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David Villa

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1981 (43 years old)

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1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

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David Villa Sánchez (born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Villa is regarded by pundits as one of the best forwards of his generation, and one of the best Spanish strikers of all time. Villa is currently working as the Technical Advisor and Head of Global Football Operations of the Indian Super League club Odisha FC.

Nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) due to a reputation of playing football with children much older than him, Villa sustained a serious injury as a child but managed to start his professional career with Sporting de Gijón in 2001. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, where he made his La Liga debut, and won the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España. He joined Valencia in 2005 for a transfer fee of €12 million and captured another Copa del Rey title. At age 28, Villa registered 28 league goals and garnered a move to Barcelona for €40 million in 2010, where he won his first La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles, and scored in the 2011 final. He left the club in 2013 after concluding a €5.1 million transfer to Atlético Madrid, where he won another La Liga title. After a single season in the Spanish capital, Villa departed to join new MLS franchise New York City, where he became the club's record goalscorer and appearance maker, winning the MLS MVP Award for best player in 2016. In 2018, Villa announced his departure from New York, to join Vissel Kobe in Japan.

Villa made his international debut for Spain in 2005. He participated in four major tournaments, and was an integral member of the Spain teams that won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. He scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup, was the top scorer at Euro 2008, and earned the Silver Boot at the 2010 World Cup. His displays for Spain and Valencia saw him named in the FIFA FIFPro World11 for 2010. He became the first Spanish player to ever reach 50 international goals and, after a brief comeback in 2017, he retired from the national team with 59 goals in 98 matches, making him Spain's all-time top goalscorer as well as the country's top scorer in the World Cup, with nine goals.
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American MLS MVP
2016

New York City
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Spanish La Liga
2013-2014

Ath Madrid
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Spanish La Liga
2012-2013

Barcelona
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Spanish Copa del Rey
2011-2012

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Spanish Supercopa de Espana
2011

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UEFA Super Cup
2011

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FIFA Club World Cup
2011

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UEFA Champions League
2010-2011

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Spanish La Liga
2010-2011

Barcelona
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FIFA World Cup
2010

Spain
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Spanish Supercopa de Espana
2010

Barcelona
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FIFA FIFPro World XI
2010

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UEFA Team of the Year
2010

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Prince of Asturias Award for Sport
2010

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UEFA European Championship
2008

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UEFA European Championship Top Scorer
2008

Spain
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Spanish Copa del Rey
2007-2008

Valencia
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Spanish Supercopa de Espana
2004

Zaragoza
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Spanish Copa del Rey
2003-2004

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MLS All-Star
2018-07-31
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MLS Best XI
2017-11-30
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MLS Hat-Trick
2017-08-07
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MLS All-Star
2017-07-18
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MLS Player Of The Month
2017-07-05
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MLS Best XI
2016-12-05
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MLS All-Star
2015-07-13
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FIFA World Cup Dream Team
2010-07-15
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2010-03-18
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UEFA European Championships Hat-Trick
2008-06-10
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2008-05-11
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LaLiga Hat-Trick
2006-04-23
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LaLiga 4 Goals
2004-04-25


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2010-2013
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2014-2018
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2014 (Loan)
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