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For other uses, see Xavi (disambiguation).
This is a Catalan name; the first family name is Hernández and the second is Creus.
"Xavier Hernandez" redirects here. For the former Major League Baseball player, see Xavier Hernandez (baseball).
Xavi
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Personal information
Full name Xavier Hernández Creus
Date of birth January 25, 1980 (1980-01-25) (age 30)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 6
Youth career
1991–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Barcelona B 61 (4)
1998– Barcelona 352 (35)
National team‡
1997 Spain U17 10 (2)
1997–1998 Spain U18 10 (0)
1999 Spain U20 6 (2)
1998–2001 Spain U21 25 (7)
2000– Spain 94 (8)
2000– Catalonia 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2010
Xavier Hernández Creus, commonly known as Xavi (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈɕaβi]) (born 25 January 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona. Widely considered among the finest playmakers in world football, Xavi was named the official Man of the match of the 2009 Champions League Final as he helped Barcelona defeat Manchester United to win their third Champions League-title. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008[2] and was one of the five finalists for the 2007-08 FIFA World Player of the Year. In all he has been capped 94 times for the Spanish national team. He is regularly cited as one of the best midfielders currently playing.[3]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] 1998-2004

Xavi is a product of Barcelona's youth system and has spent his footballing life at the Camp Nou since the age of 11. He quickly made his way through the youth and reserve teams and was a key member of Jordi Gonzalvo's FC Barcelona B team that won promotion to the Segunda División.
His progression through the teams earned him a first team debut on 18 August 1998 in the Super Cup final, in which he scored against Mallorca. His début in La Liga came against Valencia on 3 October 1998 in a 3-1 victory for Barcelona. Initially featuring intermittently both for the reserve and senior teams, Xavi scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Real Valladolid when Barcelona were 10th in the league, sparking a renaissance in form for the club. Sustained impressive performances quickly meant he becoma a key member of Louis van Gaal's title winning team. An injury to Pep Guardiola in the following La Liga 1999-00 season meant that Xavi became Barcelona's principal playmaker, a position he has retained ever since.

[edit] 2004-present

Since the title-winning season of 2004–05, he has been a vice-captain of the team. In the 2005–06 season, Xavi tore the ligaments in his left knee in training; he was out of action for five months, missing the majority of the playing season, but returned in April and was on the substitutes bench for the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

Xavi with Barcelona.
The 2008–09 season was Xavi's best season so far, by performances and achievements. He was a main part of Barcelona's treble, performing with excellence in all three competitions: he scored the 4th goal in the 4-1 win in the Copa del Rey 2008–09 final against Athletic Bilbao, with a free kick.
In La Liga, among many fine performances, perhaps the most significant one is the 6-2 El Clásico victory vs Real Madrid on 2 May. He assisted 4 out of 6 goals (once to Puyol, once to Henry and twice to Messi), and this performance and this win definitively led to Barcelona winning the 2009 title.

Xavi (far left) with Barcelona against Real Madrid.
Finally, Xavi helped Barcelona win the 2009 Champions League Final versus Manchester United, which ended 2-0, assisting the second goal by passing the ball to Leo Messi's header after 69 minutes and also nearly scored as his shot from just outside the penalty box hit the post. Xavi was voted "UEFA Champions League best midfielder" for his contribution during Barcelona's victorious 2008-09 UEFA Champions League campaign. Xavi was La Liga's highest assisting player with 20 assists. He was also the highest assisting player in the champions league with 7 assists.
Xavi is under contract to Barça until 2014 after extending his contract during the 2008–09 season. The new contract will make him one of the club's biggest earners, and entitle him to €7.5 million a year.
Xavi equaled Carles Rexach in the all-time appearances list for Barcelona when he made his 452nd appearance in his 11th season at the club on 14 February 2009. He is now second only to Migueli, who made 548 appearances. He currently tops the La Liga assists table.
During the 2009-2010 season, journalists increasingly noted Xavi's contribution to the Barcelona side. For example:
"Quite simply the best midfielder in modern football, and one of the greatest 'centre' midfielders of all time. It could even be argued that Xavi and Lothar Matthaus are the two best in this position in history. World class for several years now, it is the past three seasons in particular where the 30-year-old has been untouchable. Xavi’s passing is up there with Michel Platini, he creates countless goals with genius through balls while virtually never relinquishing possession."[3]
On 3 June 2010, Spanish newspaper Marca awarded Xavi third place in the annual Trofeo Alfredo di Stéfano award for the best player in La Liga, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.[4]
On 9 June 2010, Xavi signed a new 4 year contract with the club, which may be automatically renewed up to 30 June 2016 based on number of games played.[5]

