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Thiago Silva

Experienced headFluminense · 41 yrsFringe playerNew signing

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameThiago Emiliano da Silva
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age41
Date of birth22 Sept 1984
BirthplaceRio de Janeiro
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubFluminense
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
200
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Also this season

Earlier this season at FC PortoUEFA Europa League: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 360 min

Earlier this season at FC PortoTaça de Portugal: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 155 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Fluminense; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A2001106.75

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Thiago Silva is a 41-year-old central defender at Fluminense, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 35. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (63.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Silva.

On the season, Silva graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 1.752 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 41 Silva is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
15.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
35
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
63.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.75
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Fluminense finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

25
Apps
1.75
Def. / 90
9
Tackles
19
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

1.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.75 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 41, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions19
Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.