Emílio da Silva Football player

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 (2000–2002) 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).

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 05, 1982
Birth place
Indonesia , Dili , Timor Timur
Height (meters)1.778

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
F.C. Zebra
Ad. Dili Oeste
Timor-Leste national football team

Topical connections

Emílio da Silva on Wikipedia