10 Things You Didn’t Know About David Villa

David Villa one of the best soccer players that have kicked the the football on this planet. The Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker and is the captain for New York City FC. Villa is regarded by pundits as one of the best forwards of his generation, and one of the best Spanish strikers of all-time,but there are 10 things you didn’t know about David Villa.

1. David Villa is nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) because as a youngster he frequently played football with children much older than him.

2. Despite sustaining a serious injury as a child, Villa started his professional career with Sporting de Gijón.

3. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, where he made his La Liga debut, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.

4. He joined Valencia CF in 2005 for a transfer fee of €12 million and was part of the Valencia team that won the Copa del Rey in the 2007–08 season.

5. Villa hit his La Liga goalscoring peak while at Valencia, scoring 28 league goals in the 2008–09 season.

6. In 2010, he moved to FC Barcelona for €40 million, where he won his first La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles.

7. He was one of the goalscorers in the 2011 final of the Champions League as Barcelona defeated Manchester United, 3–1.

8. After a €5.1 million transfer, he spent the 2013–14 season at Atlético Madrid, winning another La Liga title before leaving to play for New York City.

9. He has since participated in four major tournaments, becoming an integral member of the Spain teams that won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

10. He is the first Spanish player to ever reach 50 international goals and retired from internationals after the 2014 World Cup with 59 in 97 matches, making him Spain’s all-time top goalscorer as well as the country’s top scorer in the World Cup, with nine goals.