🏅 Ballon D'OneFootball 2025: Thiago Silva of Flu ranked 10th | OneFootball

Captain and idol of Fluminense, Thiago Silva kicks off the Ballon D'OneFootball 2025 by taking 10th place.

The award, organized by Brazilian journalists from OneFootball, lists the players who performed best throughout the season in Brazil, considering all competitions played in 2025.

We will reveal one more name each day, until December 25th, when the winner of the Ballon D'OneFootball 2025 will be announced.

💪 Days of struggle, days of glory

Fluminense’s season ended last Sunday (14th), with elimination from the Copa do Brasil on penalties to Vasco.

Even without titles, the tricolor year was marked by a historic campaign in the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA, when it was the only Brazilian team to reach the semifinals, in addition to direct qualification for the Libertadores with a fifth-place finish in the Brasileirão.

And, with three coaches throughout the season (Mano Menezes, Renato Gaúcho, and Luis Zubeldía), it’s no exaggeration to say that Thiago Silva was Fluminense’s standout player in 2025.

A great leader of the squad and the player most identified with the tricolor fans, the "Monster" provided support to the defense, even compensating for the technical shortcomings of his fellow defenders, and used his international experience to help Flu achieve good results.

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🥺 The farewell year

With a contract until June 2026, Thiago Silva has informed Fluminense that he will not renew and likely said goodbye to the fans after the elimination in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil.

At 41 years old, the defender played 46 matches in 2025, scoring four goals and providing one assist, totaling 3,955 minutes on the field across the Cariocão, Brasileirão, Sudamericana, Copa do Brasil, and FIFA Club World Cup.

Although his second spell as a Fluminense professional—at the club that developed him as a footballer—did not bring titles like the first (Copa do Brasil 2007), Thiago Silva bids farewell to the fans fully honoring one of the songs dedicated to him.

Warrior of the tricolor defense. Grit, skill, and strength. Thiago Silva is king! I will never forget. The legend the fans have crowned.

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