[edit] International career

[edit] World Cup 2010

During the summer of 2010, Xavi's brilliance as a pure playmaker was a key factor in Spain's successful campaign for their first ever World Cup title. The veteran midfielder finished with a stellar 81% percent pass completion rate over the course of the tournament, completing 544 passes out of 669 passes attempted over all of Spain's 7 games.[6] The sheer volume of Xavi's passing was impressive: among all players, even those who reached the final or the 3rd place match, Xavi led the field in passes attempted, passes completed, corners attempted (47), corners completed (26), and deliveries in the penalty area (15).[7]. Xavi was the only player to have attempted over 600 passes in the tournament, and likewise the only one to have completed at least 500 passes. His total of 669 passes attempted was 104 more than the next most prolific passer in the World Cup that year, Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger. These numbers stand as a statistical testament to both Xavi's passing prowess and Spain's reliance on him to distribute the ball.
Xavi Hernandez's abilities on the football pitch have led his teams to numerous titles and placed him among the most decorated footballers of all time. The playmaker has won major international titles with Spain and FC Barcelona in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA World Cup. His successes on the European stage are no less estimable, with his having won the UEFA European Football Championship and complementing this achievement by twice winning the UEFA Champions League. These combined achievements have made him a winner of Europe's major titles at both international and club level. Xavi is also a 5 time Liga BBVA Champion and was a prolific star player of the Barcelona side that won the famed unprecedented Spanish treble which culminated in a record 6 trophies in one calendar year.

[edit] All-time club statistics

As of 9 May 2010[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [10] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 1997–98 39 3 – – – 39 3
1998–99 18 0 – – – 18 0
1999–00 4 1 – – – 4 1
Total 61 4 – – – 61 4
Barcelona 1998–99 17 1 2 0 6 0 1 1 26 2
1999–00 24 0 4 1 10 1 0 0 38 2
2000–01 20 2 7 0 9 0 – 36 2
2001–02 35 4 1 0 16 0 – 52 4
2002–03 29 2 1 0 14 1 – 44 3
2003–04 36 4 6 0 7 1 – 49 5
2004–05 36 3 1 0 8 0 – 45 3
2005–06 16 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 22 0
2006–07 35 3 7 2 7 0 5 1 54 6
2007–08 35 7 7 1 12 1 – 54 9
2008–09 35 6 5 1 14 3 – 54 10
2009–10 34 3 3 2 11 1 5 1 53 7
Total 352 35 44 7 118 8 13 3 527 53
Career totals 413 39 44 7 118 8 13 3 588 57

[edit] International appearances

As of 11 July 2010[11]
National team Season Apps Goals
Spain 2000–01 1 0
2001–02 5 3
2002–03 8 0
2003–04 5 0
2004–05 8 1
2005–06 13 0
2006–07 7 2
2007–08 16 4
2008–09 14 1
2009–10 17 0
Total 94 8

[edit] International goals

As of 3 March 2010[11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2005 Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain  China PR 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 6 September 2006 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 0–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
3. 11 October 2006 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain  Argentina 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4. 12 September 2007 Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain  Latvia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
5. 21 November 2007 Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
6. 4 June 2008 Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Spain  United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 26 June 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Russia 0–1 0–3 UEFA Euro 2008
8. 20 August 2008 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 0–2 0–3 Friendly

[edit] Honours

[edit] Barcelona

[edit] Spain U20

[edit] Spain U23

[edit] Spain

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

Source national teams caps and goals: HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL ESPAÑOL, SELECCIONES ESPAÑOLAS (Spanish) ISBN 978-84-8229-12-3-9
  1. ^ Xavier Hernández Creus. FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-19.
  2. ^ "Xavi emerges as EURO's top man". uefa.com. 2008-06-30. http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729378.html#xavi+emerges+euros. Retrieved 2009-04-20. 
  3. ^ a b Garganese, Carlo (19 April 2010). "Inter-Barcelona All Time Greatest XI". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2010/04/19/1885511/inter-barcelona-all-time-greatest-xi. Retrieved 18 May 2009. 
  4. ^ "Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Wins The Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano". Goal.com. 2010-06-03. http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/06/03/1957099/barcelona-star-lionel-messi-wins-the-trofeo-alfredo-di. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  5. ^ "Xavi extends deal until 2016". FC Barcelona. 9 June 2010. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/06/09/n100609111479.html. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  6. ^ "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Players - Passes". fifa.com. 2010-07-11. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/passes.html. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
  7. ^ "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Players - Top attacks". fifa.com. 2010-07-11. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/players/attacking.html. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
  8. ^ "Official site statistics". Fcbarcelona.cat. http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_09-10/estadistiques/jugadors/Xavi/fitxa.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  9. ^ "Transfermarkt player statistics". Transfermarkt.co.uk. 1980-01-25. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/7607/xavi/default/2009/leistungsdaten.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  10. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ^ a b "Fútbol en la Red". Futbol.sportec.es. 2000-11-15. http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=675&n=xavi/xavier/hernandez/creus. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  12. ^ "Premio Don Balón - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre" (in (Spanish)). Es.wikipedia.org. 2010-06-11. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premio_Don_Bal%C3%B3n. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 

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