Roberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sergi Roberto Carnicer | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Reus, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Full-back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Barcelona | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Santes Creus | ||
2004–2006 | Gimnàstic | ||
2006–2009 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Barcelona B | 106 | (7) |
2010– | Barcelona | 91 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 11 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
2011 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Spain U21 | 14 | (2) |
2016– | Spain | 3 | (1) |
2011– | Catalonia | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016 |
Sergi Roberto Carnicer (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛɾʒi ruˈβɛɾtu], born 7 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder, full-back or winger.
Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Roberto began playing football with local UE Barri Santes Creus at the age of 8, arriving in FC Barcelona's youth academy six years later from neighbours Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In the 2009–10 season, at only 17, he first appeared with Barça's reserves, contributing with 22 games as the team returned to the second division after 11 years.
On 10 November 2010, Roberto made his debut for the first team, playing the second half of a 5–1 home win against AD Ceuta for the campaign's Copa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate). On 27 April of the following year he made his first UEFA Champions League appearance, coming on as a substitute for David Villa in the last minute of a 2–0 away win against Real Madrid, for the competition semifinals' first leg.