Gilberto Silva

Brazilian footballer

Gilberto Silva (born 7 October 1976) is a retired Brazilian football player. He last played for Atletico Mineiro.

Gilberto Silva
Gilberto Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Aparecido da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1976-10-07) 7 October 1976 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Defender
Youth career
1988–1993 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 América Mineiro 20 (1)
2000–2002 Atlético Mineiro 62 (4)
2002–2008 Arsenal 170 (17)
2008–2011 Panathinaikos 78 (5)
2011–2013 Grêmio 47 (1)
2013–2014 Atlético Mineiro 9 (0)
Total 386 (28)
National team
2001–2010 Brazil 89 (3)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2005 Germany
Winner 2009 South Africa
Copa America
Winner 2007 Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América Mineiro 1997[3] Série B 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
1998[4] Série A 20 1 1 0 2 0 23 1
1999[5] Série B 17 1 3 0 6[d] 1 26 2
Total 28 1 21 1 5 0 6 1 60 3
Atlético Mineiro 2000[6] Série A 3 0 11 1 6 0 8[e] 0 6[f] 0 34 1
2001[7] Série A 26 3 4 2 0 0 2[f] 0 32 5
2002[8] Série A 0 0 0 0 6 0 15[f] 2 21 2
Total 29 3 15 3 12 0 8 0 23 2 87 8
Arsenal 2002–03[9] Premier League 35 0 3 0 0 0 12[g] 2 1[h] 1 51 3
2003–04[10] Premier League 32 4 3 0 1 0 8[g] 0 1[h] 0 45 4
2004–05[11] Premier League 13 0 2 0 0 0 1[g] 0 1[h] 1 17 1
2005–06[12] Premier League 33 2 1 0 3 1 10[g] 1 1[h] 0 48 4
2006–07[13] Premier League 34 10 3 0 1 0 9[g] 1 47 11
2007–08[14] Premier League 23 1 3 0 3 0 7[g] 0 36 1
Total 170 17 15 0 8 1 47 4 4 2 244 24
Panathinaikos[15] 2008–09 Super League Greece 29 3 2 0 11[g] 0 42 3
2009–10 Super League Greece 24 0 3 0 13[i] 0 40 0
2010–11 Super League Greece 30 2 2 1 5[g] 0 37 3
Total 83 5 7 1 29 0 119 6
Grêmio 2011[16] Série A 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2012[17] Série A 26 0 15 1 8 0 4[j] 0 53 1
Total 47 1 15 1 8 0 4 0 74 2
Atlético Mineiro 2013[18] Série A 9 0 11 1 0 0 7[k] 0 27 1
Career total 366 27 62 6 47 1 8 1 95 4 33 5 611 44
  1. Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup, Greek Football Cup
  3. Includes Football League Cup
  4. Appearances in Copa Centro-Oeste
  5. Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Mercosur
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in Copa Sul-Minas
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  9. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  11. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2001 1 0
2002 15 3
2003 8 0
2004 4[a] 0
2005 4[b] 0
2006 9 0
2007 15 0
2008 9 0
2009 16 0
2010 8 0
Total 89 3
  1. Does not include match against Haiti on 18 August 2004, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'[20][21]
  2. Does not include match against United Arab Emirates on 12 November 2005, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'[22]
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
List of international goals scored by Gilberto Silva[19]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 31 January 2002 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil   Bolivia 2–0 6–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 4 7 March 2002 Estádio Governador José Fragelli, Cuiabá, Brazil   Iceland 4–0 6–1 Friendly

References change

  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. "Gilberto Silva 1997". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. "Gilberto Silva 1998". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. "Gilberto Silva 1999". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. "Gilberto Silva 2000". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. "Gilberto Silva 2001". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. "Gilberto Silva 2002". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. "Gilberto Silva 2002–03". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. "Gilberto Silva 2003–04". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  11. "Gilberto Silva 2004–05". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  12. "Gilberto Silva 2005–06". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  13. "Gilberto Silva 2006–07". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  14. "Gilberto Silva 2007–08". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  15. "Gilberto Silva". Panathinaikos F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  16. "Gilberto Silva 2011". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  17. "Gilberto Silva 2012". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. "Gilberto Silva 2013". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. 19.0 19.1 "Gilberto Silva". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. Oinam, Jayanta (3 February 2023). "Football's healing touch: When Brazil came calling for peace in Haiti". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  21. "Matches of Brazil in 2004". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  22. "Matches of Brazil in 2005". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.