David Villa

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Villa
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1981(1981-12-03)
Age	43
Birthplace	Langreo
Country	Spain
Birth City	Asturias
Horoscope	Sagittarius

David Villa Biography

David Villa is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain. World-class striker who was part of the Spanish national team in 2005. He played for Barcelona between 2010 and 2013. He was the country’s top all-time goal scorer and scored five goals in playing Spain’s Spanish nation to the first World Cup Championship in 2010.

He was a teammate of He was teammates with David Silva on the World Cup- winning 2010 Spanish national team. on the 2010 World Cup winning Spanish national team.

Villa attracted interest from many Asturian teams, but one of the province’s bigger teams, Real Oviedo, declared that he was too short and that they did not believe he had sufficient potential. He subsequently got his professional breakthrough at his local club Sporting de Gijón, following in the footsteps of his childhood idol Quini. Starting out at the team’s youth ranks, he made his first-team debut in the 2000–01 season. After scoring 25 goals in two seasons, he became a first team regular. Pepe Acebal, Sporting’s manager at the time, said that Villa initially lacked the stamina to have a real impact and had to be given his chance bit by bit and that Villa’s capacity for work was “unrivalled”.

Nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) due to cultivating 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, winning 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 singular season in the Spanish capital, Villa departed to join upstart 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 relocate to Japan, in order to join Vissel Kobe.

He had one daughter named Zaida along with his spouse and his childhood sweetheart, Patricia Gonzalez.

David Villa Net Worth

David Villa is one of the richest Soccer Player from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Villa 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was drafted to Langreo’s team’s youth squad aged 10.

He assisted three different clubs to win Copa del Rey titles: Real Zaragoza in 2004, Valencia in 2008, and Barcelona in 2013 and 2011.

David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈbiʎa santʃeθ] ; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Villa is regarded by pundits as one of the best forwards of his generation, and one of, if not the best Spanish striker of all time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is David Villa Dating?

According to our records, David Villa married to Patricia González. As of December 1, 2023, David Villa’s is not dating anyone.

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An occasional member of the Under-21 team, Villa marked his international début under Luis Aragonés on 9 February 2005 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier where Spain beat San Marino 5–0 at the Estadio del Mediterráneo while his first international goal came in the form of a late equaliser during a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on 16 November.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. David Villa celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Villa made his international debut for Spain in 2005. He then participated in four major tournaments, becoming an integral member of the Spain teams that won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA 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.

Top Facts about David Villa

1. David Villa is a retired Spanish professional footballer.
2. He was born on December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Spain.
3. Villa played as a striker for several clubs including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
4. He scored 59 goals in 97 appearances for the Spanish national team.
5. Villa won the UEFA Champions League with Barcelona in 2011.
6. He also won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, scoring five goals during the tournament.
7. Villa is Spain’s all-time leading goal scorer with 59 goals.
8. He retired from professional football in November 2019 at the age of 38.
9. During his career, he scored over 400 goals for club and country combined.
10. Villa was known for his clinical finishing and ability to score from long range shots.

Where is David Villa now?

Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that Villa, who now resides in New York , has proven himself to be just as clinical as he was away from the pitch as he was on it.

What age is David Villa?

40 years (December 3, 1981)

What is David Villa known for?

Titles and season
2x Second highest goal scorer
09/10| Spain – 5 Goals
05/06| Spain – 3 Goals
1x Champions League runner-up

Why did Villa leave Barcelona?

“I had a contract at Barcelona, and they wanted me to continue, but I felt like I had lost prominence and I wanted to get it back at another club. I went because of that,” he told beIN Sports. “I have always said playing with [Lionel] Messi was fantastic. I just decided to leave because I lost my spot.

Is David Villa in FIFA 22?

Former Barcelona and Spain international footballer David Villa has been added to the FIFA 22 Ultimate Team code.