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David Silva
Personal information
Full name	David Josué Jiménez Silva
Date of birth	January 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) (age 21)
Place of birth	Arguineguin, Canary Islands, Spain
Height	1.71 m
Playing position	Left Midfielder Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	21
Youth clubs
2003-2004	Valencia
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004– 2004-2005 2005-2006	Valencia → SD Eibar (loan) → Celta Vigo (loan)	34 (4) 35 (5) 34 (4)
National team2
2006-Current	Spain	7 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 30 May 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

David Josué Jiménez Silva (born January 8, 1986 in Arguineguin, Spain), is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia CF and the Spanish national football team.

He made his first league appearance at SD Eibar where he played 35 league games for the side whilst on loan from Valencia, scoring 5 goals. In the 2005/2006 season, Silva was loaned out to play for Celta Vigo where he played 31 matches scoring 4 goals, further cementing his reputation as one of Valencia's brightest prospects. He soon became a Spanish U21 international, and scored 4 goals during the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005; this was enough to earn him joint 4th place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pelle.

David Silva is versatile player; capable of playing on both the left or right of midfield, or as a traditional number 10. A player of slight build, he is often compared to Pablo Aimar, the player he replaced at Valencia. In fact Silva is wearing Aimar's trademark number 21 shirt. Silva is considered one of the prospects in Valencia, and already a lot of responsibility lies on his shoulders.

On June 21, 2007, Silva signed a seven-year contract at Valencia, further cementing his place as one of the club's leading players and brightest prospects, alongside David Villa, Joaquín and Raul Albiol. He has attracted a large amount of attention from Rafael Benitez's Liverpool Football Club^[1]

He made his international debut for the Spain national football team in the 1-0 friendly defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006. He also appeared in Spain's 1-0 victory over England. Silva continues to play for the national team after showing good contributions in his first games. His latest appearance for the national team was in Spain's 3-2 friendly victory over Greece on 22 August 2007, scoring 2 goals in the process.

• player stats at www.lfp.es