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Sergio Busquets | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Sergio Busquets Burgos | |
Date of birth: | 16 July 1988 | |
Place of birth: | Sabadell, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
Playing position: | Defensive midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 5 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1995–1996 1996–1999 1999–2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2006 2007–2008 2008–2023 2023– |
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25 (2) 481 (11) 0 (0) | 1 (0)
National team | ||
2008–2009 2009–2022 2008– |
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143 (2) 8 (0) | 3 (1)
Sergio Busquets Burgos (born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He is considered to be a deep-lying playmaker capable of directing gameplay through short and calm passes, exceptional positioning, and his singular reading of the game. These attributes make him exceptionally press-resistant. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time.
He arrived in Barcelona's first team in July 2008. Since then he has made over 700 total appearances for the club and has won 32 trophies, including 9 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey titles and 3 UEFA Champions Leagues. He was part of the squads that won a continental treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in 2008–09 and 2014–15. He is set to leave the club after 14 years at the end of the 2022–23 season, and will join Inter Miami CF during the MLS July transfer window in the 2023 season.
Busquets made his senior international debut for Spain in April 2009, and has since made 143 appearances for the national side. He helped the country win the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 tournaments, and also featured at three other World Cups and two European Championships. He retired from international football following the 2022 World Cup.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Barcelona
- La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
- Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022–23
- UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
International[]
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Championship: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013; third place: 2009
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2020–21
- UEFA Nations League: 2022-23
- Individual
- Bravo Award: 2009
- La Liga's Breakthrough Player: 2009
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2010
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2014–15
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16
- UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16
- UEFA Nations League Finals Player of the Tournament: 2021
External links[]
- FC Barcelona profile
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Sergio Busquets at National-Football-Teams.com
Sergio Busquets FIFA competition record
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
Sergio Busquets – UEFA competition record
Inter Miami CF squad - 2024–25 |
1 Callender · 2 Yedlin · 3 Arroyo · 4 McVey · 5 Busquets · 7 Mota · 8 Gómez · 9 Campana · 10 Messi (c) · 13 Ulloa · 14 Jean · 15 Sailor · 16 Taylor · 17 Martínez · 18 Alba · 19 Robinson · 20 Neville · 21 Marsman · 22 Stefanelli · 24 Fray · 26 Gregore · 27 Kryvtsov · 28 Azcona · 29 Dos Santos · 30 Cremaschi · 31 Miller · 32 Allen · 33 Negri · 35 Valencia · 41 Ruiz · 49 Borgelin · 99 Jensen · – Farías · Manager:![]() |
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Spain – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup – Third place |
1. Casillas (c)
2. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Marchena
5. Puyol
6. Pablo
7. Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Capdevila
12. Busquets
13. López
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Llorente
17. Güiza
18. Riera
19. Arbeloa
20. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Mata
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Winners (1st title) |
1. Casillas
2. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Marchena
5. Puyol
6. Iniesta
7. Villa
8. Xavi
9. F. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Capdevila
12. Valdés
13. Mata
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Arbeloa
18. Pedro
19. Llorente
20. Martínez
21. Silva
22. Navas
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – UEFA Euro 2012 - Winners (3rd title) |
1. Casillas (c)
2. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Martínez
5. Juanfran
6. Iniesta
7. Pedro
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Negredo
12. Valdés
13. Mata
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Arbeloa
18. Alba
19. Llorente
20. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Navas
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup - Runner-up |
1. Casillas
2. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Martínez
5. Azpilicueta
6. Iniesta
7. Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. Valdés
13. Mata
14. Soldado
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Arbeloa
18. Alba
19. Monreal
20. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Navas
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage |
1. I. Casillas (c)
2. R. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Javi Martínez
5. Juanfran
6. A. Iniesta
7. David Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. De Gea
13. Mata
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Koke
18. Alba
19. Diego Costa
20. S. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Azpilicueta
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
1. Casillas
2. Azpilicueta
3. Piqué
4. Bartra
5. Busquets
6. Iniesta
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Vázquez
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. Bellerín
13. De Gea
14. Thiago
15. Ramos
16. Juanfran
17. San José
18. Alba
19. Bruno
20. Aduriz
21. Silva
22. Nolito
23. Rico
Manager: |
Spain – 2018 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
1. De Gea
2. Carvajal
3. Piqué
4. Nacho
5. Busquets
6. Iniesta
7. Saúl
8. Koke
9. Rodrigo
10. Thiago
11. Vázquez
12. Odriozola
13. Arrizabalaga
14. Azpilicueta
15. Ramos (c)
16. Monreal
17. Aspas
18. Alba
19. Costa
20. Asensio
21. Silva
22. Isco
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – UEFA Euro 2020 – Semi-finals |
1. De Gea
2. Azpilicueta
3. D. Llorente
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. M. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gerard
10. Thiago
11. F. Torres
12. García
13. Sánchez
14. Gayà
16. Rodri
17. Fabián
18. Alba
19. Olmo
20. Traoré
21. Oyarzabal
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
26. Pedri
Manager: |
Spain – 2022 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
1. Sánchez
2. Azpilicueta
3. García
4. P. Torres
5. Busquets (c)
6. Llorente
7. Morata
8. Koke
9. Gavi
10. Asensio
11. F. Torres
12. Williams
13. Raya
14. Balde
15. Guillamón
16. Rodri
17. Pino
18. Alba
19. Soler
20. Carvajal
21. Olmo
22. Sarabia
23. Simón
24. Laporte
25. Fati
26. Pedri
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