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XAVIER HERNÁNDEZ CREUS

XAVI

XAVIER HERNÁNDEZ CREUS
Association Member
Date of birth
25/01/1980
Original of
Terrassa (Vallès Occidental, Catalunya)
Seasons at the first team
1998 - 2015
Line up
Midfielder
Titles
8 League
6 Spanish Super Cup
5 Catalonia Cup
4 European Cup
3 Copa del Rey
2 European Super Cup
2 World Club Championship
1 Copa Generalitat
1 Catalan Super Cup
870 matches
played
97 Goals
Xavi Hernández Creus was one of the best footballers to ever grown on the Masia. His debut on August 18, 1998 under Louis Van Gaal was the beginning of a nearly two-decade career in the first team. Despite having a premature debut, at the age of 19 began to be a regular in Barça’s midfield, becoming one of the best midfielders in the world and for many, one of the best in history. Xavi was decisive throughout his career and the success of the Rijkaard, Guardiola and Luis Enrique teams cannot be understood without his participation. Neither the success of the Spain National Team where Xavi was one of the captains during the achievement of Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012.

The midfielder is one of the few players who has been part of 4 of the 5 Champions Leagues the club has won. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 he finished third in the FIFA Ballon d'Or, only surpassed by Cristiano and his teammate Leo Messi who won those three awards in a row. In 2010 the podium of this award was occupied by Xavi, Messi and Iniesta, all three from the Masia. In 2015 he left the club after winning the second treble in history and became a player of the Qatari Al-Sadd, where he would later become head coach.

He's been the FC Barcelona head coach since November 2021.


Other functions: FC Barcelona first team head coach (2021-2024)

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18SEASONS 780Oficial matches 59592Minutes played 87Goals 58Yellow cards 2Red cards 90Unofficial matches 10Unofficial goals
1997-98 2 114 0 0 0 1 0
1998-99 26 2054 2 2 0 8 0
1999-00 39 2262 2 0 0 2 0
2000-01 38 2415 3 1 0 5 1
2001-02 54 4148 5 10 1 7 1
2002-03 44 3810 3 2 0 8 1
2003-04 50 4229 5 3 0 12 1
2004-05 47 4106 3 6 0 11 1
2005-06 22 1714 0 1 0 6 1
2006-07 54 4156 6 5 0 4 0
2007-08 54 4459 9 6 1 7 1
2008-09 55 4422 10 5 0 5 2
2009-10 53 4428 7 6 0 3 0
2010-11 50 4032 5 6 0 0 0
2011-12 51 3748 14 4 0 3 0
2012-13 49 3689 7 0 0 3 0
2013-14 47 3586 4 0 0 3 0
2014-15 45 2220 2 1 0 2 1

CAREER XAVI At FC Barcelona

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

  • World cup 2002, 2006, 2010 (champion), 2014
  • European Football Championship 2004, 2008 (champion), 2012 (champion)
  • Confederations Cup 2009 (third), 2013 (Subchampion)
  • Olympic Games 2000 (silver)
  • U20 World cup 1999 (champion)
  • Under 17 World cup 1997
  • European Football Championship s´21 2000
  • European Football Championship s´18 1998

CAREER

  • Terrassa Benjamí, FC Barcelona U12 (1991-1992)
  • FC Barcelona U14 (1992-1994)
  • FC Barcelona U16 (1994-1995)
  • FC Barcelona U19 (1995-1997)
  • FC Barcelona B (1997-1999)
  • FC Barcelona (1999-2015)
  • Al-Sadd FC (2015-2019)

Titles and individual awards

Bronze Ball 2009; third in the FIFA World Player
FIFA Bronze Ball 2010, 2011
European Football Championship's Best Player 2008
Silver Ball World Cup of Clubs 2011 and Bronze 2009
Best Player final Champions 2009
UEFA Second Best Player of Europe 2011
UEFA Best midfielder of the Year 2008-09
Best team World Championship 2010
Best team European Football Championship 2008, 2012
Team of the Year FIFA/FIFPro 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
UEFA Team of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
UEFA Ideal Team of the Decade of the 2000s
La Liga's Best Spanish Player (Don Balón) 2004-05
La Liga's Revelation player (Don Balón) 1998-99
La Liga's Best midfielder (LFP) 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
Third in the DiStéfano trophy-La Liga's Best Player (Marca) 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
Golden medal of Sports Merit (shared with all the Spanish team) 2011
Príncipe de Astúrias del Deporte prize 2010 (shared with all the Spanish team) and 2012 (shared with Casillas)
Best Spanish Sportsman of the Year (Mundo Deportivo) 2009, 2010
2012 and 2013 FCB Players Award

