Mikaël Silvestre
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mikaël Samy Silvestre[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1977[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chambray-lès-Tours, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Rennes | 55 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Inter Milan | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Manchester United | 249 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Arsenal | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Werder Bremen | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Chennaiyin | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 391 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | France U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | France | 40 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Mikaël Samy Silvestre (born 9 August 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best known for a nine-year spell at Manchester United, with whom he won numerous Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, two FA Community Shields, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[7] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 1995–96 | French Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | French Division 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | French Division 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Inter Milan | 1998–99 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Manchester United | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 249 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 361 | 10 | ||
| Arsenal | 2008–09 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Portland Timbers | 2013 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Chennaiyin | 2014 | Indian Super League | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 391 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 542 | 15 | ||
International[change | change source]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silvestre goal.[8][9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 April 2001 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Portugal |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 August 2002 | Stade du 7 Novembre, Gafsa, Tunisia |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Honours[change | change source]
Manchester United
- Premier League: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07[10]
- FA Cup: 2003–04[11]
- Football League Cup: 2005–06[12]
- FA Community Shield: 2003,[13] 2007[14]
- UEFA Champions League: 2007–08[15]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999[16]
France
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001, 2003[source?]
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2008/2009: Booking List before Semi-final 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mikael Silvestre". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ↑ "Mikael Silvestre". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "16. Mikaël Silvestre". Soccerbase. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Silvestre, Mickaël at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Mikaël Silvestre at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ "Match - France - Portugal" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Match - Tunisie - France" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mikaël Silvestre: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Man Utd win FA Cup". BBC Sport. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Man Utd ease to Carling Cup glory". BBC Sport. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ "Man Utd win Community Shield". BBC Sport. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ Cheese, Caroline (5 August 2007). "Chelsea 1–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (22 May 2008). "Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Man Utd crowned world champions". BBC News. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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