Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

David Silva Biography and Timeline

Follow David Silva through 5 dated historical records for Spain.

David Silva, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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2010–2019Years on this page

2010

Transfer to Manchester City

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

David Silva joins Manchester City from Valencia. City signed Valencia's creative Spain international to add technical control between midfield and attack.

2011

FA Cup Winner

Midfielder · London · Sport / Football

David Silva linked midfield with the forwards as City worked to break down Stoke as Manchester City defeated Stoke City 1-0 in the 2011 FA Cup final at Wembley.

2012

Premier League Championship

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

David Silva wins the 2011/12 Premier League championship with Manchester City and supplies creativity between the lines and constructs many of City's attacking moves.

2014

Premier League Championship

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

David Silva wins the 2013/14 Premier League championship with Manchester City and creates chances through close control and intelligent movement in advanced areas.

2019

FA Cup Winner

Midfielder · London · Sport / Football

David Silva opened the scoring to send City toward a record-equalling final winning margin as Manchester City defeated Watford 6-0 in the 2019 FA Cup final at Wembley.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.