Cesc Fàbregas

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Cesc Fàbregas
Personal information
Full name Francesc Fàbregas Soler
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Arenys de Mar,[1] Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Monaco
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011
2011–2014
2014–2019
2019–
Arsenal
Barcelona
Chelsea
Monaco
National team
2006–2016
2004–
Spain
Catalonia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[2]

Club career statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2003/04 Arsenal Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
2004/05 33 2 6 0 1 0 5 1 45 3
2005/06 35 3 0 0 1 0 13 1 49 4
2006/07 38 2 2 0 4 0 10 2 54 4
2007/08 32 7 2 0 1 0 10 6 45 13
2008/09 22 3 1 0 0 0 10 0 33 3
2009/10
Country England 160 17 11 0 10 1 48 10 229 28
Total 160 17 11 0 10 1 48 10 229 28

International career statistics[change | change source]

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National team Year Apps Goals
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

References[change | change source]

  1. Cesc Fàbregas profile Archived 2008-08-17 at the Wayback Machine, Arsenal F.C., 11/8/2011.
  2. "Cesc Fabregas: Chelsea sign ex-Arsenal midfielder from Barcelona". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. "Arsenal.com, Cesc Fabregas". Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. National Football Teams, Fàbregas, Cesc