David Silva Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About David Silva

• David Silva liked playing football since childhood and played with his cousin and friends in the streets. Sometimes, he played with a potato as a football.
  

  A childhood photo of David Silva

• He used to watch football matches of senior players as a ballboy and once broke his hand while trying to stop a ball from going out of the stadium; however, he came to the field a week later with a cast in his hand.
  

  David Silva during his childhood

•  He initially played as a goalkeeper but later became a winger.

• When he was 12 years old, he went to Real Madrid Stadium with his family and impressed then-Real Madrid manager Vicente del Bosque with his skills; however, they told him that he was too small to play for them, so he came back to the Canary Islands.

• When he turned 14, he joined Valencia CF Youth Academy and trained there till the age of 17.

• Silva later played for many age-group teams of Spain such as Under-16 (2001–2002), Under-17 (2002-2003), Under-19 (2004-2005), Under-20 (2005), and Under-21 (2004-2006).
  

  David Silva when he played for age-group teams in Spain

• Valencia loaned him out to SD Eibar in the 2004-2005 Segunda División where he scored 5 goals in 35 games.
  

  David Silva when he played for SD Eibar

• He played in the 2005-2006 La Liga season for Celta De Vigo while on loan from Valencia, he hit 4 goals in 34 matches.
  

  David Silva when he played for Celta De Vigo

• In 2006, he returned to Valencia and extended his contract in 2008 for five years. His first major trophy win was Copa del Rey in 2008.
  

  David Silva when he played for Valencia CF

• He got into a verbal fight with Lukas Podolski of Germany during the final match of the 2008 UEFA Euro which Spain won with a score of 1-0.

• He was a member of the Spanish team which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa, Spain’s first World Cup title.
  

  David Silva (left) with the 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy

• In July 2010, he signed a 4-year deal with Manchester City on a salary of £27 million yearly. When asked why he left Valencia, he replied that he was happy but had to leave the club because of increasing debts on the club.

• Real Madrid wanted to sign him; however, they dropped the idea as they did not like his habit of partying and drinking.

• On 14 August 2010, he made his Premier League debut for Manchester City against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane Stadium. He was initially deployed as a winger and later as a midfielder by City manager Roberto Mancini.
  

  David Silva when he played for Manchester City

• He was the top assist-maker of the 2011-2012 Premier League with 15 assists and helped City win the league.

• On 17 September 2012, Silva extended his contract with Manchester City for five years till 2017.

• He could not play much in the 2012-13 and 2013-2014 seasons of Premier League and other competitions due to various injuries.

• He helped the team win the 2012 UEFA Euro. He later represented the team in many tournaments including the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2016 UEFA Euro.
  

  David Silva with the 2012 UEFA Euro Trophy

• On 12 August 2014, he extended his contract with City for 5 years. On 13 November 2017, he signed a 1-year extension till 2020.

• Silva played for Spain in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and in the 2018 edition after which he took international retirement at the age of 32 years. The renowned Spanish manager Vicente del Bosque once praised Silva for his team spirit and called him ‘Spain’s Lionel Messi.’
  

  David Silva’s announcement of his international retirement

• In December 2017, his son Mateo was born preterm in just 5 months due to which he could not play many matches and travelled regularly between Spain and England. His son was allowed to go home in May 2018.
  

  David Silva holding his son, Mateo, when he was being released in 2018

• On 15 September 2018, he scored his 50th goal in the Premier League, which was his 350th match for Manchester City and 253rd match in the league.

• In the 2018-2019 season, he helped City create history by winning the League title, Community Shield, League Cup, and FA Cup.
  

  David Silva holding a trophy

• In 2019, he became the captain of Manchester City after Vincent Kompany left the club. He led the club to their third League Cup win in a row.
  

  David Silva with Vincent Kompany (left) when they played for Manchester City

• In 2019, he launched a new winery in the Canary Islands named Bodega Tameran in partnership with the famous Canarian winemaker Jonatan García Lima.
  

  David Silva (right) with different wine bottles produced at his winery

• On 15 August 2020, he played his last match for Machester City against Olympique Lyon in the 2020 in the Champions League quarter-final.

• On 28 August 2021, his contributions to Manchester City for the decade of 2010-2020 were honoured by installing his statue at the Etihad Stadium.
  

  David Silva posing with his statue at the Etihad Stadium

• On 17 August 2020, he signed up with the La Liga club Real Sociedad on a free transfer. He helped the team win the 2021 Copa Del Rey, Real Sociedad’s first major trophy since 1987. In April 2022, he extended his contract with Real Sociedad for one more year.
  

  David Silva when he played for Real Sociedad

• In 2020, City Studios released a documentary titled ‘Made in Gran Canaria’ based on Daiv Silva’s life.

• He suffered an injury in his anterior cruciate ligament in May 2023 during pre-season after which he took retirement from football on 27 July 2023 at the age of 37.
  

  David Silva’s announcement about his retirement from all forms of football

• Silva’s style of playing football included first touch, dribbling skills, and technical ability combined with attacking movements. He is often called one of the greatest midfielders of his generation for his vision, accuracy, and ball handling.

• He had a small physical frame but overcame that with his technical skills in the game. He liked playing without any straps on his knees or ankles.

• He is known for being a very reserved person who rarely spoke to the media and showed off his wealth. His family, particularly his grandmother, has said on many occasions that many lesser-talented players were much more vocal than Silva.

• He is praised by his fans for being a family man as he likes to spend his time at his family’s home in the Canary Islands with his cousins, uncles, grandparents, and childhood friends.

• He once said that had he not been a footballer, he would have been a surgeon.

• He has a goddaughter named Johana.

• He owns a beach hotel & restaurant named Amadores Beach Club on Amadores Beach in the Anfi del Mar region of Gran Canaria. He often hosts his footballer friends at his club.
  

  David Silva at his beach club

• Silva also owns many other properties such as 88 high-quality vacation homes in Arguineguín, a 125-apartment complex in Maspalomas, a small hotel with 22 rooms in Plaza Santa Ana in Las Palmas, and another property in Lanzarote.

• There have been many rumours that he underwent a hair transplant in 2018 as he had a shaved head, and his hairline was observed much ahead in his forehead.
  

  David Silva (left) when he shaved his head and after undergoing hair transplant (right)

• Several books have been written on David Silva’s life and soccer talent including David Silva – El Mago: A Decade Of Magic (2020).
  

  Cover of the book ‘David Silva El Mago A Decade Of Magic’ written on David Silva’s life

• He likes drinking wine during parties and celebrations.
  

  David Silva drinking wine

• Here are Silva’s club career stats:

• Here are the statistics of Silva’s international career: