Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Silva (born 7 October 1976) is a retired Brazilian football player. He last played for Atletico Mineiro.

Gilberto Silva
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Gilberto Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full nameGilberto Aparecido da Silva[1]
Date of birth7 October 1976
     (aged 50)
[2]
Place of birthLagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Defender
Youth career
1988–1993América Mineiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000América Mineiro20(1)
2000–2002Atlético Mineiro62(4)
2002–2008Arsenal170(17)
2008–2011Panathinaikos78(5)
2011–2013Grêmio47(1)
2013–2014Atlético Mineiro9(0)
Total386(28)
National team
2001–2010Brazil89(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América Mineiro 1997[3] Série B 8 0 3 0 0 0 — — — 11 0
1998[4] Série A 20 1 1 0 2 0 — — — 23 1
1999[5] Série B — 17 1 3 0 — — 6[d] 1 26 2
Total 28 1 21 1 5 0 — — 6 1 60 3
Atlético Mineiro 2000[6] Série A 3 0 11 1 6 0 — 8[e] 0 6[f] 0 34 1
2001[7] Série A 26 3 4 2 0 0 — — 2[f] 0 32 5
2002[8] Série A 0 0 0 0 6 0 — — 15[f] 2 21 2
Total 29 3 15 3 12 0 — 8 0 23 2 87 8
Arsenal 2002–03[9] Premier League 35 0 — 3 0 0 0 12[g] 2 1[h] 1 51 3
2003–04[10] Premier League 32 4 — 3 0 1 0 8[g] 0 1[h] 0 45 4
2004–05[11] Premier League 13 0 — 2 0 0 0 1[g] 0 1[h] 1 17 1
2005–06[12] Premier League 33 2 — 1 0 3 1 10[g] 1 1[h] 0 48 4
2006–07[13] Premier League 34 10 — 3 0 1 0 9[g] 1 — 47 11
2007–08[14] Premier League 23 1 — 3 0 3 0 7[g] 0 — 36 1
Total 170 17 — 15 0 8 1 47 4 4 2 244 24
Panathinaikos[15] 2008–09 Super League Greece 29 3 — 2 0 — 11[g] 0 — 42 3
2009–10 Super League Greece 24 0 — 3 0 — 13[i] 0 — 40 0
2010–11 Super League Greece 30 2 — 2 1 — 5[g] 0 — 37 3
Total 83 5 — 7 1 — 29 0 — 119 6
Grêmio 2011[16] Série A 21 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 21 1
2012[17] Série A 26 0 15 1 8 0 — 4[j] 0 — 53 1
Total 47 1 15 1 8 0 — 4 0 — 74 2
Atlético Mineiro 2013[18] Série A 9 0 11 1 0 0 — 7[k] 0 — 27 1
Career total 366 27 62 6 47 1 8 1 95 4 33 5 611 44
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup, Greek Football Cup
  3. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Centro-Oeste
  5. ↑ Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Mercosur
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in Copa Sul-Minas
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  9. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  11. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2001 1 0
2002 15 3
2003 8 0
2004 4[a] 0
2005 4[b] 0
2006 9 0
2007 15 0
2008 9 0
2009 16 0
2010 8 0
Total 89 3
  1. ↑ Does not include match against Haiti on 18 August 2004, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'[20][21]
  2. ↑ Does not include match against United Arab Emirates on 12 November 2005, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'[22]
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
List of international goals scored by Gilberto Silva[19]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 31 January 2002 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 2–0 6–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 4 7 March 2002 Estádio Governador José Fragelli, Cuiabá, Brazil  Iceland 4–0 6–1 Friendly

Gilberto Silva Media

References

  1. ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil (21 March 2014)FIFA. p. 4.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09 (2008)Mainstream Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. ↑ Gilberto Silva 1997. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gilberto Silva 1998. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Gilberto Silva 1999. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2000. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2001. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2002. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2002–03. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2003–04. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2004–05. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2005–06. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2006–07. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2007–08. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Gilberto SilvaPanathinaikos F.C.. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2011. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  17. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2012. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. ↑ Gilberto Silva 2013. playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Gilberto Silva. National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Oinam, Jayanta (3 February 2023). Football's healing touch: When Brazil came calling for peace in Haiti. FIFA. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/footballs-healing-touch-when-brazil-came-calling-for-peace-in-haiti. Retrieved 26 May 2023. 
  21. ↑ Matches of Brazil in 2004. National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  22. ↑ Matches of Brazil in 2005. National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 May 2023.