Sergio Busquets
Busquets at the 2015 UEFA Super Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Busquets Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barcelona | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Badia | ||
| 1996–1999 | Barberà Andalucía | ||
| 1999–2003 | Lleida | ||
| 2003–2005 | Jàbac Terrassa | ||
| 2005–2007 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Barcelona C | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Barcelona B | 32 | (1) |
| 2008– | Barcelona | 265 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009– | Spain | 94 | (2) |
| 2008– | Catalonia | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:55, 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Sergio Busquets Burgos (Catalan: [busˈkɛts], Spanish pronunciation: [ˈserxjo βusˈkets]; born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team.
He was a relatively obscure player when he arrived in Barcelona's first team in July 2008, but eventually made a name for himself as one of the best central midfielders in a relatively short period of time, reaching the Spanish national team less than one year after making his professional club debut.
Busquets helped Spain win the 2010 World Cup and the Euro 2012 tournaments. He also represented the nation at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, earning 90 caps in total.
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Busquets began playing football with local team CD Badia del Vallès, followed by spells with CEF Barberà Andalucía, UE Lleida and UFB Jàbac Terrassa, before joining FC Barcelona's youth ranks in 2005. He scored seven goals in 26 games for the Juvenil A team in his second season and, two years later, Busquets was promoted to the B-team under Pep Guardiola, and helped him achieve promotion to the third division. In that same season he would make his first-team debut, coming on as a substitute in a Catalonia Cup match.
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