Cesc Fàbregas

gas Cesc Fabregas vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Sep 2015.jpg Fàbregas playing for Chelsea in 2015 Personal information Full name Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1] Date of birth 4 May 1987 (age 28)[1] Place of birth Arenys de Mar, Spain Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current team Chelsea Number 4 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– Chelsea 48 (3) 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– Spain 101 (14) 2004– Catalonia 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:04, 28 November 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2015 Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (Catalan: [ˈsɛsk ˈfaβɾəɣəs]; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team. Fàbregas came through La Masia, Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when he was signed by English Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003. Following injuries to key midfielders in the early part of the 2004–05 season, he went on establish himself in the team. He broke several of the club's records in the process, earning a reputation as one of the best players in his position, and won the FA Cup in 2005. After a protracted transfer saga Fàbregas left London on 15 August 2011 to return to Barcelona in a deal worth up to £35 million. During his three-year spell at the Camp Nou, Fàbregas played in alongside Xavi and Andrés Iniesta and won a La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and two Spanish Super Cups. He returned to London in June 2014 to Arsenal's cross-town rivals Chelsea for a fee of £30 million, and in his first year there he helped to secure League Cup and Premier League triumphs. Internationally, Fàbregas made his debut for the Spanish national team in March 2006. He represented his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was a key figure in Spain's European Championship victories in 2008 and 2012 and their 2010 World Cup triumph in which he supplied the pass for Andrés Iniesta's winning goal in the final. On 12 October 2015, Fàbregas earned his 100th cap for Spain.