Cesc Fàbregas
Spanish professional footballer
Cesc Fàbregas (born May 4, 1987) is a Spanish football manager and former player. He plays as a midfielder for Monaco in the Ligue 1. Fàbregas started playing football at Barcelona. In 2003, when he was just 16 years old, he signed with Arsenal. He was named as the new captain of Arsenal in November 2008, after William Gallas lost the captaincy. He also plays for the Spanish national team since he was 19. He signed for Chelsea FC in June 2014.[4]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 May 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Arenys de Mar, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Como U19 and B (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Mataró | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2003 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Arsenal | 212 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Barcelona | 96 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Chelsea | 138 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Monaco | 54 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Monaco B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Como | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 518 | (81) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Spain U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Spain U17 | 14 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Spain U21 | 12 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2016 | Spain | 110 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Como U19 and B (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2004–05 | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
2005–06 | Premier League | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 50 | 5 | |
2006–07 | Premier League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | — | 54 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 6 | — | 45 | 13 | ||
2008–09 | Premier League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2009–10 | Premier League | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 4 | — | 36 | 19 | ||
2010–11 | Premier League | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[a] | 3 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Total | 212 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 57 | ||
Barcelona | 2011–12 | La Liga | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 9[a] | 1 | 3[c] | 2 | 48 | 15 | |
2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 14 | ||
2013–14 | La Liga | 36 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 9[a] | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 55 | 13 | ||
Total | 96 | 28 | 23 | 9 | — | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 151 | 42 | |||
Chelsea | 2014–15 | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[a] | 2 | — | 47 | 5 | |
2015–16 | Premier League | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
2016–17 | Premier League | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
2017–18 | Premier League | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Total | 138 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 22 | ||
Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 68 | 4 | |||
Monaco B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Como | 2022–23 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Career total | 518 | 81 | 61 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 118 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 738 | 125 |
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2006 | 14 | 0 |
2007 | 8 | 0 | |
2008 | 15 | 1 | |
2009 | 10 | 4 | |
2010 | 11 | 1 | |
2011 | 4 | 2 | |
2012 | 13 | 3 | |
2013 | 11 | 2 | |
2014 | 8 | 0 | |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 110 | 15 |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fàbregas goal.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 June 2008 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 27 | Russia | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
2 | 14 June 2009 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa | 39 | New Zealand | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
3 | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain | 44 | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 10 October 2009 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 45 | Armenia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 18 November 2009 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 47 | Austria | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
6 | 8 June 2010 | Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain | 50 | Poland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
7 | 2 September 2011 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 59 | Chile | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 3–2 | ||||||
9 | 10 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 64 | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
10 | 14 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 65 | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
11 | 15 August 2012 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 70 | Puerto Rico | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
12 | 6 February 2013 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 76 | Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 8 June 2013 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | 79 | Haiti | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
14 | 11 June 2015 | Estadio Reino de León, Castile and León, Spain | 96 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
15 | 1 June 2016 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria | 105 | South Korea | 2–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
changeArsenal
- FA Cup: 2004–05[9]
- FA Community Shield: 2004[10]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2006–07[11]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06[12]
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2012–13[13]
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12[14]
- Supercopa de España: 2011, 2013[15]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011[16]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011[17]
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17[18]
- FA Cup: 2017–18;[19] runner-up: 2016–17[20]
- Football League Cup: 2014–15[21]
Monaco
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21[22]
Spain
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Ball: 2003[source?]
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Shoe: 2003[source?]
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2004[source?]
- Bravo Award: 2006[source?]
- Golden Boy: 2006[source?]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2006,[26] 2008[27]
- Premier League Player of the Month: January 2007, September 2007[18]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2009−10[28]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007–08[29]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08 Premier League,[30] 2009–10 Premier League[31]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15[32]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008,[33] 2012[34]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2014[35]
Orders
Notes
change- ^ Records began at the start of the 2006–07 season.
References
change- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Cesc Fàbregas". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Cesc Fabregas". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ "Cesc Fabregas: Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Francesc Fabregas history Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, ESPNsoccernet, accessed 18 December 2007.
- ↑ "Cesc Fàbregas Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cesc Fàbregas at Soccerway
- ↑ "Cesc Fàbregas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Arsenal 0–0 Man Utd (aet)". BBC Sport. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Arsenal 3–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal: Match report". BBC Sport. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
- ↑ "Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Barcelona 2012–13: Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Pep Guardiola's final game: Barcelona win Copa del Rey". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ FERNÁNDEZ, FELIPE (29 August 2013). "Supercopa de España 2013: El Barça gana la Supercopa gracias al gol de Neymar en la ida". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Barcelona beat Porto for fourth UEFA Super Cup". UEFA. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018.
- ↑ "Barcelona win Fifa Club World Cup". BBC Sport. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Cesc Fàbregas: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Monaco 0–2 Paris Saint Germain: PSG win sixth French Cup in seven years". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "Netherlands 0–1 Spain: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Germany 0-1 Spain". 29 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Euro 2012 final: Spain 4-0 Italy". BBC Sport. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ uefa.com (20 January 2007). "Community - Team of the Year - History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ uefa.com (21 January 2009). "Community - Team of the Year - History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Arsenal FC Player of the Year Award Winners". MFF. 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ Sutcliffe, Steve (30 April 2008). "2008 PFA Player of the Year Awards". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Ronaldo named player of the year". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rooney is PFA player of the year". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Die ESM-Topelf der Saison 2014/15 – ein Deutscher ist dabei". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Williams, Simon. "Euro 2008: The Official UEFA Squad Of The Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2012 Team Of The Tournament Was Superb". www.sportbible.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "FIFA FIFPro World XI: the reserve teams – FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ Royal Order of Sporting Merit 2011, mundodeportivo.com, accessed 19 December 2011.