Thiago Silva

Brazilian association football player

Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984), known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chelsea. He also plays for the Brazilian national team.

Thiago Silva
Silva with Brazil in 2018
Personal information
Full name Thiago Emiliano da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 6
Youth career
1998–2000 Fluminense
2000–2001 Barcelona-RJ
2001–2002 RS Futebol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 RS Futebol 25 (2)
2004 Juventude 35 (3)
2004–2005 Porto B 14 (0)
2005–2006 Dynamo Moscow 0 (0)
2006Fluminense (loan) 35 (0)
2007–2009 Fluminense 73 (9)
2009–2012 AC Milan 93 (5)
2012–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 204 (9)
2020– Chelsea 108 (8)
National team
2008–2012 Brazil Olympic (O.P.) 8 (0)
2008– Brazil 113 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Winner 2019 Brazil
Runner-up 2021 Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2013 Brazil
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

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In his youth, Thiago played for Fluminense and Barcelona-RJ.

He started his senior career at RS Futebol, moved to Juventude, and later Porto.[4]

Later in his career, Thiago would go on loan at Dynamo Moscow, and eventually returned to Fluminense in 2006. Thiago would then go on to join A.C. Milan in 2009, for a €10 million fee.[5]

On 14 July 2012, Thiago joined Paris Saint-Germain for a €36 million fee, and extended his contract to 2018 in 2013.[6]

On 28 August 2020, he joined Chelsea on a one year contract.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 April 2024[8][9]
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
RS Futebol 2002 Gaúcho Série B 8 2 8 2
2003 Gaúcho Série A2 17 0 17 0
Total 25 2 25 2
Juventude 2004 Série A 28 3 7 0 1 0 36 3
Porto B 2004–05 Segunda Divisão B 14 0 14 0
Dynamo Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fluminense (loan) 2006[10] Série A 31 0 4 0 7 0 4[d] 0 46 0
Fluminense 2007[11] Série A 30 5 9 0 12 3 51 8
2008[12] Série A 20 1 14 3 12[e] 2 46 6
Total 81 6 27 3 19 3 16 2 143 14
AC Milan 2009–10 Serie A 33 2 0 0 7[f] 0 40 2
2010–11 Serie A 33 1 3 0 6[f] 0 42 1
2011–12 Serie A 27 2 2 0 7[f] 1 1[g] 0 37 3
Total 93 5 5 0 20 1 1 0 119 6
Paris Saint-Germain 2012–13 Ligue 1 22 0 1 0 2 1 9[f] 2 34 3
2013–14 Ligue 1 28 3 2 0 4 0 7[f] 0 1[h] 0 42 3
2014–15 Ligue 1 26 1 5 0 3 0 6[f] 1 0 0 40 2
2015–16 Ligue 1 30 1 4 0 2 0 9[f] 0 1[h] 0 46 1
2016–17 Ligue 1 27 3 3 1 3 2 7[f] 0 0 0 40 6
2017–18 Ligue 1 25 1 5 0 2 0 6[f] 0 1[h] 0 39 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 25 0 4 0 2 0 7[f] 0 1[h] 0 39 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 21 0 3 1 1 0 9[f] 0 1[h] 0 35 1
Total 204 9 27 2 19 3 60 3 5 0 315 17
Chelsea 2020–21 Premier League 23 2 2 0 1 0 8[f] 0 34 2
2021–22 Premier League 32 3 3 0 2 0 9[f] 0 2[i] 0 48 3
2022–23 Premier League 27 0 0 0 0 0 8[f] 0 35 0
2023–24 Premier League 26 3 4 1 3 0 33 4
Total 108 8 9 1 6 0 25 0 2 0 150 9
Career total 528 31 59 5 61 6 25 3 121 6 8 0 802 51

International

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As of match played 9 December 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2008 3 0
2009 3 0
2010 5 0
2011 13 0
2012 8 1
2013 12 1
2014 9 1
2015 6 1
2016 1 0
2017 7 1
2018 10 1
2019 12 1
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
2022 11 0
Total 113 7
As of match played 9 December 2022
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first[9]
List of international goals scored by Thiago Silva
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 May 2012 FedExField, Landover, United States   United States 2–0 4–1 Friendly
2 10 September 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States   Portugal 1–1 3–1
3 4 July 2014 Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil   Colombia 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
4 21 June 2015 Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile   Venezuela 1–0 2–1 2015 Copa América
5 13 June 2017 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia   Australia 2–0 4–0 Friendly
6 27 June 2018 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia   Serbia 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup
7 9 June 2019 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Honduras 2–0 7–0 Friendly

Honours

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Thiago Silva and Brazil president Dilma Rousseff with the 2013 Confederations Cup trophy

Fluminense

Milan

Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea

Brazil U23

Brazil

Individual

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