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Cesc Fàbregas (born May 4, 1987) is a Spanish football manager and former player. He plays as a midfielder for Monaco in the Ligue 1. Fàbregas started playing football at Barcelona. In 2003, when he was just 16 years old, he signed with Arsenal. He was named as the new captain of Arsenal in November 2008, after William Gallas lost the captaincy. He also plays for the Spanish national team since he was 19. He signed for Chelsea FC in June 2014.[4]
![]() Fàbregas playing for Chelsea in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 May 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Arenys de Mar, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Como U19 and B (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Como U19 and B (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2003–04 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2004–05 | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
2005–06 | Premier League | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 50 | 5 | |
2006–07 | Premier League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 54 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | — | 45 | 13 | ||
2008–09 | Premier League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
2009–10 | Premier League | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | — | 36 | 19 | ||
2010–11 | Premier League | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Total | 212 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 57 | ||
Barcelona | 2011–12 | La Liga | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 48 | 15 | |
2012–13 | La Liga | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 48 | 14 | ||
2013–14 | La Liga | 36 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 55 | 13 | ||
Total | 96 | 28 | 23 | 9 | — | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 151 | 42 | |||
Chelsea | 2014–15 | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 47 | 5 | |
2015–16 | Premier League | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
2016–17 | Premier League | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
2017–18 | Premier League | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Total | 138 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 22 | ||
Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 54 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 68 | 4 | |||
Monaco B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Como | 2022–23 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Career total | 518 | 81 | 61 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 118 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 738 | 125 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 June 2008 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 27 | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
2 | 14 June 2009 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa | 39 | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
3 | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain | 44 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 10 October 2009 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 45 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 18 November 2009 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 47 | ![]() | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
6 | 8 June 2010 | Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain | 50 | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
7 | 2 September 2011 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 59 | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 3–2 | ||||||
9 | 10 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 64 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
10 | 14 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 65 | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
11 | 15 August 2012 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 70 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
12 | 6 February 2013 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 76 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
13 | 8 June 2013 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | 79 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
14 | 11 June 2015 | Estadio Reino de León, Castile and León, Spain | 96 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
15 | 1 June 2016 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria | 105 | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
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