Barça legend

Xavi

Xavi is a midfielder from Spain who played for FC Barcelona from 1998 to 2015. He was born on 25 January 1980 and is 46 years old. He made 505 league appearances and scored 58 league goals for Barça. Across all official competitions he played 767 matches. He ranks 2nd in the club’s all-time list of league appearances and 28th among its league goalscorers. At Barça he wore shirt numbers 29, 26, 16 and 6.

Position: Midfielder
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
At Barça: 1998–2015
League apps: 505
League goals: 58
Official apps: 767
Born: 25 January 1980

Profile

An academy graduate and first-team midfielder from 1998 to 2015, he became one of the central figures of the Guardiola era.

Milestone: He shared the complete 2010 Ballon d’Or podium with Messi and Iniesta, a defining La Masia reference.

Shirt numbers

29 1997-98
26 1998-99 – 1999-00
16 2000-01
6 2001-02 – 2014-15

Team-mates from the same era

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.

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