Gerard Piqué
Piqué at an event in Doha, February 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gerard Piqué Bernabéu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barcelona | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Barcelona | ||
| 2004–2005 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Manchester United | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2008– | Barcelona | 235 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Spain U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2004 | Spain U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Spain U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2009– | Spain | 84 | (5) |
| 2004– | Catalonia | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016 |
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Gerard Piqué Bernabéu (Catalan: [ʒəˈɾar piˈke i βərnəˈβeu]; born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.
A product of Barça's cantera, La Masia, Piqué initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Pep Guardiola's leadership, helping the club win trebles in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He is one of four players to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams, the others being Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Samuel Eto'o.
Piqué has also represented Spain, making his debut on 11 February 2009. He played an integral role in the Spain team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Piqué started his career in FC Barcelona's youth teams as a defensive midfielder, but before he signed his first professional contract with the club, he decided to join Manchester United. The Premier League side did not pay a fee for Piqué as he was too young to have a professional contract.
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