Emílio da Silva

Ary[1]
Personal information
Full name Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982
Place of birth Dili, Timor Timur, Indonesia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Ad. Dili Oeste
Number 10
Youth career
20002002 FC Zebra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20022004 FC Zebra 38 (20)
20042010 AD Esperança 193 (121)
2010 Ad. Dili Oeste[2]
National team
20042012 Timor-Leste 18 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2012

Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva, known simply as Emílio da Silva; born 5 April 1982 in Dili, Timor Timur, Indonesia, is a footballer from East Timor who has represented AD Esperança since 2004. Prior to this, da Silva played for FC Zebra for two years, having spent the entirety of his youth career (20002002) there also. A prolific striker at club level, he has also notched 10 goals in 25 caps for the Timor-Leste national football team since 2003, and is their all-time top scorer and appearance holder, both by a considerable margin. Da Silva is considered to be the best East Timorese footballer of all time. In 2011, Emilio was the highest paid athlete from East Timor, making $20,000 (USD).[3]

International career

Da Silva scored two goals during Timor-Leste's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign,[4] both against Hong Kong.

References

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