Andrés Iniesta
Iniesta with the 2015 UEFA Super Cup trophy
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| Full name | Andrés Iniesta Luján | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fuentealbilla, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Albacete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Barcelona B | 54 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002– | Barcelona | 403 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Spain U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Spain U16 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Spain U20 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Spain U21 | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006– | Spain | 115 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2017 |
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Andrés Iniesta Luján (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes iˈnjesta luˈxan]; born 11 May 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. He serves as the captain for Barcelona.
Iniesta came through La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, after an early emigration from his birthplace, and impressed from an early age. He made his first-team debut aged 18 in 2002. He began playing regularly during the 2004–05 season and has remained in the team ever since. Iniesta was an integral part of the Barcelona sides that won two historic trebles in 2009 and 2015, and his 32 trophies make him the most decorated Spanish footballer of all time.
Iniesta played for Spain at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-21 levels before making his international debut in 2006. He helped Spain win Euro 2008, playing every game and being selected in the Team of the Tournament. Iniesta was also a key member of the victorious Spanish team at the 2010 World Cup; he scored the winning goal in the final against the Netherlands, for which he was named the Man of the Match, and was selected to the tournament's All-Star Team. At Euro 2012, Iniesta led Spain to their second consecutive continental crown, again being chosen as the Man of the Match of the final against Italy, and was named the Player of the Tournament.
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