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Mikaël Silvestre
Mikaël Samy Silvestre 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 multiple Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, two FA Community Shields, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
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sports · French footballer (born 1977) · association football player · also Mikaël Silvestre, Mikael Silvestre, Mikaël Samy Silvestre, Mikael Samy Silvestre, Silvestre
Born 9 August 1977 · Q177343
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2026· 6 entries
Daily Post Nigeria: EPL: Mikael Silvestre names only two teams that can compete with Arsenal for title
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Yahoo Canada Sports: EXCLUSIVE | Mikaël Silvestre: ‘For Rennes, qualifying for the Champions League has to be the objective’
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Yahoo Sports: EXCLUSIVE | Mikaël Silvestre on Manchester United’s Leny Yoro: ‘He needs to impose himself at some point, so why not this season?’
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Sporting News: Mikaël Silvestre
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2025· 2 entries
Yahoo! Sports: EXCLUSIVE | Mikaël Silvestre on Arsenal’s title chances: ‘This should be the year.’
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The Peninsula: Football legend Mikaël Silvestre says "Qatar's U-17 World Cup is a win-win for everyone"
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2024· 1 entry
Tribal Football: Mikael Silvestre latest - Football player news, transfer news & rumours, contract updates
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2014· 2 entries
Played for Chennaiyin FC (2014–2014) — 14 appearances, 1 goals.
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Where he retired at the end of the season
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2013· 2 entries
Joined Portland Timbers in 2013.
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Played for Portland Timbers (2013–2014) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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2010· 2 entries
Played for SV Werder Bremen (2010–2012) — 27 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Werder Bremen in 2010.
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2008· 3 entries
Won: UEFA Champions League with Manchester United (2007–08).
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Joined Arsenal in 2008.
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (2008–2010) — 26 appearances, 3 goals.
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2007· 4 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2007).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2007).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2007).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2006–07).
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2006· 4 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Manchester United (2005-2006).
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Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with France (2006).
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Won: Football League Cup with Manchester United (2005–06).
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With the signings of Nemanja Vidić and Patrice Evra
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2004· 2 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Manchester United (2003-2004).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester United (2003–04).
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2003· 4 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2003).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2002–03).
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Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with France (2003).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Manchester United (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
And 2006, winning a runners-up medal at the latter
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2001· 3 entries
Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with France (2001).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2000–01).
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Played for France men's national association football team (2001–2006) — 40 appearances, 2 goals.
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2000· 2 entries
Won the English Premier League with Manchester United (1999-2000).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (2000).
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1999· 5 entries
Won: Intercontinental Cup with Manchester United (1999).
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Won: Premier League with Manchester United (1999).
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Where he won multiple Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League in his final season at the club in 2008
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Joined Manchester United in 1999.
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Played for Manchester United F.C. (1999–2008) — 249 appearances, 6 goals.
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1998· 2 entries
Joined Inter in 1998.
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Played for Inter Milan (1998–1999) — 18 appearances, 1 goals.
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1997· 1 entry
Played for France national under-20 association football team (1997–1997) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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1996· 1 entry
Before moving to Italian club Inter Milan in 1998
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1995· 1 entry
Played for Stade Rennais F.C. (1995–1998) — 49 appearances, 0 goals.
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1987· 1 entry
And the first player to move from United to Arsenal since Brian Kidd in 1974
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1977· 1 entry
Born 1977-08-09.
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