Career
Prior to this, da Silva played for Football Club Zebra for two years, having spent the entirety of his youth career (2000–2002) there also. A prolific striker at club level, he has also notched 10 goals in 25 caps for the Timor-Leste national football team since 2003, and is their all-time top scorer and appearance holder, both by a considerable margin. Da Silva is considered to be the best East Timorese football player of all time.
In 2011, Emilio was the highest paid athlete from East Timor, making $20,000 (United States dollar).
Da Silva scored two goals during Timor-Leste"s unsuccessful 2010 qualifying campaign, both against Hong Kong.