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For other people named Thiago Silva, see Thiago Silva (disambiguation).

Thiago Silva

Silva lining up for Brazil in 2018

Personal information

Full name

\nThiago Emiliano da Silva^[1]

Date of birth

\n22 September 1984 (age 40)^[1]

Place of birth

\nRio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

\n1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[2]

Position(s)

\nCentre-back

Team information

Current team

\nFluminense

Number

\n3

Youth career

1998\u20132000

\nFluminense

2000\u20132001

\nBarcelona-RJ

2001\u20132002

\nRS Futebol

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2002\u20132003

\nRS Futebol

\n25

\n(2)

2004

\nJuventude

\n35

\n(3)

2004\u20132005

\nPorto B

\n14

\n(0)

2005\u20132006

\nDynamo Moscow

\n0

\n(0)

2006

\n\u2192 Fluminense (loan)

\n35

\n(0)

2007\u20132009

\nFluminense

\n73

\n(9)

2009\u20132012

\nAC Milan

\n93

\n(5)

2012\u20132020

\nParis Saint-Germain

\n204

\n(9)

2020\u20132024

\nChelsea

\n113

\n(8)

2024\u2013

\nFluminense

\n19

\n(1)

International career^\u2021

2008\u20132012

\nBrazil Olympic (O.P.)

\n8

\n(0)

2008\u20132022

\nBrazil

\n113

\n(7)

Medal record

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Men's football\n
\n
Representing $\"\"$ Brazil\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
Winner	2019 Brazil	\n
Runner-up	2021 Brazil	\n
FIFA Confederations Cup\n
Winner	2013 Brazil	\n
Summer Olympics\n
$\"Silver$	2012 London	Team\n
$\"Bronze$	2008 Beijing	Team\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:36, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro S\u00e9rie A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known for his defensive prowess, discipline, and leadership.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]\n

Silva began his senior club career in 2002 playing as a midfielder for RS Futebol, and transitioned to a defensive position while at Juventude; he then signed with Porto in 2004, at age 19, and moved to Dynamo Moscow on loan, where he was hospitalized with a near fatal bout of tuberculosis. After recovering, he joined Fluminense and won a Copa do Brasil in 2007. In 2009, Silva moved to AC Milan for a reported fee of \u20ac8 million and won the 2010\u201311 Serie A title.\n

In 2012, Silva was the subject of a then-record football deal when he signed for Paris Saint-Germain in a transfer worth up to \u20ac42 million, becoming the most expensive defender ever at the time. There, he would become the club's longest serving captain, winning seven Ligue 1 titles, six Coupes de la Ligue, five Coupes de France, and playing in the final of the UEFA Champions League, which served as his last PSG appearance. He currently ranks eighth in all-time appearances for the club. In 2020, the 36-year-old Silva joined Chelsea on a free transfer, winning the Champions League in his first season, and both the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup in his second.\n

