David Silva's Adidas adiZero 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.