Emílio da Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dili, East Timor, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | FC Zebra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Zebra | 38 | (20) |
| 2004–2010 | AD Esperança | 193 | (121) |
| 2010–2014 | Ad. Dili Oeste | ||
| 2015–2017 | Carsae FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2012 | Timor-Leste | 18 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:28, 28 June 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2012 | |||
Emilio Ribeiro Neves da Silva, known simply as Emílio da Silva; born 5 April 1982 in Dili, Timor Timur, Indonesia, is a former 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).