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Xavi

Xavi

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age46
CitizenshipSpain
Height1.70 m
Footright
BornJanuary 25, 1980
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯200+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 5.7 Solid
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.12
goals / match
FC Barcelona
top club · 767 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#107
goals rank
#153
assists rank
112
season goals
216
season assists

Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€65.00m
peak value · 2010
top transfer fee
13
best season · 11/12
191 / 25
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1980-01-25 · 1 player total

933Appearances
112Goals
216Assists
68Yellow cards
0Red cards
295Full matches (90′)
Full nameXavi
Name in home countryXavier Hernández Creus
Date of birth1980-01-25 (46 yrs)
Place of birthTerrassa, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height170.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-07-01
Contract expires
AgentAC Talent
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2019
Transfer: Al-Sadd → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Sadd SC
20 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Al-Sadd SC
30 matches · 6 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Al-Sadd SC
1 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — Al-Sadd SC
28 matches · 10 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Al-Sadd SC
25 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Al-Sadd SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Barcelona → Al-Sadd
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Barcelona
44 matches · 2 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Barcelona
47 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Barcelona
48 matches · 7 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — FC Barcelona
1 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Barcelona
50 matches · 13 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Barcelona
50 matches · 5 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — FC Barcelona
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Barcelona
51 matches · 7 G · 20 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Barcelona
54 matches · 10 G · 31 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Barcelona
54 matches · 9 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — FC Barcelona
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Barcelona
52 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2005
Injury: unknown
35 games missed
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Barcelona
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Barcelona
45 matches · 3 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Barcelona
49 matches · 5 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Barcelona
44 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Barcelona
52 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Barcelona
36 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona
42 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona
44 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Barcelona B → Barcelona
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Barça U19 → Barcelona B
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Barça U16 → Barça U19
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: Barça Youth → Barça U16
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €65.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 0.24/90
51
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A3 total · 0.24/90
43
Yellow cards1 total · 0.08/90
88
26,545 min
Minutes played by club
FC Barcelona 82.4%
FC Barcelona B 6.9%
Al-Sadd SC 10.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Barcelona 21 00/01 99/00 767 85 184 21,874
FC Barcelona B 3 97/98 99/00 61 3 1 1,829
Al-Sadd SC 6 15/16 2017 105 24 31 2,842

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€16.3M21€32.5M31€48.8M41€65M00/01 — 2 goals (FC Barcelona)00/01 — 6 assists800/0101/02 — 4 goals (FC Barcelona)01/02 — 13 assists1701/0202/03 — 3 goals (FC Barcelona)02/03 — 8 assists1102/0303/04 — 5 goals (FC Barcelona)03/04 — 14 assists1903/0404/05 — 3 goals (FC Barcelona)04/05 — 14 assists1704/0505/06 — 2 assists205/0606/07 — 6 goals (FC Barcelona)06/07 — 7 assists1306/0707/08 — 9 goals (FC Barcelona)07/08 — 9 assists1807/0808/09 — 10 goals (FC Barcelona)08/09 — 31 assists4108/0909/10 — 7 goals (FC Barcelona)09/10 — 20 assists2709/1010/11 — 5 goals (FC Barcelona)10/11 — 15 assists2010/1111/12 — 13 goals (FC Barcelona)11/12 — 14 assists2711/1212/13 — 7 goals (FC Barcelona)12/13 — 13 assists2012/1313/14 — 4 goals (FC Barcelona)13/14 — 6 assists1013/1414/15 — 2 goals (FC Barcelona)14/15 — 9 assists1114/1515/16 — 3 goals (Al-Sadd SC)15/16 — 1 assists415/1616/17 — 10 goals (Al-Sadd SC)16/17 — 12 assists2216/1717/18 — 6 goals (Al-Sadd SC)17/18 — 10 assists1617/1818/19 — 5 goals (Al-Sadd SC)18/19 — 6 assists1118/192012 — 1 goals (FC Barcelona)2012 — 1 assists220122017 — 2 assists2201797/98 — 2 goals (FC Barcelona B)297/9898/99 — 2 goals (FC Barcelona)98/99 — 3 assists598/9999/00 — 3 goals (FC Barcelona)399/0004/05 — €21M06/07 — €28M07/08 — €31M08/09 — €38M09/10 — €50M10/11 — €65M11/12 — €50M12/13 — €35M13/14 — €25M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 2200/0101/02: 4401/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 5503/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 101008/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 131311/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 101016/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 5518/192007: 0020072010: 0020102012: 1120122015: 0020152017: 00201797/98: 2297/9898/99: 2298/9999/00: 3399/00

