Fans stunned as they realise PL legend and World Cup winner is quarter Japanese

DAVID SILVA is one of the most gifted footballers the Premier League has ever seen.

Defenders could never guess what he was going to do next, helping the maestro enshrine himself as a Manchester City legend.

And he is still throwing up surprises four years after leaving the Citizens.

An old photo of Silva's family has been doing the rounds on social media.

The playmaker, 38, looks incredibly youthful in a dark shirt and white chinos.

Brother Nando and sister Natalia are also in the shot along with their parents Fernando and Eva, who is half Japanese.

Many fans were stunned to find out Silva had Japanese roots.

One posted: "That's crazy."

Another added: "David Silva being half Japanese is the highlight of the day."

A third wrote: "Wait David Silva’s mum is Japanese, bro crazy."

Silva earned 125 caps for Spain after enjoying a trophy-laden 20-year career as a pro.

The midfielder, who retired last year at the age of 37, was born in a small fishing village in Gran Canaria.

Grandmother Antonia Montesdeoca revealed he learned to play football with whatever they could get their hands on.

She told the Daily Mail: "They would play football out in the street with potatoes or oranges.

"When I didn’t have the luxury of an orange or a potato I would say, 'Right, come on, the two of you outside' and roll up some newspaper into a ball for them so they would play with that.

"David would have been four or five years old at the time.

"He was always very noble as a child. I have 10 grandchildren who all grew up here.

"When I told David to do something he behaved himself and did it so I didn’t need to smack him on the backside – unlike [Silva's cousin and friend] Ransel who was more of a rebel.

"Even now, away from the pitch, he is like a little bird. Very shy.

"I see other football players who are not as good as David talking too much and I wish he spoke up for himself more."