Silva Comes Out Of Retirement To Join Hong Kong Club At 40

Former Manchester City and Spain midfielder David Silva has come out of retirement after three years to join Supreme Sha Tin, the Hong Kong club announced Wednesday.

The 40-year-old Silva, a member of Spain’s 2010 World Cup winning squad, ended his career in the summer of 2023 after sustaining a serious knee injury while in preseason training with Real Sociedad in Spain.

“I am delighted to join Supreme Sha Tin,” Silva, who made 125 appearances for Spain, said in a video posted on the club’s social media channels, as reported by ESPN.

“I’m really looking forward to going to Hong Kong to enjoy the culture, the people, and the food in Sha Tin — and the football in Hong Kong, of course.”

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Supreme Sha Tin was promoted to the Hong Kong Premier League last season and is currently eighth in the 11-team competition.

“David Silva will be in Hong Kong soon to settle in, link up with squad training, and build up to peak match fitness before making his pitch debut,” the club said.

Silva joined Manchester City in 2010 and spent 10 seasons there, winning 11 major honors, a record now under scrutiny after the club were charged last week with 114 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.

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