Assists by season

00/01: 6600/0101/02: 131301/0202/03: 8802/0303/04: 141403/0404/05: 141404/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 7706/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 313108/0909/10: 202009/1010/11: 151510/1111/12: 141411/1212/13: 131312/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 121216/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 6618/192007: 0020072010: 0020102012: 1120122015: 0020152017: 22201797/98: 0097/9898/99: 3398/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 2ª B - Grupo III FC Barcelona B 4 1 0 1 0 360
99/00 Champions League FC Barcelona 10 1 0 0 0 530
99/00 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 4 1 0 0 0 249
99/00 LaLiga FC Barcelona 24 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 2ª División FC Barcelona B 18 0 1 4 0 0
98/99 Champions League FC Barcelona 6 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 LaLiga FC Barcelona 17 1 2 2 0 1,436
98/99 Supercopa FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 0 90
97/98 2ª B - Grupo III FC Barcelona B 33 2 0 7 0 1,469
97/98 Ascenso a 2ª FC Barcelona B 6 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 Champions League FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Sheikh Jassim Cup Al-Sadd SC 1 0 2 0 0 0
2015 Sheikh Jassim Cup Al-Sadd SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Club World Cup FC Barcelona 1 1 1 0 0 90
2010 Club World Cup FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Club World Cup FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Al-Sadd SC 4 3 1 0 0 117
18/19 Amir Cup Al-Sadd SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Stars League Al-Sadd SC 14 2 5 0 0 529
17/18 AFC Champions League Al-Sadd SC 11 1 4 1 0 960
17/18 Qatar Cup Al-Sadd SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Stars League Al-Sadd SC 17 5 6 0 0 283
16/17 AFC CL-Qualification Al-Sadd SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Qatar Cup Al-Sadd SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Stars League Al-Sadd SC 26 10 12 2 0 233
15/16 AFC CL-Qualification Al-Sadd SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Stars League Al-Sadd SC 24 3 1 0 0 720
14/15 Champions League FC Barcelona 10 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 LaLiga FC Barcelona 31 2 8 1 0 890
13/14 Champions League FC Barcelona 10 1 3 0 0 810
13/14 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 5 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 LaLiga FC Barcelona 30 3 2 0 0 751
13/14 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League FC Barcelona 11 1 4 0 0 946
12/13 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga FC Barcelona 30 5 9 0 0 438
12/13 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 1 0 0 0 173
11/12 Champions League FC Barcelona 9 1 2 0 0 713
11/12 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 7 2 5 1 0 282
11/12 LaLiga FC Barcelona 31 10 7 3 0 217
11/12 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 UEFA Super Cup FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League FC Barcelona 12 2 3 0 0 476
10/11 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 6 0 4 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga FC Barcelona 31 3 7 6 0 820
10/11 Supercopa FC Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League FC Barcelona 11 1 3 1 0 990
09/10 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 3 2 0 0 0 67
09/10 LaLiga FC Barcelona 34 3 16 4 0 935
09/10 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 1 1 1 0 171
09/10 UEFA Super Cup FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League FC Barcelona 12 2 7 1 0 486
08/09 Champions League Qu. FC Barcelona 2 1 0 0 0 148
08/09 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 5 1 1 0 0 234
08/09 LaLiga FC Barcelona 35 6 23 4 0 497
07/08 Champions League FC Barcelona 12 1 1 1 0 974
07/08 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 7 1 2 0 0 554
07/08 LaLiga FC Barcelona 35 7 6 2 0 419
06/07 Champions League FC Barcelona 7 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 7 2 2 0 0 310
06/07 LaLiga FC Barcelona 35 3 4 3 0 954
06/07 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 1 0 1 0 161
06/07 UEFA Super Cup FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League FC Barcelona 4 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 LaLiga FC Barcelona 16 0 1 0 0 0
05/06 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League FC Barcelona 8 0 1 1 0 0
04/05 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 LaLiga FC Barcelona 36 3 13 5 0 1,048
03/04 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 6 0 1 0 0 0
03/04 LaLiga FC Barcelona 36 4 11 3 0 753
03/04 UEFA Cup FC Barcelona 7 1 2 0 0 630
02/03 Champions League FC Barcelona 12 1 3 1 0 1,034
02/03 Champions League Qu. FC Barcelona 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 LaLiga FC Barcelona 29 2 5 0 0 1,255
01/02 Champions League FC Barcelona 14 0 3 2 0 0
01/02 Champions League Qu. FC Barcelona 2 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 1 0 0 1 0 0
01/02 LaLiga FC Barcelona 35 4 10 4 0 675
00/01 Champions League FC Barcelona 3 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 LaLiga FC Barcelona 20 2 6 1 0 668
00/01 UEFA Cup FC Barcelona 6 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
95/96 1995-07-01 Barça Youth Barça U16 Transfer 0
96/97 1996-07-01 Barça U16 Barça U19 Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Barça U19 Barcelona B Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Barcelona B Barcelona Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Barcelona Al-Sadd Transfer 5000000
19/20 2019-07-01 Al-Sadd Retired Transfer 2000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
05/06 Cruciate ligament tear 2005-12-03 2006-04-26 145 35
09/10 Torn muscle fiber 2010-02-15 2010-02-22 8 1
11/12 Calf muscle tear 2012-04-26 2012-05-04 9 2
13/14 Thigh problems 2014-02-13 2014-02-17 5 1
14/15 Calf problems 2015-01-07 2015-01-21 15 5
18/19 Muscle injury 2019-02-06 2019-03-07 30 4
Current
Peak€65.00m
Low
Δ since start−€21.00m
€16.25m€32.50m€48.75m€65.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €65.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €44.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €31.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53824 6 2 former national player
Team #20947 10 0 former national player
Team #20911 6 2 former national player
Team #12395 10 2 former national player
Team #9567 26 7 former national player
Team #3375 #8 133 12 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Lionel Messi 2 42 0
Sergio Busquets 2 4 0
Pedro 2 14 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 LaLiga FC Barcelona 10 31
16/17 Stars League Al-Sadd SC 10 26
07/08 LaLiga FC Barcelona 7 35

