Cesc Fàbregas
Cesc Fàbregas (born May 4, 1987) is a Spanish football manager and former player. He plays as a midfielder for Monaco in the Ligue 1. Fàbregas started playing football at Barcelona. In 2003, when he was just 16 years old, he signed with Arsenal. He was named as the new captain of Arsenal in November 2008, after William Gallas lost the captaincy. He also plays for the Spanish national team since he was 19. He signed for Chelsea FC in June 2014.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesc Fàbregas Soler | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Arenys de Mar,[1] Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2011 2011–2014 2014–2019 2019– | Arsenal Barcelona Chelsea Monaco | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006–2016 2004– | Spain Catalonia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003/04 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2005/06 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 2006/07 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 4 | ||
| 2007/08 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 13 | ||
| 2008/09 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | England | 160 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 229 | 28 | |
| Total | 160 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 229 | 28 | ||
International career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 110 | 15 | |
Cesc Fàbregas Media
Fàbregas (left) in a game against Sheffield United in September 2006
Fàbregas playing for Arsenal in August 2007
Fàbregas as captain during the 2008–09 Champions League semi-final
Fàbregas in a game against rivals Tottenham in November 2010
Fàbregas trying to subdue an argument between Sergio Busquets and Robin van Persie.
Fàbregas preparing to take a corner kick for Barcelona during a game against Bayer Leverkusen in March 2012
Fàbregas in action against Karl Henry of Queens Park Rangers in November 2014
Fàbregas preparing to take a free kick against Tottenham in January 2015
Fàbregas celebrating Spain's Euro 2008 championship
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References
- ↑ Cesc Fàbregas profile Archived 2008-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Arsenal F.C., 11/8/2011.
- ↑ "Cesc Fabregas: Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27819204. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Arsenal.com, Cesc Fabregas". Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ National Football Teams, Fàbregas, Cesc
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