David Josué Jiménez Silva (born January 8, 1986 in Arguineguin) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Valencia CF and the Spanish national football team.

A versatile player, Silva is capable of playing on either side of midfield, or as a traditional number 10. A player of slight build, he is often compared to Pablo Aimar, the player he replaced at Valencia, also donning Aimar's trademark number 21.

Club career

Silva made his professional debuts at Segunda División's SD Eibar on loan from Valencia, playing 35 league games and scoring on 5 occasions. In the following season, he was again loaned, to Celta Vigo, where he played 31 matches scoring 4 goals, as the Galician side reached the UEFA Cup straight from the second-tier.

On June 21, 2007, Silva signed a seven-year contract at Valencia, further cementing his place as one of the club's leading players and brightest prospects, alongside David Villa, Joaquín, Fernando Morientes and Raul Albiol.^[1]

International career

In 2006, Silva became a Spanish U21 international, and scored 4 goals during the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2005; this was enough to earn him joint 4th place in the goal ranking, alongside Italian striker Graziano Pelle.

Silva made his international debut for the Spain national football team in the 1-0 friendly defeat to Romania on 15 November 2006. He continued to receive callups to the side after good contributions in his first games. On 22 August 2007, Silva scored his first goals for Spain, netting twice in a 3-2 friendly win versus Greece, and would be part of the squad of 23 for Euro 2008 the following summer.

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2007-08

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