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Emílio da Silva
East Timorese footballer · East Timor · On the map · Footballers · Born 1982 · age 44
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.
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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).