David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays for La Liga club Real Sociedad. And we’re here to share all football and non-football facts about David Silva – biography, age, height, wife, and net worth.
David Silva was formerly a Manchester City man, for whom he showed his unwavering support when they lost Champions League.
In August of last year, after almost joining Lazio, Silva transferred to Real Sociedad.
David Silva – Biography, Age, Height, Wife, and Net Worth
Biography
Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but he is also a skilled winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player, further.
His passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames “Merlin” and “El Mago” from his fans and teammates.
For all these reasons, he is considered by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Indeed, while playing with City, he built up a reputation as one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the Premier League.
Age
Spanish legend David Silva was born on 8 January 1986. That makes his age presently, on June 12th 2021, 35. So he is 35 years old, as of 2021.
Height
Silva has an average build as he stands at 5’7”, which means 170 centimetres. As for his weight, he weighs roughly 67 kgs.
Wife
David Silva is as yet unmarried but he does have a girlfriend – Yessica Suarez Gonzalez. She has been his partners for many years, and they even have a son together.
Mateo Silva is David Silva’s son. He was born prematurely in 2018 but he was healthy enough to come home from the hospital some months later.
Net Worth
The accumulated fortune of the Spanish midfielder comes to approximately $55 million (could even be $57 million) as of 2021.
He has consequently made it to the top 20 richest football players’ list by Forbes.
He makes around 3.6 million per season at Real Sociedad and a large sum of his income comes from endorsements.