Played with XAVI

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ABELARDO
ABIDAL
ABRAHAM
ABRAHAM MINERO
ADAMA
ADRIÀ CARMONA
ADRIANO
AFELLAY
ALBERTINI
ALBERTO MANGA
ALEXIS SÁNCHEZ
ALFONSO
ALVES
AMOR
AMUNIKE
ANDERSSON
ANTONIO HIDALGO
ARAUJO
ARMANDO
ARNAU
ARNAU CALDENTEY
BABANGIDA
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CROSAS
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DALMAU
DAMIÀ
DANI
DANI FERNÁNDEZ
DANI NIETO
DANI TORTOLERO
DAVID SÁNCHEZ
DAVIDS
DE BOER, FRANK
DE BOER, RONALD
DE LA PEÑA
DECO
DÉHU
DEULOFEU
DIMAS
DONGOU
DOUGLAS
DUGARRY
DUTRUEL
EDGAR IÉ
EDMÍLSON
ENKE
ESPINOSA
ETO'O
EZQUERRO
FALI
FERNANDO NAVARRO
FERRER
FERRÓN
FIGO
FONTÀS
GABRI
GAI ASSULIN
GEOVANNI
GERARD
GIOVANI
GIOVANNI
GIULY
GRIMALDO
GUARDIOLA
GUDJOHNSEN
GUERRA
GUMBAU
GUS LEDES
HALILOVIC
HENRY
HESP
HLEB
IBRAHIMOVIC
ILIE
INIESTA
JAVI MARTOS
JAVITO
JEFFREN
JOAN ROMÁN
JOFRE
JONATHAN DOS SANTOS
JONATHAN SORIANO
JONY LÓPEZ
JORDI ALBA
JORDI GÓMEZ
JORQUERA
KEITA
KIKO FEMENIA
KLUIVERT
LARSSON
LITMANEN
LOBATO
LOMBÁN
LUCAS
LUDOVIC
LUIS ALBERTO
LUIS ENRIQUE
LUIS GARCÍA
MARC VALIENTE
MARCELO
MARIO
MARIO ROSAS
MÁRQUEZ
MASCHERANO
MASIP
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MAXWELL
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MESSI
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MIKI ALBERT
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NANO
NEYMAR
NOLITO
OIER
OKUNOWO
OLEGUER
OLMO
ORIOL RIERA
ORIOL ROMEU
ORLANDI
ORTOLÀ
ÒSCAR
ÓSCAR ALVAREZ
ÒSCAR LÓPEZ
OVERMARS
PATRIC
PEDRO
PELLEGRINO
PEÑA
PETIT
PINTO
PIQUÉ
PITU
PIZZI
PLANAS
POLACO
PUYOL
QUARESMA
RAFINHA
RAKITIC
RAMON MASÓ
REINA
REIZIGER
RIQUELME
RIVALDO
RIVEROLA
ROCHEMBACK
ROCHINA
RODRI
ROGER
ROGER RIERA
RONALDINHO
ROS
ROSELL
RUBÉN
RUEDA
RÜSTÜ
SAMPER
SANDRO
SANTAMARÍA
SASTRE
SAÚL
SAVIOLA
SERGI
SERGI GÓMEZ
SERGI ROBERTO
SERGIO GARCÍA
SIMAO
SIRIA
SONG
SONY ANDERSON
SORÍN
STÒITXKOV
SUÁREZ
SYLVINHO
TELLO
TER STEGEN
THAER
THIAGO
THURAM
TONI CALVO
TORIBIO
TOURE YAYA
TRASHORRAS
TXIGRINSKI
VALDÉS
VAN BOMMEL
VAN BRONCKHORST
VERDÉS
VERDÚ
VÍCTOR SÁNCHEZ
VÍCTOR VÁZQUEZ
VILLA
VÍTOR BAÍA
XAVI TORRES
ZAMBROTTA
ZAMBUDIO
ZENDEN
DAVID GARCÍA
ESPASANDÍN
LOLO
MORA
URKO
VERMAELEN
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