: 2011

Brazil
     2008 Summer Olympics: Men's Football Bronze medal

Individual
     Bola de Ouro: 2007
     Premio Armando Picchi: 2011
     Samba d'Or: 2011
     Serie A Defender of the Year: 2011