Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984), commonly known as Thiago Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team . Known for his pace, aerial ability and leadership skills, Silva is regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation.

After moving back to Europe to join Milan in 2009, Silva established himself as one of the highest rated defenders in the world, winning the Serie A title with the Rossoneri in the 2010–11 season. In July 2012, Paris Saint-Germain signed him for a reported €42 million, making him the then second-most expensive defender in history behind Rio Ferdinand. With PSG, Silva has won a joint record seven Ligue 1 championships , five consecutive (six overall) Coupes de la Ligue and five Coupes de France and led his team to their first ever UEFA Champions League final in 2020.

A full international since 2008 and a non-playing member of their team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Silva captained Brazil to victory at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and fourth place at the World Cup a year later , both on home soil. He was also part of their squads for the two Olympic tournaments – winning a bronze in 2008 and silver four years later – and three
Copa América editions, winning the 2019 edition of the tournament on home soil; overall, he has earned more than 80 international caps in total.

HONOURS

FLUMINESE
Copa do Brasil: 2007

MILAN
Serie A : 2010–11
Supercoppa Italiana : 2011

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Ligue 1 : 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 ,
2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20
Coupe de France : 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 ,
2017–18 , 2019–20
Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14, 2014–15 , 2015–16,
2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2019–20
Trophée des Champions: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018,
2019
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20

BRAZIL U23
Olympics Silver Medal : 2012
Olympics Bronze Medal: 2008

BRAZIL
FIFA Confederations Cup : 2013
Copa América : 2019

INDIVIDUAL
Bola de Prata : 2007
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Fan's Player : 2008
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:
2008
South American Team of the Year: 2008
Samba d'Or : 2011, 2012, 2013
Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month : March 2013, October 2019
UEFA Team of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2013
UEFA Champions League Team of the Group Stage : 2015
FIFA FIFPro World11 : 2013, 2014, 2015
FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2016, 2017, 2018
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (10th defender)
FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
FIFA Confederations Cup Castrol Index Top XI : 2013
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team : 2014, 2018
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019

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