Cesc Fàbregas
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Francesc Fàbregas Soler (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛsk ˈfaβɾəɣəs]; Spanish: [ˈfaβɾeɣas]; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Como. As a player he was a central midfielder.
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Full name | Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Arenys de Mar, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Como (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Chelsea | 138 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Monaco | 54 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Monaco B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Como | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 518 | (81) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Spain U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Spain U17 | 14 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Spain U21 | 12 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2016 | Spain | 110 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Como (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Como | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fàbregas came through La Masia, Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when he was signed by Premier League club 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. He was also named in the UEFA Team of the Year twice and the PFA Team of the Year twice.
After a protracted transfer saga, Fàbregas left London in 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 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 Spain national team in March 2006. He represented his country in the World Cup in 2006, 2010 and 2014, in the European Championship in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and in the Confederations Cup in 2009 and 2013. 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. In October 2015, Fàbregas earned his 100th cap for Spain.