| Revision as of 20:42, 29 December 2008 edit217.129.67.28 (talk) Since i respect others' work (even BRUNO P.DORI as his many IP), i reinstated what he previously inserted in NATIONALTEAM. Let's hope he does the same to my updates and corrections (he says "NOT!!!").← Previous edit | Revision as of 21:04, 29 December 2008 edit undoSatori Son (talk | contribs)Administrators23,260 editsm Protected Sergi Busquets: Excessive vandalism ( (expires 21:04, 29 January 2009 (UTC)) (expires 21:04, 29 January 2009 (UTC)))Next edit → |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Busquets Burgos | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 21, 2008 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Sergio 'Sergi' Busquets Burgos (born July 16, 1988 in Sabadell, Barcelona) is a Spanish footballer, currently playing for FC Barcelona in the defensive midfielder position. He is the son of another club former player, Carles Busquets, who played goalkeeper during the 1990s.
Club career
In 2003-04, Busquets joined FC Barcelona's youth ranks, achieving 7 goals in 26 matches for the Juvenil A in 2006-07.
In 2007-08, he was promoted to FC Barcelona B under Josep Guardiola, and helped it achieve promotion to Segunda División B, with 2 goals in 23 appearances. In that season, Busquets would make his main squad debut, in a Copa Catalunya match.
On September 13, 2008, he played his first La Liga match, 90 minutes in a 1-1 home draw against Racing de Santander. Busquets began playing regularly in the starting XI, being preferred over internationals Touré Yaya and Seydou Keita. During FC Barcelona's Champions League match against FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, on October 22, 2008, he scored the second goal in a 5-0 win.
In early December, in another start, he scored his second goal with Barça, in the Champions League 2-3 home loss against FC Shakhtar Donetsk. On the 22nd, Busquets signed a contract extension until 2013, with a buy-out clause of €80 million.
International career
On October 11 2008, Busquets earned his first cap for Spain's under-21, in their 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs first leg match, against Switzerland. He scored in the 17th minute but Spain lost the match 2-1, eventually emerging victorious 4-3 on aggregate.
Club statistics
As of December 09 2008
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2007-2008 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 2 |
| 2008-2009 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| FC Barcelona | 2008-2009 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 4 | |
References
External links
- FC Barcelona profile
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional Template:Es icon
- Stats at UEFA Champions League
| FC Barcelona – current squad | |
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