David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈβiʎə]; born 3 December 1981), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Valencia CF and Spain.
Despite a career threatening injury endured as a child, he started his professional career with Sporting de Gijón and made his debut in 2000 in Spain's Segunda División. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, leaving Gijón with a total...
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David Villa Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈβiʎə]; born 3 December 1981), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian) is a Spanish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Valencia CF and Spain.
Despite a career threatening injury endured as a child, he started his professional career with Sporting de Gijón and made his debut in 2000 in Spain's Segunda División. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, leaving Gijón with a total of 38 goals and 80 appearances. He made his La Liga debut at Zaragoza and scored 31 goals in 73 appearances in the next two seasons, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España, his first senior honours. He joined his current club Valencia in 2005 for a transfer fee of €12 million. He was the second highest scorer in the 2005–06 season with 25 goals, and won the Copa del Rey for a second time in the 2007–08 season.
Villa plays as a Spanish international and made his debut for the team against San Marino in 2005. He has since participated...
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