What is David Mendes da Silva?
{{Infobox football biography |name = David Mendes da Silva |image = David Mendes da Silva96.JPG |image_size = 220 |caption = Mendes da Silva with [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] in 2012 |fullname = Davide Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|4|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands |height = 1.86 m |position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Defensive midfielder]] |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Activitas |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]] |years1 = 1999–2004 |clubs1 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]] |caps1 = 117 |goals1 = 8 |years2 = 2003 |clubs2 = → [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (loan) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2004–2006 |clubs3 = [[NAC Breda]] |caps3 = 56 |goals3 = 5 |years4 = 2006–2010 |clubs4 = [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] |caps4 = 109 |goals4 = 9 |years5 = 2010–2013 |clubs5 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] |caps5 = 43 |goals5 = 4 |years6 = 2013–2015 |clubs6 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] |caps6 = 38 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2016–2017 |clubs7 = [[Sparta Rotterdam]] |caps7 = 9 |goals7 = 0 |totalcaps = 363 |totalgoals = 26 |nationalyears1 = 2007–2009 |nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] |nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |manageryears1 = 2015–2016 |managerclubs1 = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] (assistant) |club-update = }} '''David Miquel Mendes da Silva Gonçalves''' ({{IPA|nl|daːˈvit ˌmɛndəz daː ˈsɪlvaː}};<ref>In isolation, ''Mendes'' is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈmɛndəs|}}.</ref> born 4 August 1982) is a Dutch former professional [[association football|footballer]] of Cape-Verdian ancestry. He plays as [[Defender (football)|defender]] or defensive [[midfielder]]. He is known for his dribbling and his tackling