Gavi (footballer)
Pablo Martín Páez Gavira (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpa.βlo maɾˈtim ˈpa.eθ ɣaˈβiɾa];[3] born 5 August 2004), known as Gavi (pronounced [ˈɡaβi]), is a Spanish footballer. He plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.[4][5] He won the Golden Boy and Kopa trophy, regarding him as one of the most promising players in the world.
.jpg) Gavi training with Barcelona in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Martín Páez Gavira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2004
(aged 21)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | La Liara | ||
| 2013–2015 | Betis | ||
| 2015–2021 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Barcelona B | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Barcelona | 54 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Spain U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spain | 17 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:55, 5 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:18, 6 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club
- As of match played 20 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23-24 | ESL | |||||||||||
| Total | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gavi at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Gavi | 2022/2023 player page | Midfielder | FC Barcelona Official website". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ In isolation, Martín and Gavira are pronounced [maɾˈtin] and [ɡaˈβiɾa] respectively.
- ↑ "Camavinga and Gavi fight it out for the Golden Boy Award". Marca. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ↑ Williams, George (4 April 2022). "Gavi collects the 'Next Generation' award as the third best young player in the world". Sports Finding. Retrieved 18 June 2022.