“I think that Thiago Silva is the best defender in the world. It is incredible how good he really is. Thiago Silva is part of a new generation of phenomenal players who are perhaps born once every 100 years.”

Mathieu Valbuena, 2013 http://www.le10sport.com/football/ligue1/psg/psg-valbuena-thiago-silva-est-le-meilleur-defenseur-du-monde-127738 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Aldair, 2014 http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/tetra-em-94-aldair-diz-que-thiago-silva-o-melhor-zagueiro-do-mundo-12785434 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Nasser Al-Khelaifi (PSG), 2012 https://twitter.com/sports_fr/status/239018615934943232 <br class="br">From coaches and club directors

Ronaldo, 2014 http://www.le10sport.com/football/ligue1/psg/psg-ronaldo-thiago-silva-il-marche-sur-les-traces-de-beckenbauer136274 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Nemanja Vidić, 2012 http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-utd-captain-vidic-ac-milans-thiago-silva-best-defender-world-3043501#.U0P6T_mSy1w <br class="br">From former and current footballers

José Mourinho (Chelsea), 2014 http://www.sambafoot.com/fr/informations/58637_jose_mourinho_est_fan_de_thiago_silva.html <br class="br">From coaches and club directors

Lionel Messi, 2017 http://www.mundodeportivo.com/opinion/20170213/414281392273/opinion-barca-thiago-silva-leo-messi-tito-vilanova-ariedo-braida.html <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Paolo Maldini, 2012 http://www.football-italia.net/19914/maldini-thiago-sale-sign-weakness <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Alessandro Nesta, 2009 http://www.milannews.it/primo-piano/ecco-thiago-ha-studiato-col-prof-maldini-21545 <br class="br">From former and current footballers