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Xavi

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Creus.
Xavi
Xavi Hernández - 001.jpg
Xavi warming-up for Barcelona
Personal information
Full name Xavier Hernández i Creus
Date of birth 25 January 1980 (age 32)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 6
Youth career
1991–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Barcelona B 61 (4)
1998– Barcelona 414 (48)
National team‡
1997 Spain U17 10 (2)
1997–1998 Spain U18 10 (0)
1999 Spain U20 6 (2)
1998–2001 Spain U21 25 (7)
2000 Spain U23 6 (2)
2000– Spain 112 (11)
1998– Catalonia 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:48, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Xavier Hernández i Creus (born 25 January 1980), commonly known as Xavi or Xavi Hernández (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃaβi]), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, where he has spent his entire 15-year career.
Xavi came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at the age of 11. He made his first-team debut in 18 August 1998. Since then he has played 680 matches, scored 77 goals and made more than 160 assists for above 50 players. He was an integral part of the sextuple-winning Barcelona side in 2009, the only time which a club has achieved six titles in a year.
Since making his international debut in 2000, he has been capped 108 times for the Spanish national team, with whom he won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008.[2]
Xavi has received five Ballon d'Or nominations, and finished on third place in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He won the World Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.
Seen as the greatest Playmaker of his generation, and one of the greatest in the history of the game, Xavi is the central component to the much revered Spain, one of the greatest teams in the history of the game, he embodies the style of football that has come to be associated with this and the FC Barcelona team.

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Early life

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia,[1] Xavi is a product of Barcelona's La Masia youth system and has been a regular at Camp Nou since the age of 11. His father, Joaquim, was a former player for Sabadell in the first division[3]. Xavi made his way through the youth and reserve teams and was a key member of Jordi Gonzalvo's FC Barcelona B team that won promotion to the Second Division.

Club career

Barcelona

1998–2004

His progression through the teams earned him a first team substitute appearance in a friendly match against Southampton on 12 May 1998[4] and he made his competitive debut on 18 August 1998 in the Super Cup final, in which he scored against RCD Mallorca. His début in La Liga came against Valencia CF on 3 October 1998 in a 3–1 victory for Barcelona. Initially featuring intermittently both for the reserve and senior teams, Xavi scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Real Valladolid when Barcelona were 10th in the league. Sustained impressive performance meant that he became a key member of Louis van Gaal's title-winning team. Xavi finished his debut season with 26 matches played and winning the Spanish League. He also was named 1999 La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year.
Xavi became Barcelona's principal playmaker, after an injury to Pep Guardiola in the 1999–00 season.

2004–2008

He was named the vice-captain in the 2004–05 season and helping the Catalans to win Spanish League and Spanish Supercup. He was named La Liga Spanish Player of the Year in 2005.
In the 2005–06 season, Xavi tore the ligaments in his left knee in training; he was out of action for four months, missing a part of the season, but returned in April and was on the substitutes bench for the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. He also win again Spanish League and Spanish Supercup.

2008–09 season

He was a main part of Barcelona's treble and scored the 4th goal in the 4–1 win in the Copa del Rey 2008–09 final against Athletic Bilbao, with a free kick. In La Liga, among many games, one of the most significant is the 6–2 El Clásico victory vs Real Madrid on 2 May. He assisted 4 out of 6 goals (once to Puyol, once to Henry and twice to Messi). Finally, Xavi helped Barcelona win the 2009 Champions League Final versus Manchester United, which ended 2–0, assisting the second goal by passing the ball to Lionel Messi's header after 69 minutes. Xavi was voted "UEFA Champions League best midfielder" for his contribution during Barcelona's victorious 2008–09 UEFA Champions League campaign.[citation needed] Xavi was La Liga's highest assisting player with 20 assists.[citation needed] He was also the highest assisting player in the Champions League with 7 assists. Xavi earned 29 assists overall that season.[citation needed]
Xavi is under contract to Barça until 2014 after extending his contract during the 2008–09 season. The new contract will make him one of the club's biggest earners, and entitle him to €7.5 million a year.[citation needed]

2009–10 season

Xavi (far left) playing for Barcelona against Real Madrid
During the 2009–10 season, journalists increasingly noted Xavi's contribution to the Barcelona side. For example:
"Quite simply the best midfielder of modern era. World class for several years now, it is the past three seasons in particular where the 30-year-old has been untouchable. Xavi’s passing is up there with Michel Platini, he creates countless goals with genius through balls while virtually never relinquishing possession."[5]
In the 2009–10 season, Xavi again topped the assists table and provided both the assists in Barcelona's 2–0 victory against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. He was acclaimed the 2nd best player of Barcelona in a season-long voting as Barcelona won the league title with a record 99 points.[citation needed] On 3 June 2010, the Madrid-based newspaper Marca awarded Xavi third place in the annual Trofeo Alfredo di Stéfano award for the best player in La Liga, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.[6]

2010–11 season

On 9 June 2010, Xavi signed a new 4 year contract with the club, which may be automatically renewed up to 30 June 2016 based on number of games played.[7] On 29 November he scored his third goal against arch-rivals Real Madrid in a 5–0 home win. On 18 December he scored another goal against RCD Espanyol in a 1–5 win. In the Champions League, Xavi scored a valuable goal against English side Arsenal during a home match in the UEFA Champions League that saw Barcelona passing through to the quarter-finals with an assist by teammate David Villa.
He was one of the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or, alongside Barcelona teammates Messi and Andrés Iniesta. He finished third on the vote behind Messi and Iniesta.[8][9]
He narrowly defeated Lionel Messi to win Player of the Year designation from World Soccer Magazine.
On 2 January 2011, in a league match against Levante UD, Xavi made his 549th appearance for the club in all competitions, matching the record held by Migueli. Following this match Xavi is the player with most appearances with Barcelona of all time.[10]

2011–12 season

Xavi began the 2011–12 season in fine goalscoring form and seemed to grow in his influence of the team despite the long anticipated return of Cesc Fàbregas and the promotion of Thiago Alcântara to create added competition for places in Barca's star-studded midfield.

