Name
Xavi

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80%

Born
1980 (44 years old)

Birth Place
Terrasa, Barcelona

Position
Manager

Status
Active

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Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight
65 kg (143 lb)

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Sport
Soccer

Team
Barcelona

2nd Team


League
Spanish La Liga

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Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), known as Xavi, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of La Liga club Barcelona. Widely considered one of the best midfielders of all time, Xavi was renowned for his passing, vision, ball retention, and positioning.

Xavi joined La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at age 11, and made his first-team debut against Mallorca in August 1998. In all, he played 767 official matches, a former club record–now held by Lionel Messi–and scored 85 goals. Xavi is the first player in the club's history to play 150 European and FIFA Club World Cup matches combined. With Barcelona, Xavi won eight La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles. Xavi came third in the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, followed by third place for its successor award, the FIFA Ballon d'Or, in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he was runner up to Lionel Messi for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. In 2015, he departed Barcelona for Al Sadd, where he won four trophies before retiring in 2019. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances.

With Spain, Xavi won the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999, and the Olympic silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. After making his senior team debut in 2000, he was capped 133 times for his country, and was an influential figure in the team's successes. He played an integral role in Spain's victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as their wins at UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012. He was named Player of the Tournament at UEFA Euro 2008, and was named in the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament in 2008 and 2012. With two assists in the UEFA Euro 2012 Final, Xavi became the first player to register assists in two separate European finals, after setting up the only goal in the final four years earlier. After the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Xavi announced his retirement from international football.

Xavi was awarded the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker award four times, all straight between 2008 and 2011. He was included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI on six occasions: 2008 to 2013, and the UEFA Team of the Year five times: 2008 to 2012. In 2020 Xavi was named in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team, a greatest all-time XI published by France Football magazine. Xavi was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in 2012, and he won 32 trophies in his career, making him the second-most decorated Spanish player in history, behind former teammate Andrés Iniesta. After retirement, Xavi transitioned to coaching, and he was named the manager at Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd in May 2019. In November 2021, Xavi was appointed as manager at his former club Barcelona.


