nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
6 20 14 5 9 91 8 january 1986 manchester city 1995 2005 -- 2006 2010 -- -- 2000 2000 -- 2003 2004 -- 2005 1995 -- 2000 2000 -- 2003 14 119 35 34 166 1 21 4 2 33 275 2001 2005 2004 -- 2006 2006 -- -- 2002 2002 -- 2003 2004 -- 2005 david silva euro 2012 vs france 01.jpg david silva silva with spain during uefa euro 2012 david josué jiménez silva arguineguín , spain spain u21 spain u16 spain u17 spain u19 spain u20 spain 1.70 m on 21 2 5 5 4 7 23 ud san fernando valencia ud → celta -lrb- loan -rrb- manchester city san fernando valencia → eibar -lrb- loan -rrb- attacking midfielder / winger david silva

david silva

david josué jiménez silva -lrb- ; born 8 january 1986 -rrb- is a spanish professional footballer who plays for english club manchester city and the spain national team .
silva plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker .
he is predominantly a left-footed player .
silva spent six years of his professional career with valencia cf , appearing in more than 150 games and winning one copa del rey in 2008 , before moving in the summer of 2010 to manchester city .
his passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames `` merlin '' and `` el mago '' from his team-mates and fans .
since joining city , silva has appeared in over 200 matches in five seasons , winning the fa cup , football league cup and two premier league titles .
a spanish international since the age of 20 , he was an integral member of the squads that won three consecutive international tournaments -- uefa euro 2008 , the 2010 fifa world cup , and uefa euro 2012 .
