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Name: David Josué Jiménez Silva
Birth Date: 8 January 1986
Birth Place: Arguineguín, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5'7'')
Weight: 67 kg (148 lbs)
Position: Midfield
Number: 21
Contract Expires: 30 June 2013
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Valencia CF
Silva signed for VCF at the age of 14, and remained in the reserves until the age of 17.
SD Eibar
Silva made his professional debut in 2004/2005 at Segunda División's SD Eibar, on loan from Valencia CF, playing 35 league games and scoring on five occasions.
Celta Vigo
In the following season, he was again loaned, this time to Celta de Vigo, where he played 34 matches, scoring four goals. After two late substitute appearances, the first in a 2–0 home win over Málaga CF on 28 August 2005, Silva finished as an undisputed starter as the Galician side reached the UEFA Cup straight from the second-tier.
Valencia CF
On 21 June 2007, Silva signed a seven-year contract at Valencia. In two seasons combined, he only missed six matches while netting 14 goals (his first coming on November 5, 2006 in a 1–1 draw at RCD Espanyol).
After not having appeared in the first three months of 2008/2009 due to an ankle ailment, Silva returned to the call-ups in mid-December. On 3 January 2009, he scored twice in a 3–1 home win over Atlético Madrid.
International Career
Silva first represented Spain alongside Cesc Fàbregas in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland, scoring three goals. In 2006, he became an under-21 international and scored four goals during the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship; this was enough to earn him joint 4th place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pellè.
Silva made his senior international debut in the 1–0 friendly home defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006. He continued to receive call-ups to the side after good contributions in his first games. On 22 August 2007, Silva scored his first two goals for Spain, netting twice in a 3–2 friendly win versus Greece. He was then called up to the squad of 23 for Euro 2008.
In the semi-finals game versus Russia, Silva scored the third goal for Spain after a quick counter-attack in which Cesc Fàbregas delivered a low cross for Silva, who sent the ball into Igor Akinfeev's goal with his left foot.
In the final, Silva was involved in an incident with Germany's Lukas Podolski. After he pulled Podolski to the ground, the German approached Silva, which resulted in an angry exchange of words and a coming together of heads that the referee decided not to punish. Shortly afterward, Spanish coach Luis Aragonés substituted Silva for Santi Cazorla in an attempt to calm the tensions.
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