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David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈbiʎa santʃeθ]; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Villa is the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team.
May 4, 2023 · 4 May 2023. Villa helped Spain win the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup. David Villa was the top scorer in the 2008 Euro and joint top-scorer in 2010 World Cup. Villa won...
A Spanish legend, Villa is the all-time leading goalscorer in Spanish national team history. He also scored more than 100 goals for Valencia before moving to Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. The ...
- Sporting Gijón. 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.
- Real Zaragoza. 2003–04 season. With his goal tally nearly reaching 40 goals after spending two full seasons in Sporting's main team, Villa got his chance in Spain's top-flight when Sporting were in financial difficulty – newly promoted Real Zaragoza signed him for approximately €3 million in the summer of 2003.
- Valencia. 2005–06 season. After his success at Zaragoza, the team was in need of money; as a result, Villa made his big move to one of Spanish football's heavyweights, as a new look Valencia under Quique Sánchez Flores parted with €12 million to secure his services in the summer of 2005.
- Barcelona. 2010–11 season. On 19 May 2010, Barcelona reached an agreement with Valencia for the acquisition of Villa for a €40 million transfer fee. Villa signed a four-year contract with Barça with the option for a fifth, worth a reported €7 million per season, thus following in the footsteps of his heroes Luis Enrique and Quini, both of whom, like Villa, started out at Sporting Gijón and ended up at Barcelona.
David Villa Overview. Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for David Villa playing for Spain men's national team, Valencia CF and FC Barcelona in the La Liga, Champions League and Major League Soccer.
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Compact. Detailed. Positions played. 13. SS. 20. RW. 94. LW. 293. CF. National team career. Go to national player profile. Player stats of David Villa (Karriereende) Goals Assists Matches played All performance data.
Jun 19, 2017 · David Villa scored his 51st goal for New York City FC on Saturday, just his 78th math for the club, but his work off the pitch has been just as vital.
