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Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Bio Dates and Places
Born Date: 5 August 2004.
Born Place: Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain.
Career
Current occupation: Professional footballer.
Past occupations: Youth player for La Liara, Betis, and Barcelona.
Current Place of Work: FC Barcelona.
Previous Place of Work: Barcelona B, Betis youth teams.
Achievements and Recognition
Awards: Golden Boy award (2022), Kopa Trophy (2022), Supercopa de España (2022-23), IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team (2022), IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) UEFA Team (2022), Trofeo Aldo Rovira (2021-22).
Skills
Central midfielder skills, exceptional dribbling and passing abilities.
Languages
Languages Spoken: Spanish.
Appearance and Personal Traits
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in).
Lifestyle
Current Sport Activity and Training Regime: Professional football training with FC Barcelona.
Past Sport Activity and Training Regime: Youth football training with La Liara, Betis, and Barcelona.
Residence and Financial Status
Net Worth: $4 million.
Main Milestones
Birth
5 August 2004
Gavi was born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Sevilla, Andalusia, marking the beginning of his journey to becoming a professional footballer.
Early Career at La Liara Balompié
2010-2012
Gavi started his football career at La Liara Balompié, a club in his hometown, where he spent two years developing his skills.
Real Betis Youth Academy
2012-2015
Gavi moved to Real Betis's youth academy, where he spent two seasons and scored 95 goals for the youth team, showcasing his talent.
Signing with Barcelona
2015
At the age of 11, Gavi signed for Barcelona, marking a significant step in his career.
First Professional Contract
September 2020
Gavi signed his first professional contract with Barcelona and was promoted directly from the under-16 team to the under-19 team.
Debut for Barcelona B
21 February 2021
Gavi made his debut for Barcelona B in the 6–0 home routing of L'Hospitalet, coming on as a substitute for Nico González in the 77th minute.
La Liga Debut
29 August 2021
Gavi played his first official match for Barcelona's first team in the 2–1 La Liga win over Getafe, replacing Sergi Roberto in the 73rd minute.
International Debut
6 October 2021
Gavi received a surprise call-up to the senior Spain national team and made his debut in their UEFA Nations League semi-final win against Italy, becoming the youngest player to ever represent Spain at senior level.
Golden Boy and Kopa Trophy
2022
Gavi won the Golden Boy award and received the Kopa Trophy, awarded by France Football during the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony, recognizing his exceptional talent.
Supercopa de España Final
15 January 2023
Gavi scored a goal and provided two assists to be named man of the match in a 3–1 victory over Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España Final.
Contract Extension
20 June 2023
Barcelona managed to complete Gavi's registration to La Liga as a first-team player and extended his contract until June 2026, with a release clause of €1bn.
Contract Extension to 2030
31 January 2025
Gavi extended his contract with Barcelona until 2030, solidifying his long-term commitment to the club.
Gavi started his career at La Liara Balompié, a club in his hometown, where he spent two years, between 2010 and 2012.[5] From there he moved on to Real Betis's youth academy, where he spent two seasons.[6][7] He scored 95 goals for the youth team of Real Betis.[8]
In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the Catalan club, and was promoted directly from the under-16 team to the under-19 team.[11][12] He made his debut for Barcelona B on 21 February 2021, in the 6–0 home routing of L'Hospitalet, coming on as a substitute for Nico González in the 77th minute.[13] He made his first start for Barça B the following 14 March in a 1–0 derby win against Espanyol B at the Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque.[14]
Having featured twice for Barcelona B in the 2020–21 season, Gavi was promoted to the senior squad for pre-season friendlies with the first team ahead of the start of the new season.[15][16] After good performances in wins against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Girona, Gavi was reported to have pushed ahead of Riqui Puig in manager Ronald Koeman's squad selection.[17][18] He continued this good run of form in a 3–0 win against German opposition VfB Stuttgart, earning comparisons with Barcelona legend Xavi.[19][20]
On 29 August 2021, he played his first official match for Barcelona's first team in the 2–1 La Liga win over Getafe, replacing Sergi Roberto in the 73rd minute. On 18 December, he scored his first goal for the club and provided an assist in the 3–2 home win over Elche.[21]
On 15 January 2023, Gavi scored a goal and provided two assists to be named man of the match in a 3–1 victory over Real Madrid in the Supercopa de España Final.[22] On 31 January, a Spanish court ruled in favor of accepting Gavi's new contract with Barcelona until 2026, signed in September the previous year, despite opposition from La Liga president Javier Tebas who argued that the new deal would not fit in the club's salary limit that season.[23] On the same day, Barcelona announced that Gavi would acquire the number 6 shirt, previously worn by his coach and Barcelona legend, Xavi.[24] On 21 March, a court ruling ordered that the new deal to be revoked as it would exceed the club's salary limit, and a return to his previous enrolment as a youth-team player with his old number 30 shirt.[25][26][27]
On 20 June 2023, Barcelona managed to complete Gavi's registration to La Liga as a first-team player, subsequently extended his contract with Barcelona until June 2026, which contained a release clause of €1bn.[28]
Gavi who had been injured since November 2023 came back to training on 12 September 2024.[29] After 348 days since his injury, he made his return to action on 20 October 2024 in a 5-1 victory against Sevilla replacing his teammate Pedri who handed him the captain's armband.[30] Similarly, he also made an appearance in El Clásico as a substitute once again on 26 October 2024 where Barcelona won comfortably by 4-0 against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He picked up a yellow card in the 90th minute following a clash with Vinicius Jr.[31] He scored his first goal of the season against Athletic Bilbao in the Supercopa de España semi final tie where he also assisted teammate Lamine Yamal in a 0-2 victory and eventually winning the cup.[32] On 31 January 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2030.[33]
Gavi has represented Spain at under-15 and under-16 level.[1][8]
On 30 September 2021, Gavi received a surprise call-up to the senior Spain national team by the manager Luis Enrique. He made his debut in their UEFA Nations Leaguesemi-final win against Italy on 6 October, becoming the youngest player to ever represent Spain at senior level.[34][35] In the final against France on 10 October, Spain ultimately suffered a 2–1 defeat.[36] On 5 June 2022, he scored his first senior goal in the Nations League away against the Czech Republic, becoming the youngest player to ever score representing Spain at senior level.[37]
Gavi was named in Spain's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in which he started in all four matches.[38] With his goal against Costa Rica in Spain's first game of the tournament, Gavi became the third youngest player (only behind Pelé and Manuel Rosas) to score in a World Cup match.[39]
Graham Hunter of ESPN hailed Gavi as a highly promising young player in 2021, comparing him to former Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta due to his dribbling, anticipation, intelligence, vision, passing, first touch, close control, change of pace, and quick reflexes.[42] Following his performance in Spain's semi-final victory over Italy in the 2021 Nations League Finals, Italian defender Emerson Palmieri described Gavi as a player who "has huge potential".[35]
^In isolation, Martín and Gavira are pronounced [maɾˈtin] and [ɡaˈβiɾa] respectively.
^Navarro, Cristina (6 September 2021). ""El equipo de Gavi"" ["Gavi's Team"]. Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^Cala, Rafael (8 October 2021). "La Liara reivindica a Gavi: "Era Oliver Atom"" [La Liara vindicates Gavi: "He was Oliver Atom"]. estadiodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ abNavarro, Alicia (4 December 2018). "Gavi, el maestro de La Masía" [Gavi, the maestro of La Masía]. vavel.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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