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David Villa

Spanish association football player

David Villa Sánchez (born 3 December 1981) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker. He last played for Vissel Kobe of the J1 League. Best known for his ability to understand, and control the game, he was considered to be one of the best strikers of his generation.

David Villa
David Villa
Personal information
Full name David Villa Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-03) 3 December 1981 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Langreo, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1991–1999 Langreo
1999–2000 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Sporting Gijón B 36 (14)
2001–2003 Sporting Gijón 80 (38)
2003–2005 Real Zaragoza 73 (32)
2005–2010 Valencia[2][3] 166 (108)
2010–2013 Barcelona 77 (33)
2013–2014 Atlético Madrid 36 (13)
2014–2018 New York City FC 117 (77)
2014 → Melbourne City (loan) 4 (2)
2019–2020 Vissel Kobe 28 (13)
Total 617 (330)
National team
2001–2002 Asturias 2 (1)
2002–2003 Spain U21 7 (0)
2005–2017 Spain 98 (59)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2010 South Africa Team
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013 Brazil Team
Third place 2009 South Africa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Villa also played for the Spanish national team from 2005 to 2017.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Continental[nb 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Gijón B 2000–01 Segunda División B 35 13 — — 35 13
2001–02 Segunda División B 1 1 — — 1 1
Total 36 14 — — 36 14
Sporting Gijón 2000–01 Segunda División 1 0 — — 1 0
2001–02 Segunda División 40 18 4 2 — 44 20
2002–03 Segunda División 39 20 1 1 — 40 21
Total 80 38 5 3 — 85 41
Zaragoza 2003–04 La Liga 38 17 8 4 — 46 21
2004–05 La Liga 35 15 3 0 10 3 48 18
Total 73 32 11 4 10 3 94 39
Valencia 2005–06 La Liga 37 25 4 2 6 1 47 28
2006–07 La Liga 36 16 2 0 11 5 49 21
2007–08 La Liga 28 18 6 3 7 3 41 24
2008–09 La Liga 33 28 5 2 5 1 43 31
2009–10 La Liga 32 21 2 0 11 7 45 28
Total 166 108 19 5 40 17 225 130
Barcelona 2010–11 La Liga 34 18 6 1 12 4 52 23
2011–12 La Liga 15 5 3 1 6 3 24 9
2012–13 La Liga 28 10 5 5 10 1 43 16
Total 77 33 14 7 28 8 119 48
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 La Liga 36 13 4 2 7 0 47 15
Melbourne City (loan) 2014–15 A-League 4 2 0 0 — 4 2
New York City FC 2015 MLS 30 18 0 0 — 30 18
2016 MLS 33 24 2 0 — 35 24
2017 MLS 31 24 3 0 — 34 24
2018 MLS 23 14 4 1 — 27 15
Total 117 77 9 3 — 126 80
Vissel Kobe 2019 J1 League 28 13 1 0 — 29 13
Career total 617 330 63 24 85 28 765 382
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, U.S. Open Cup, MLS Cup Playoffs, Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, CONCACAF Champions League and AFC Champions League.

International

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Further information: List of international goals scored by David Villa
Appearances and goals by year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain[4] 2005 4[a] 1 – 4 1
2006 7[b] 6 7 2 14 8
2007 8[c] 3 2 0 10 3
2008 8[d] 9 5 3 14 12
2009 8[e] 5 5 6 13 11
2010 10[f] 7 6 2 16 9
2011 5[g] 5 7 2 12 7
2012 1[h] 0 2 2 3 2
2013 6[i] 3 4 0 10 3
2014 1[j] 1 1 2 2 3
2015 – – –
2016 – – –
2017 1[k] 0 – 1 0
Total 59 40 39 19 98 59
  1. ↑ Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
  2. ↑ Four appearances and three goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, three appearances and three goals in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
  4. ↑ Four appearances and four goals at UEFA Euro 2008, four appearances and five goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and three goals in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
  6. ↑ Seven appearances and five goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, three appearances and two goals in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
  7. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
  8. ↑ Appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
  9. ↑ Three appearances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances and three goals in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
  10. ↑ Appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
  11. ↑ Appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Zaragoza

Valencia

Barcelona

Atlético Madrid

Vissel Kobe

Spain

Individual

Achievements

Decorations

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "David Villa". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "David Villa Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (11 January 2018). "David Villa - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "David Villa, Club info & Prize List". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Golden Boot". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "World Cup Best Players (Golden Ball)". Topend Sports. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Spaniards dominate Dream Team". fifa.com. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "adidas Golden Boot goes to Villa". UEFA. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  11. ↑ "Users pick Top 11". UEFA. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  12. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (6 December 2016). "New York City FC forward David Villa wins 2016 Landon Donovan MLS MVP". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best at each position in 2016?". MLS Soccer. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "2017 MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best in 2017?". MLS Soccer. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". Major League Soccer. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Frank Lampard finally finding form, scoring touch with NYCFC". NYDailyNews.com. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "David Villa named New York City FC's Most Valuable Player for the 2015 Season". New York City FC. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Booth, Mark (16 November 2016). "Villa Named NYCFC MVP for 2016". New York City FC. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "David Villa: Most Valuable Player of the Year 2017". New York City FC. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  21. ↑ Booth, Mark (14 November 2016). "Villa Named Offensive Player of the Year". New York City FC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  22. ↑ Boehm, Charles (5 July 2017). "NYCFC's David Villa voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Month for June". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (July): David Villa". New York City FC. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month (April): David Villa". New York City FC. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Etihad Airways Player of the Month: August: David Villa". New York City FC. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "Teruhito Nakagawa named J. League MVP, with Iniesta joining Marinos and Tokyo players in Best XI". The Japan Times. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  27. ↑ Sid Lowe (12 August 2009). "David Villa: the born goalscorer the giants failed to net". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  28. ↑ "Villa, mejor goleador de la selección en un año natural". Marca (in Spanish). 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  29. ↑ KS Leong (12 February 2009). "Spain Hotshot David Villa Delighted With Goal Against England". goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  30. ↑ Bruña, Manel (5 October 2011). "Las campeones del mundo de fútbol ya tienen la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 25 July 2013.


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