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

Rafael Pereira da Silva

Profile Football Stars | Rafael Pereira da Silva | Upon joining Fluminese, Rafael was converted to play at full back by the youth team coach. The club then took part in the 2005 Nike Premier Cup in Hong Kong, where Rafael was spotted by Manchester United scout Les Kershaw, WHO remarked That reminded him of the twins "two little whippets". Kershaw then telephoned Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and recommended That the club sign the Da Silva twins. Manchester United got in touch with Fluminense and asked permission for the twins to travel to Manchester to train with them in 2005. Rafael Pereira da Silva, commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer WHO plays for Manchester United.

The twins Decided to sign for Manchester United, and a deal was Agreed Between the two clubs in February 2007. Rafael made his first appearance for the club in a 2-0 friendly win over Peterborough United on 4 August. Rafael made his competitive debut for Manchester United on the opening day of the 2008-09 Premier League season, Replacing Fraizer Campbell in their 1-1 home draw Newcastle United on 17 August. Rafael's first start for Manchester United on 23 September CAME in their 3-1 home victory over Middlesbrough in the Third Round of the League Cup. Rafael made his first Premier League start in Manchester United's 4-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on 18 October.

On 8 November, Rafael scored his first goal for Manchester United, netting a 90th minute goal a 2-1 defeat Consolation to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. On 19 April 2009, in the FA Cup semi-final against Everton, Rafael and his twin brother, Fábio, started a match together for Manchester United for the first time. However, United lost the match 4-2 on Penalties. In recognition of his first season in English Successful football, Rafael was handed a two-year extension to his Manchester United contract, tying him to the club until 2013.

On 27 October 2009, Fábio, Rafael's twin brother, was booked for a foul committed by Rafael in United's 2-0 League Cup victory over Barnsley. Manchester United appealed and the FA Agreed it was a case of mistaken identity, transferring the card over to Rafael. On 30 December, Rafael scored the second goal of his Manchester United career and the first at Old Trafford in a 5-0 league win over Wigan Athletic. Rafael collided with Blackpool's Marlon Harewood during the second half the which resulted in 10 minutes of stoppage time and forced Rafael out of United's FA Cup tie away to Southampton on 29 January. A game the which United lost 2-1 in extra time.

In 2007, Rafael played for Brazil's national under-17 team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was approached by Portuguese national coach Carlos Queiroz and asked to play for Portugal's senior side, as both Rafael and Fábio hold Portuguese citizenship.

Personal information
Full name Rafael Pereira da Silva
Date of birth 9 July 1990 (age 21)
Place of birth Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back Right winger

Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 21

Youth career
Fluminense 2005-2008

Senior career
years Team
2008 - Manchester United 45 (2)

National team
2007 Brazil U17 12 (0)

Honours

Club

Manchester United
     Premier League (2): 2008-09, 2010-11
     Football League Cup (1): 2009-10
     FA Community Shield (2): 2008, 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

International

Brazil U-17
     South American Under-17 Football Championship (1): 2007