Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol is a defender from Spain who played for FC Barcelona from 1999 to 2014. He was born on 13 April 1978 and is 48 years old. He made 392 league appearances and scored 12 league goals for Barça. Across all official competitions he played 593 matches. He ranks 6th in the club’s all-time list of league appearances. At Barça he wore shirt numbers 28, 32, 24 and 5.
- Position
- Defender
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- At Barça
- 1999–2014
- League apps
- 392
- League goals
- 12
- Official apps
- 593
- Born
- 13 April 1978
Profile
A La Masia defender, he remained in the first team from 1999 to 2014 and connects the academy, leadership and Guardiola era.
Milestone: His long spell overlaps with the academy core that sustained one of the most recognisable cycles in club history.
League appearances and goals from Wikipedia’s list of FC Barcelona players (CC BY-SA 4.0); dates from Wikidata. Official totals are only listed for the all-time leaders.