Silva made his senior international debut for Brazil in 2008 at age 23, and has since received over 110 caps, including appearances in eight major tournaments. He earned a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and a silver in 2012, before serving as captain for Brazil on home soil as they won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and finished fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Silva was also a member of the team that won the Copa Am\u00e9rica in 2019 and finished runners-up in 2021. He has not been called up to the Brazilian national football team since December 2022, but has not officially announced his retirement.^[10]\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	State league^[a]\n	National cup^[b]\n	League cup^[c]\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
RS Futebol\n	2002\n	Ga\u00facho S\u00e9rie B\n	\u2014	8	2	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	8	2\n
2003\n	Ga\u00facho S\u00e9rie A2\n	\u2014	17	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	17	0\n
Total\n	\u2014	25	2	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	25	2\n
Juventude\n	2004\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	28	3	7	0	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	36	3\n
Porto B\n	2004\u201305\n	Segunda Divis\u00e3o B\n	14	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	14	0\n
Dynamo Moscow\n	2005\n	Russian Premier League\n	0	0	\u2014	0	0	\u2014	0	0	\u2014	0	0\n
Fluminense (loan)\n	2006^[359]\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	31	0	4	0	7	0	\u2014	4^[d]	0	\u2014	46	0\n
Fluminense\n	2007^[360]\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	30	5	9	0	12	3	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	51	8\n
2008^[361]\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	20	1	14	3	\u2014	\u2014	12^[e]	2	\u2014	46	6\n
Total\n	81	6	27	3	19	3	\u2014	16	2	\u2014	143	14\n
AC Milan\n	2009\u201310\n	Serie A\n	33	2	\u2014	0	0	\u2014	7^[f]	0	\u2014	40	2\n
2010\u201311\n	Serie A\n	33	1	\u2014	3	0	\u2014	6^[f]	0	\u2014	42	1\n
2011\u201312\n	Serie A\n	27	2	\u2014	2	0	\u2014	7^[f]	1	1^[g]	0	37	3\n
Total\n	93	5	\u2014	5	0	\u2014	20	1	1	0	119	6\n
Paris Saint-Germain\n	2012\u201313\n	Ligue 1\n	22	0	\u2014	1	0	2	1	9^[f]	2	\u2014	34	3\n
2013\u201314\n	Ligue 1\n	28	3	\u2014	2	0	4	0	7^[f]	0	1^[h]	0	42	3\n
2014\u201315\n	Ligue 1\n	26	1	\u2014	5	0	3	0	6^[f]	1	0	0	40	2\n
2015\u201316\n	Ligue 1\n	30	1	\u2014	4	0	2	0	9^[f]	0	1^[h]	0	46	1\n
2016\u201317\n	Ligue 1\n	27	3	\u2014	3	1	3	2	7^[f]	0	0	0	40	6\n
2017\u201318\n	Ligue 1\n	25	1	\u2014	5	0	2	0	6^[f]	0	1^[h]	0	39	1\n
2018\u201319\n	Ligue 1\n	25	0	\u2014	4	0	2	0	7^[f]	0	1^[h]	0	39	0\n
2019\u201320\n	Ligue 1\n	21	0	\u2014	3	1	1	0	9^[f]	0	1^[h]	0	35	1\n
Total\n	204	9	\u2014	27	2	19	3	60	3	5	0	315	17\n
Chelsea\n	2020\u201321\n	Premier League\n	23	2	\u2014	2	0	1	0	8^[f]	0	\u2014	34	2\n
2021\u201322\n	Premier League\n	32	3	\u2014	3	0	2	0	9^[f]	0	2^[i]	0	48	3\n
2022\u201323\n	Premier League\n	27	0	\u2014	0	0	0	0	8^[f]	0	\u2014	35	0\n
2023\u201324\n	Premier League\n	31	3	\u2014	4	1	3	0	\u2014	\u2014	38	4\n
Total\n	113	8	\u2014	9	1	6	0	25	0	2	0	155	9\n
Fluminense\n	2024\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	15	0	\u2014	1	0	\u2014	4^[e]	1	\u2014	20	1\n
2025\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	0	0	4	1	0	0	\u2014	0	0	0	0	4	1\n
Total\n	15	0	4	1	1	0	\u2014	4	1	0	0	24	2\n
Career total\n	548	31	63	6	62	6	25	3	125	7	8	0	831	53\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Brazil\n	2008	3	0\n
2009	3	0\n
2010	5	0\n
2011	13	0\n
2012	8	1\n
2013	12	1\n
2014	9	1\n
2015	6	1\n
2016	1	0\n
2017	7	1\n
2018	10	1\n
2019	12	1\n
2020	4	0\n
2021	9	0\n
2022	11	0\n
Total	113	7\n

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition\n
1	30 May 2012	FedExField, Landover, United States	$\"\"$ United States	2\u20130	4\u20131	Friendly\n
2	10 September 2013	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States	$\"\"$ Portugal	1\u20131	3\u20131\n
3	4 July 2014	Castel\u00e3o, Fortaleza, Brazil	$\"\"$ Colombia	1\u20130	2\u20131	2014 FIFA World Cup\n
4	21 June 2015	Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile	$\"\"$ Venezuela	1\u20130	2\u20131	2015 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
5	13 June 2017	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	$\"\"$ Australia	2\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n
6	27 June 2018	Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia	$\"\"$ Serbia	2\u20130	2\u20130	2018 FIFA World Cup\n
7	9 June 2019	Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil	$\"\"$ Honduras	2\u20130	7\u20130	Friendly\n

Club career

Early career

Fluminense

AC Milan

2009\u201310: Debut season

2010\u201311: Serie A win

2011\u201312: Final campaign in Italy

Paris Saint-Germain

2012\u201313: Record transfer

2013\u201314: Individual success and domestic treble

2014\u201315: Domestic quadruple

2015\u20132020: Sustained domestic success, European final

Chelsea

2020\u201321: Debut season and European glory

2021\u201324: 100 Champions League appearances and departure

Return to Fluminense

International career

Early career and 2008 Olympics

2010 World Cup, 2011 Copa Am\u00e9rica, and 2012 Olympics

2013 Confederations Cup title

2014 World Cup

2015 Copa Am\u00e9rica

2018 World Cup and 2019 Copa Am\u00e9rica title

2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica runner-up and appearance milestones

2022 World Cup

Style of play

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

Thiago Silva

Talks

Articles