Cesc Fàbregas
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]
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| Full name | Francesc Fàbregas Soler[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1987[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
Fàbregas before a match against Newcastle United in January 2008
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
- One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 110 | 15 | |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fàbregas goal.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 June 2008 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 27 |  Russia | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 |
| 2 | 14 June 2009 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa | 39 |  New Zealand | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3 | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain | 44 |  Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10 October 2009 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 45 |  Armenia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 18 November 2009 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 47 |  Austria | 1–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 8 June 2010 | Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain | 50 |  Poland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 2 September 2011 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 59 |  Chile | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 9 | 10 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 64 |  Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 10 | 14 June 2012 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 65 |  Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
| 11 | 15 August 2012 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 70 |  Puerto Rico | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 6 February 2013 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 76 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 8 June 2013 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States | 79 |  Haiti | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 11 June 2015 | Estadio Reino de León, Castile and León, Spain | 96 |  Costa Rica | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 1 June 2016 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria | 105 |  South Korea | 2–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Fàbregas (centre) in 2011 with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron
Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2004–05[9]
- FA Community Shield: 2004[10]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2006–07[11]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06[12]
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2012–13[13]
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12[14]
- Supercopa de España: 2011, 2013[15]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011[16]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011[17]
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17[18]
- FA Cup: 2017–18;[19] runner-up: 2016–17[20]
- Football League Cup: 2014–15[21]
Monaco
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2020–21[22]
Spain
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Ball: 2003
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Shoe: 2003
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2004
- Bravo Award: 2006
- Golden Boy: 2006
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2006,[26] 2008[27]
- Premier League Player of the Month: January 2007, September 2007[18]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2009−10[28]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007–08[29]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08 Premier League,[30] 2009–10 Premier League[31]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15[32]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008,[33] 2012[34]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2014[35]
Orders
- Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010
- Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011[36]
Notes
- ^ Records began at the start of the 2006–07 season.
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