Cesc Fàbregas

Spanish professional footballer player and manager

Cesc Fàbregas (born May 4, 1987) is a Spanish football manager and former player. He plays as a midfielder for Monaco in the Ligue 1. Fàbregas started playing football at Barcelona. In 2003, when he was just 16 years old, he signed with Arsenal. He was named as the new captain of Arsenal in November 2008, after William Gallas lost the captaincy. He also plays for the Spanish national team since he was 19. He signed for Chelsea FC in June 2014.[4]

Cesc Fàbregas
Fàbregas playing for Chelsea in 2015
Personal information
Full name Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Arenys de Mar, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Como U19 and B (manager)
Youth career
1995–1997 Mataró
1997–2003 Barcelona
2003 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011 Arsenal 212 (35)
2011–2014 Barcelona 96 (28)
2014–2019 Chelsea 138 (15)
2019–2022 Monaco 54 (3)
2022 Monaco B 1 (0)
2022–2023 Como 17 (0)
Total 518 (81)
National team
2002–2003 Spain U16 8 (0)
2003–2004 Spain U17 14 (7)
2005 Spain U20 5 (0)
2004–2005 Spain U21 12 (8)
2006–2016 Spain 110 (15)
Teams managed
2023– Como U19 and B (manager)
Honours
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland
Winner 2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2004 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

change
 
Fàbregas before a match against Newcastle United in January 2008
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2003–04 Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
2004–05 Premier League 33 2 6 0 1 0 5[a] 1 1[b] 0 46 3
2005–06 Premier League 35 3 0 0 1 0 13[a] 1 1[b] 1 50 5
2006–07 Premier League 38 2 2 0 4 0 10[a] 2 54 4
2007–08 Premier League 32 7 1 0 2 0 10[a] 6 45 13
2008–09 Premier League 22 3 1 0 0 0 10[a] 0 33 3
2009–10 Premier League 27 15 1 0 0 0 8[a] 4 36 19
2010–11 Premier League 25 3 3 2 3 1 5[a] 3 36 9
Total 212 35 14 2 14 2 61 17 2 1 303 57
Barcelona 2011–12 La Liga 28 9 8 3 9[a] 1 3[c] 2 48 15
2012–13 La Liga 32 11 7 2 8[a] 1 1[d] 0 48 14
2013–14 La Liga 36 8 8 4 9[a] 1 2[d] 0 55 13
Total 96 28 23 9 26 3 6 2 151 42
Chelsea 2014–15 Premier League 34 3 1 0 4 0 8[a] 2 47 5
2015–16 Premier League 37 5 4 0 0 0 7[a] 1 1[b] 0 49 6
2016–17 Premier League 29 5 6 0 2 2 37 7
2017–18 Premier League 32 2 4 0 4 0 8[a] 1 1[b] 0 49 3
2018–19 Premier League 6 0 1 0 3 1 5[e] 0 1[b] 0 16 1
Total 138 15 16 0 13 3 28 4 3 0 198 22
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 13 1 1 0 1 0 15 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 18 0 2 0 2 0 22 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 21 2 5 1 26 3
2021–22 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 3[f] 0 5 0
Total 54 3 8 1 3 0 3 0 68 4
Monaco B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
Como 2022–23 Serie B 17 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 518 81 61 12 30 5 118 24 11 3 738 125
  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  3. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

change
Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2006 14 0
2007 8 0
2008 15 1
2009 10 4
2010 11 1
2011 4 2
2012 13 3
2013 11 2
2014 8 0
2015 7 1
2016 9 1
Total 110 15
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fàbregas goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Cesc Fàbregas
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria 27   Russia 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008
2 14 June 2009 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa 39   New Zealand 4–0 5–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
3 9 September 2009 Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain 44   Estonia 1–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 10 October 2009 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 45   Armenia 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 18 November 2009 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 47   Austria 1–1 5–1 Friendly
6 8 June 2010 Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain 50   Poland 4–0 6–0 Friendly
7 2 September 2011 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland 59   Chile 2–2 3–2 Friendly
8 3–2
9 10 June 2012 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland 64   Italy 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012
10 14 June 2012 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland 65   Republic of Ireland 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012
11 15 August 2012 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 70   Puerto Rico 2–0 2–1 Friendly
12 6 February 2013 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar 76   Uruguay 1–0 3–1 Friendly
13 8 June 2013 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States 79   Haiti 2–0 2–1 Friendly
14 11 June 2015 Estadio Reino de León, Castile and León, Spain 96   Costa Rica 2–1 2–1 Friendly
15 1 June 2016 Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria 105   South Korea 2–0 6–1 Friendly

Honours

change
 
Fàbregas (centre) in 2011 with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron

Arsenal

Barcelona

Chelsea

Monaco

Spain

Individual

Orders

^ Records began at the start of the 2006–07 season.

References

change
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Player Profile: Cesc Fàbregas". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  3. "Cesc Fabregas". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. "Cesc Fabregas: Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  5. Francesc Fabregas history Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNsoccernet, accessed 18 December 2007.
  6. "Cesc Fàbregas Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Cesc Fàbregas at Soccerway
  8. "Cesc Fàbregas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  9. "Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet)". BBC Sport. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. "Arsenal 3–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. "Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report". BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
  12. "Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. "Barcelona 2012–13: Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  14. "Pep Guardiola's final game: Barcelona win Copa del Rey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  15. FERNÁNDEZ, FELIPE (29 August 2013). "Supercopa de España 2013: El Barça gana la Supercopa gracias al gol de Neymar en la ida". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  16. "Barcelona beat Porto for fourth UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018.
  17. "Barcelona win Fifa Club World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  18. 18.0 18.1 "Cesc Fàbregas: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  19. McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  20. McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  21. McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  22. "Monaco 0–2 Paris Saint Germain: PSG win sixth French Cup in seven years". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  23. "Netherlands 0–1 Spain: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  24. "Germany 0-1 Spain". 29 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  25. "Euro 2012 final: Spain 4-0 Italy". BBC Sport. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  26. uefa.com (20 January 2007). "Community - Team of the Year - History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  27. uefa.com (21 January 2009). "Community - Team of the Year - History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  28. "Arsenal FC Player of the Year Award Winners". MFF. 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  29. Sutcliffe, Steve (30 April 2008). "2008 PFA Player of the Year Awards". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  30. "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  31. "Rooney is PFA player of the year". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  32. "Die ESM-Topelf der Saison 2014/15 – ein Deutscher ist dabei". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  33. Williams, Simon. "Euro 2008: The Official UEFA Squad Of The Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  34. "UEFA EURO 2012 Team Of The Tournament Was Superb". www.sportbible.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  35. "FIFA FIFPro World XI: the reserve teams – FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  36. Royal Order of Sporting Merit 2011, mundodeportivo.com, accessed 19 December 2011.