Emílio da Silva

East Timorese footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEast Timorese footballer
PlacesEast Timor
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth5 April 1982, Dili, East Timor
Age42 years
Star signAries
Sports Teams
Timor-Leste national football team
F.C. Zebra
Ad. Dili Oeste
The details

Biography

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).

International career

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

International goals

Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 October 2007Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia Hong Kong1–22–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2–1
3.28 October 2007Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–31–82010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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