David Silva's Adidas F50
match issued boots. Both boots are personalized with
"Silva + Cynthia", "21", flag of Spain and Canary Islands. Having
represented
Spain at youth level, he made his début for the senior squad in 2006 and
has
since played at Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup, which were both won
by
Spain. Silva was born in Arguineguín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary
Islands
to Fernando Jiménez, a former municipal police officer and currently
responsible
for the safety of the Valencia CF stadium, and Eva Silva. His father is
Canarian
and his mother is of Asian descent. Silva began playing football in the
youth
team of UD San Fernando, near Maspalomas. When he was 14, he received an
offer to become a youth player at Valencia CF, which he accepted. He
stayed in
Valencia's youth set-up until he was 17.
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