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).
International career Da Silva scored three goals during Timor-Leste's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, all against Hong Kong.
International goals Scores and results list East Timor's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 21 October 2007 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia 1–2 2–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 2–1 3. 28 October 2007 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 1–3 1–8
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