International career

Xavi against Sweden at Euro 2008
Xavi's abilities on the football pitch have led his teams to numerous titles and placed him among the most decorated footballers of all time. The playmaker has won major international titles with Spain and FC Barcelona in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. His successes on the European stage include winning the UEFA European Football Championship and the UEFA Champions League (three times). Xavi is also a six time Liga BBVA Champion and played in the Barcelona side that won the famed unprecedented Spanish treble, which culminated in a record six trophies, the sextuple, in one calendar year.[11] On 25 March 2011, Xavi earned his 100th cap for Spain in the 2–1 home win against the Czech Republic in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
He played for the nation at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA Euro 2008

Xavi was named Euro 2008's player of the tournament after Spain defeated Germany 1–0 in the final. Xavi was dominant in midfield, making tackles, shaping attacks and driving Spain to their first silverware since the 1964 European Championships.
"We have chosen Xavi because he epitomizes the Spanish style of play. He was influential in the whole possession, passing and penetrating kind of game that Spain played," said Andy Roxburgh head of UEFA's technical committee.
  • Semi-finals – Russia v Spain (0–3)
Xavi scored the first goal of Spain in the semi-final against Russia. His goal had stunned the Russians.
  • Final – Germany v Spain (0–1)
Xavi made a perfectly weighted ball, rolled towards the German area, from which Torres scored the final winning goal.

2010 World Cup

Xavi was named in Spain's squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, culminating in winning the World Cup title. The midfielder was a crucial player for Spain, finished with an 90 percent pass completion rate over the course of the tournament, completing 599 passes out of 669 passes attempted over all of Spain's seven games.[citation needed]
He was able to provide the most number of passes and he crossed the ball inside the 18 yard box more than any other player performing in that tournament. For example, in the final he made 57 accurate forward half passes.[12]
Xavi also covered a lot of distance on the pitch – 80.20 kilometres throughout the competitions, which average at approximately 11.5 kilometres per each game.[13] In the final he covered a distance of almost 15 kilometres.[14]
  • Round of 16 – Spain v Portugal (1–0)
After a nifty backheel pass from Xavi Hernandez in the 63rd minute, David Villa had his shot with his left foot blocked by Eduardo, but then he put in the rebound with his right foot for the winning goal.[15]
  • Semi-finals – Germany v Spain (0–1)
Xavi snaps the corner out to the edge of the six-yard box, where Puyol crashes an immense header into the top-right corner.[16]

International appearances

Xavi takes the free kick against England in a friendly match
As of 14 December 2011[17]
National team Season Apps Goals
Spain 2000–01 1 0
2001–02 5 0
2002–03 8 0
2003–04 5 0
2004–05 8 1
2005–06 13 1
2006–07 7 1
2007–08 16 4
2008–09 14 1
2009–10 17 0
2010–11 7 1
2011–12 7 1
Total 108 10

International goals

Style of play

Xavi's stake to claim as one of the best midfielders of his generation relies largely on his ability to find and exploit space. As said by Xavi himself: "That's what I do: look for spaces. All day. I'm always looking".[18] Xavi's abnormally good vision, pinpoint accurate passing and world class ball control allow him to dictate the flow of play whilst rarely relinquishing possession. His ability to completely control some matches has earned him the sobriquet, "The Puppet Master".[19][20]

Career statistics

Xavi takes a corner during the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
As of match played 26 May 2012.[21][22]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[23] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 1997–98 39 3 – – – 39 3
1998–99 18 0 – – – 18 0
1999–2000 4 1 – – – 4 1
Total 61 4 – – – 61 4
Barcelona 1998–99 17 1 3 1 6 0 1 1 27 3
1999–2000 24 0 4 1 10 1 0 0 38 2
2000–01 20 2 7 0 9 0 – 36 2
2001–02 35 4 1 0 16 0 – 52 4
2002–03 29 2 1 0 14 1 – 44 3
2003–04 36 4 6 0 7 1 – 49 5
2004–05 36 3 1 0 8 0 – 45 3
2005–06 16 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 22 0
2006–07 35 3 7 2 7 0 5 1 54 6
2007–08 35 7 7 1 12 1 – 54 9
2008–09 35 6 5 1 14 3 – 54 10
2009–10 34 3 3 2 11 1 5 1 53 7
2010–11 31 3 6 0 12 2 1 0 50 5
2011–12 31 10 7 2 9 1 4 1 51 14
Total 414 48 58 10 139 11 18 4 629 73
Career totals 475 52 58 10 139 11 18 4 690 77

Honours

Barcelona

Spain

Individual

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