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
08/09 LaLiga FC Barcelona 23 35
09/10 LaLiga FC Barcelona 16 34
04/05 LaLiga FC Barcelona 13 36

Teams faced most often by Xavi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Atlético Madrid 22 11 7 4 29 20 +9 50%
Real Madrid 14 8 3 3 32 20 +12 57%
RC Celta 14 7 3 4 33 19 +14 50%
Real Betis 14 10 1 3 41 16 +25 71%
Paris Saint-Germain 14 7 4 3 33 22 +11 50%
Espanyol Barcelona 14 12 2 0 39 3 +36 86%
Sevilla FC 14 11 2 1 39 20 +19 79%
Real Sociedad 14 9 1 4 31 17 +14 64%
Valencia CF 14 7 5 2 25 18 +7 50%
Villarreal CF 14 10 3 1 35 18 +17 71%
Athletic Club 14 10 3 1 32 8 +24 71%
Rayo Vallecano 12 10 0 2 44 12 +32 83%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
10/11 Goal #50 (career)
18/19 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 42 1,139 1 0 0 0.08
98/99 44 1,526 6 0 0 0.35
97/98 39 1,469 7 1 0 0.49
17/18 30 1,243 1 0 0 0.07
16/17 28 233 2 0 0 0.77
14/15 44 890 1 0 0 0.1
11/12 50 1,212 5 0 0 0.37
10/11 50 1,296 6 0 0 0.42
09/10 51 2,163 6 0 0 0.25
08/09 54 1,365 5 0 0 0.33
07/08 54 1,947 3 1 0 0.18
06/07 52 1,425 5 0 0 0.32
05/06 22 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 45 1,048 6 0 0 0.52
03/04 49 1,383 3 0 0 0.2
02/03 44 2,289 1 0 0 0.04
01/02 52 675 8 1 0 1.2
00/01 36 668 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
505 apps
58 G
130 A
Stars League
81 apps
20 G
24 A
Champions League
151 apps
11 G
31 A
Copa del Rey
70 apps
9 G
17 A
AFC Champions League
15 apps
4 G
5 A
Supercopa
14 apps
4 G
3 A
2ª B - Grupo III
37 apps
3 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
13 apps
1 G
2 A
Club World Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Xavi

Who is Xavi?

Xavi is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Xavi?

Xavi is 46 years old. He was born on January 25, 1980 in Terrassa.

What position does Xavi play?

Xavi plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Xavi play for?

Xavi currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Xavi scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Xavi has scored 112 goals in 933 appearances.