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Thiago Silva
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Brazilian association football player
Thiago Silva is a Brazilian professional soccer player known for his defensive skills and leadership on the field. He matters because he has been one of the world's top defenders for over a decade, playing for major clubs and representing Brazil at the highest levels of international competition.
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Silva
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Rio de Janeiro
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Award
- Samba Gold
- Participant in
- 2019 Copa América
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Porto
- Position played
- centre-back
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 79
- Image
- 20180610 FIFA Friendly Match Austria vs. Brazil Thiago Silva 850 1582.jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Commons category
- Thiago Silva (footballer)
- sport number
- 3
- date of birth
- 1984-09-22
- birth name
- Thiago Emiliano da Silva
- name in native language
- Thiago Silva
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- different from
- Thiago Silva
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 2
- total goals in career
- 0
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:23, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [tʃiˈagʊ ˈsiw.vɐ], born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto. Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, Silva is known for his defensive ability, discipline, and leadership.
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