Career Honours

Supercopa de Espana
2022-2023

Barcelona

La Liga
2022-2023

Barcelona

Qatar Cup
2021

Al-Sadd

Emir of Qatar Cup
2021

Al-Sadd

Qatar Stars League
2020-2021

Al-Sadd

Qatar Cup
2020

Al-Sadd

Emir of Qatar Cup
2020

Al-Sadd

Qatari Stars Cup
2019

Al-Sadd

Sheikh Jassim Cup
2019

Al-Sadd

La Liga
2014-2015

Barcelona

Copa del Rey
2014-2015

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2014-2015

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2013

Barcelona

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2013

Barcelona

La Liga
2012-2013

Barcelona

Prince of Asturias Award for Sport
2012

Barcelona

UEFA European Championship
2012

Barcelona

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2012

Barcelona

UEFA Team of the Year
2012

Barcelona

Copa del Rey
2011-2012

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2011

Barcelona

UEFA Super Cup
2011

Barcelona

FIFA Club World Cup
2011

Barcelona

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2011

Barcelona

UEFA Team of the Year
2011

Barcelona

La Liga
2010-2011

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2010-2011

Barcelona

UEFA Team of the Year
2010

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2010

Barcelona

FIFA World Cup
2010

Spain

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2010

Barcelona

La Liga
2009-2010

Barcelona

UEFA Team of the Year
2009

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2009

Barcelona

UEFA Super Cup
2009

Barcelona

FIFA Club World Cup
2009

Barcelona

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2009

Barcelona

La Liga
2008-2009

Barcelona

Copa del Rey
2008-2009

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2008-2009

Barcelona

UEFA Team of the Year
2008

Barcelona

UEFA European Championship
2008

Barcelona

FIFA FIFPro World XI
2008

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2006

Barcelona

La Liga
2005-2006

Barcelona

UEFA Champions League
2005-2006

Barcelona

Supercopa de España
2005

Barcelona

La Liga
2004-2005

Barcelona

La Liga
1998-1999

Barcelona


Career Milestones


Barcelona 700 Official Games
2014-01-16


FIFA World Cup Dream Team
2010-07-15


Former Youth Teams


Former Senior Teams

1997-1999

1998-2001

1998-2015

1998-2014

2000

2000-2014

2015-2019


Former Club Staff

2019-2021
Manager


Contracts

2019-2021


Fanart


Banner



News Reports
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Statistics


Al-SaddAppearancesAFC Champions League20194

Al-SaddAssistsAFC Champions League20191

Al-SaddGoalsAFC Champions League20193

Al-SaddMins PlayedAFC Champions League2019352


Al-SaddAppearancesQatar Stars League2018-201914

Al-SaddAssistsQatar Stars League2018-20195

Al-SaddGoalsQatar Stars League2018-20192

Al-SaddMins PlayedQatar Stars League2018-20191,057


Al-SaddAppearancesAFC Champions League201811

Al-SaddAssistsAFC Champions League20183

Al-SaddGoalsAFC Champions League20181

Al-SaddMins PlayedAFC Champions League2018960


Al-SaddAppearancesQatar Stars League2017-201817

Al-SaddAssistsQatar Stars League2017-20186

Al-SaddGoalsQatar Stars League2017-20185

Al-SaddMins PlayedQatar Stars League2017-20181,416


Al-SaddAppearancesAFC Champions League20171

Al-SaddMins PlayedAFC Champions League2017120


Al-SaddAppearancesQatar Stars League2016-201725

Al-SaddAssistsQatar Stars League2016-201712

Al-SaddGoalsQatar Stars League2016-201710

Al-SaddMins PlayedQatar Stars League2016-20172,236


Al-SaddAppearancesAFC Champions League20161

Al-SaddMins PlayedAFC Champions League2016120


Al-SaddAppearancesQatar Stars League2015-201617

Al-SaddAssistsQatar Stars League2015-20161

Al-SaddGoalsQatar Stars League2015-20163

Al-SaddMins PlayedQatar Stars League2015-20161,530


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2014-20153

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2014-201531

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2014-201510

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2014-20151

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2014-20158

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2014-20152

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2014-201574

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2014-20151,780

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2014-2015333


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20141

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20142

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup201490

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies201477


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2013-20145

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2013-201430

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2013-201410

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2013-20141

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2013-20142

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2013-20143

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2013-20143

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2013-20141

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2013-2014355

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2013-20142,253

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2013-2014810


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20134

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20133

BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20132

SpainAppearancesConfederations Cup20134

SpainGoalsFIFA World Cup20131

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2013336

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2013133

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2013179

SpainMins PlayedConfederations Cup2013376


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2012-20135

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2012-201330

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2012-201311

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2012-20139

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2012-20134

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2012-20135

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2012-20131

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2012-2013355

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2012-20132,192

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2012-2013946


BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20122

SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20123

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20123

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20126

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20121

SpainAssistsUEFA European Championships20122

BarcelonaGoalsSupercopa de Espana20121

SpainGoalsInternational Friendlies20121

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2012172

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2012255

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2012120

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2012536


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2011-20127

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2011-201231

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2011-20129

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2011-20125

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2011-20127

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2011-20122

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey2011-20122

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2011-201210

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2011-20121

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2011-2012564

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2011-20122,164

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2011-2012713


BarcelonaAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup20111

BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20112

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20111

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20114

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20115

BarcelonaAssistsFIFA Club World Cup20111

SpainAssistsInternational Friendlies20111

SpainAssistsUEFA European Championships20112

BarcelonaGoalsFIFA Club World Cup20111

SpainGoalsUEFA European Championships20112

BarcelonaMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup201190

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2011123

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup201190

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2011210

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2011378


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2010-20116

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2010-201131

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2010-201112

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2010-20114

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2010-20117

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2010-20113

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2010-20113

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2010-20112

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2010-2011528

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2010-20112,460

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2010-2011951


BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20101

SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20107

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20107

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20101

BarcelonaAssistsSupercopa de Espana20101

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20102

SpainAssistsInternational Friendlies20103

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana201088

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2010635

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2010316

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships201045


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2009-20103

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2009-201034

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2009-201011

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2009-201016

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2009-20104

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey2009-20102

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2009-20103

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2009-20101

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2009-2010133

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2009-20102,804

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2009-2010990


BarcelonaAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup20092

BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20092

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20091

