David Villa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Villa Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuilla, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valencia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1999 | Langreo | ||
| 1999–2001 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Sporting Gijón | 80 | (38) |
| 2003–2005 | Zaragoza | 73 | (31) |
| 2005– | Valencia | 153 | (104) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2003 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005– | Spain | 54 | (36) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 22, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈβiʎə]; born 3 December 1981), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian)[2] is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Valencia and Spain.
Despite sustaining a career threatening injury as a child, he started his professional career with Sporting de Gijón and made his debut in 2000 in Spain's Segunda División. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, after a total of 38 goals and 80 appearances for Gijón. He made his La Liga debut at Zaragoza and scored 31 goals in 73 appearances in the next two seasons, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España, his first senior honours. He joined his current club Valencia in 2005 for a transfer fee of €12 million. He was the second highest scorer in the 2005–06 season with 25 goals, and was part of the Valencia team that won the Copa del Rey for a second time in the 2007–08 season.
Villa plays as a Spanish international and made his debut for the team against San Marino in 2005. He has since participated in two major tournaments: 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. He scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup and was top scorer at Euro 2008 with four goals. He is the second top scorer of all time for Spain behind only Raul González.[3] Statistics (based on goal importance and the tournement they were scored in) demonstrate Villa to be the most prolific goalscorer in the world between 2005-2009, seeing the back of the net over 156 times,[4] while The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) listed him 4th in the "World's Top Goal Scorer 2009" rankings.[5] Villa has two children with his wife Patricia and often attends charity events supported by sports personalities.
He is currently the tenth most prolific goalscorer of all time in La Liga history, only Alfredo di Stéfano, Hugo Sanchez, Raúl, Ferenc Puskás, Rivaldo, Fernando Morientes, Ronaldo, Quini and Samuel Eto'o have produced more goals.
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