Cesc Fàbregas

Spanish professional footballer

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]

Cesc Fàbregas
Fàbregas playing for Chelsea in 2015
Personal information
Full nameFrancesc Fàbregas Soler[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birthArenys de Mar, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Como U19 and B (manager)
Youth career
1995–1997Mataró
1997–2003Barcelona
2003Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2011Arsenal212(35)
2011–2014Barcelona96(28)
2014–2019Chelsea138(15)
2019–2022Monaco54(3)
2022Monaco B1(0)
2022–2023Como17(0)
Total518(81)
National team
2002–2003Spain U168(0)
2003–2004Spain U1714(7)
2005Spain U205(0)
2004–2005Spain U2112(8)
2006–2016Spain110(15)
Teams managed
2023–Como U19 and B (manager)
Honours
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner2008 Austria–Switzerland
Winner2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2004 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Fàbregas before a match against Newcastle United in January 2008
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal2003–04Premier League000031000031
2004–05Premier League33260105[a]11[b]0463
2005–06Premier League353001013[a]11[b]1505
2006–07Premier League382204010[a]2544
2007–08Premier League327102010[a]64513
2008–09Premier League223100010[a]0333
2009–10Premier League271510008[a]43619
2010–11Premier League25332315[a]3369
Total2123514214261172130357
Barcelona2011–12La Liga289839[a]13[c]24815
2012–13La Liga3211728[a]11[d]04814
2013–14La Liga368849[a]12[d]05513
Total96282392636215142
Chelsea2014–15Premier League34310408[a]2475
2015–16Premier League37540007[a]11[b]0496
2016–17Premier League2956022377
2017–18Premier League32240408[a]11[b]0493
2018–19Premier League6010315[e]01[b]0161
Total138151601332843019822
Monaco2018–19Ligue 11311010151
2019–20Ligue 11802020220
2020–21Ligue 121251263
2021–22Ligue 120003[f]050
Total543813030684
Monaco B2021–22Championnat National 21010
Como2022–23Serie B17000170
Career total51881611230511824113738125

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain2006140
200780
2008151
2009104
2010111
201142
2012133
2013112
201480
201571
201691
Total11015
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fàbregas goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Cesc Fàbregas
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2008Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria27  Russia4–14–1UEFA Euro 2008
214 June 2009Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa39  New Zealand4–05–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup
39 September 2009Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain44  Estonia1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
410 October 2009Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia45  Armenia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
518 November 2009Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria47  Austria1–15–1Friendly
68 June 2010Estadio de La Condomina, Murcia, Spain50  Poland4–06–0Friendly
72 September 2011AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland59  Chile2–23–2Friendly
83–2
910 June 2012Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland64  Italy1–11–1UEFA Euro 2012
1014 June 2012Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland65  Republic of Ireland4–04–0UEFA Euro 2012
1115 August 2012Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico70  Puerto Rico2–02–1Friendly
126 February 2013Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar76  Uruguay1–03–1Friendly
138 June 2013Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States79  Haiti2–02–1Friendly
1411 June 2015Estadio Reino de León, Castile and León, Spain96  Costa Rica2–12–1Friendly
151 June 2016Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria105  South Korea2–06–1Friendly

Honours

Fàbregas (centre) in 2011 with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (left) and British Prime Minister David Cameron

Arsenal

Barcelona

Chelsea

Monaco

Spain

Individual

  • FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Ball: 2003[source?]
  • FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Shoe: 2003[source?]
  • UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2004[source?]
  • Bravo Award: 2006[source?]
  • Golden Boy: 2006[source?]
  • 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[source?]
  • Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011[36]

Notes

^ Records began at the start of the 2006–07 season.

References