SpainAppearancesConfederations Cup20094

SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20095

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20095

BarcelonaAssistsSupercopa de Espana20091

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20091

SpainAssistsInternational Friendlies20093

BarcelonaGoalsSupercopa de Espana20091

BarcelonaMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2009210

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2009171

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup2009120

SpainMins PlayedConfederations Cup2009315

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2009430

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2009308


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2008-20095

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2008-200935

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2008-200914

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2008-20091

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2008-200923

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2008-20097

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey2008-20091

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2008-20096

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2008-20093

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2008-2009234

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2008-20092,984

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2008-20091,119


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20084

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20086

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20085

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20081

SpainAssistsInternational Friendlies20082

SpainAssistsUEFA European Championships20082

SpainGoalsInternational Friendlies20082

SpainGoalsUEFA European Championships20081

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2008343

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2008476

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2008368


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2007-20087

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2007-200835

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2007-200812

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2007-20082

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2007-20086

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2007-20081

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey2007-20081

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2007-20087

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2007-20081

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2007-2008554

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2007-20082,932

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2007-2008974


SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20073

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20077

SpainAssistsInternational Friendlies20071

SpainGoalsUEFA European Championships20072

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2007206

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2007600


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2006-20077

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2006-200735

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2006-20077

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2006-20072

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2006-20074

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2006-20071

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey2006-20072

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2006-20073

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2006-2007619

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2006-20072,862

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2006-2007395


BarcelonaAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup20062

BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20062

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20061

SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20064

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20064

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20062

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20061

BarcelonaGoalsSupercopa de Espana20061

SpainGoalsInternational Friendlies20061

SpainGoalsUEFA European Championships20061

BarcelonaMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup200660

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2006161

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup200657

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2006276

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2006270

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2006180


BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2005-200616

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2005-20064

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2005-20061

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2005-20061,217

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2005-2006316


BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20052

SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20058

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20053

BarcelonaAssistsSupercopa de Espana20051

SpainAssistsFIFA World Cup20052

SpainGoalsInternational Friendlies20051

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2005180

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2005704

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2005151


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2004-20051

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2004-200536

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2004-20058

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2004-200512

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2004-20051

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2004-20053

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2004-2005120

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2004-20053,145

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2004-2005720


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20042

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20044

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2004164

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2004225


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2003-20046

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2003-200436

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Cup2003-20047

BarcelonaAssistsCopa del Rey2003-20041

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2003-200411

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Cup2003-20042

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2003-20044

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Cup2003-20041

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2003-2004494

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2003-20043,012

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Cup2003-2004630


SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20032

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20033

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies200360

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships200383


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2002-20031

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2002-200329

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2002-200314

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2002-20035

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2002-20034

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2002-20032

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League2002-20031

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2002-200390

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2002-20032,509

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2002-20031,214


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20023

SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20023

SpainAppearancesUEFA European Championships20022

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2002122

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2002180

SpainMins PlayedUEFA European Championships2002151


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2001-20021

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2001-200235

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2001-200216

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2001-200210

BarcelonaAssistsUEFA Champions League2001-20023

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2001-20024

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2001-2002120

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2001-20022,700

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2001-20021,146


SpainAppearancesFIFA World Cup20011

SpainMins PlayedFIFA World Cup200190


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey2000-20017

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga2000-200120

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League2000-20013

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Cup2000-20016

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga2000-20016

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga2000-20012

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey2000-2001451

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2000-20011,335

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2000-2001263

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Cup2000-2001197


SpainAppearancesInternational Friendlies20001

SpainMins PlayedInternational Friendlies200090


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey1999-20004

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga1999-200024

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League1999-200010

BarcelonaGoalsCopa del Rey1999-20001

BarcelonaGoalsUEFA Champions League1999-20001

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey1999-2000249

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga1999-20001,392

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1999-2000528


BarcelonaAppearancesCopa del Rey1998-19992

BarcelonaAppearancesSpanish La Liga1998-199917

BarcelonaAppearancesUEFA Champions League1998-19996

BarcelonaAssistsSpanish La Liga1998-19991

BarcelonaGoalsSpanish La Liga1998-19991

BarcelonaMins PlayedCopa del Rey1998-1999104

BarcelonaMins PlayedSpanish La Liga1998-19991,436

BarcelonaMins PlayedUEFA Champions League1998-1999423


BarcelonaAppearancesSupercopa de Espana19981

BarcelonaGoalsSupercopa de Espana19981

BarcelonaMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana199890



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