Xavi(CM)

                                                          

 

Xavier "Xavi" Hernández i Creus  born 25 January 1980 is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.

Xavi came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at the age of 11. He made his first-team debut in 18 August 1998. Since then he has played 697 matches, scored 78 goals and made more than 180 assists for over 50 players. Xavi is the first player in the FC Barcelona's history to play 150 international matches.He was an integral part of the sextuple-winning Barcelona side in 2009, the only time which a club has achieved six titles in a year.

Since making his international debut in 2000, he has been capped 119 times for the Spanish national team, with whom he won UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008.^[3] Xavi has won more trophies than any other Spanish player. Xavi has received five Ballon d'Or nominations, and finished on third place in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Xavi warming-up for Barcelona

 

Xavi preparing to take a corner for Barcelona againstBayer Leverkusen in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

 

Xavi (left) is tackled by Italy's Riccardo Montolivoat the Euro 2012 Final

 

Xavi takes a corner during the2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final

 

Honours

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
• Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12; Runner-up 2010–11
• Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011; Runner-up 2012
• UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006

Spain

Xavi and Spain captain Iker Casillas with the Euro 2012 trophy

• FIFA World Cup: 2010
• UEFA European Football Championship: 2008, 2012
• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1999
• Summer Olympics Silver medal: 2000
• FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2009

Individual

• FIFA Ballon d'Or Third place: 2010, 2011 

• Ballon d'Or Third place: 2009
• FIFA World Player of the Year Third place: 2009
• UEFA Best Player in Europe Award Second place: 2011
• World Soccer Player of the Year: 2010
• UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year: 2008–09
• IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 1999
• La Liga Spanish Player of the Year: 2005
• La Liga Midfielder of the Year: 2009, 2011
• Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano Second place: 2010
• UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament: 2008
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2010
• FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• ESM Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
• UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match: 2009
• FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2009
• FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2011