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Gavi
Personal information
Full name Pablo Martín Páez Gavira[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 30
Youth career
2014–2015 Betis
2015–2021 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Barcelona B 3 (0)
2021– Barcelona 5 (0)
International career‡
2018 Spain U15 4 (1)
2019–2020 Spain U16 5 (0)
2021– Spain U18 3 (0)
2021– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2021

Pablo Martín Páez Gavira (born 5 August 2004), commonly known as Gavi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Andalusia, Gavi was in the youth ranks of Real Betis.[2]

Barcelona

Youth career

Having scored 95 goals for the youth team of Real Betis, Gavi was scouted by top Spanish sides, including Villarreal, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.[3] In 2015, at the age of 11, he signed for FC Barcelona.[4][5]

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.[6][7] After good performances with the Barcelona youth side, Gavi was included in the first team preseason squad by manager Ronald Koeman ahead of the 2021–22 season.[8]

2021–22 season

Having featured twice for the Barcelona B team in the 2020–21 season, Gavi was promoted to the senior squad for pre-season friendlies with the first team.[9] After good performances in wins against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Girona, Gavi was reported to have pushed ahead of Riqui Puig in Koeman's squad selection.[10][11] He continued this good run of form in a 3–0 win against German opposition VfB Stuttgart, earning comparisons with Barcelona legend Xavi.[12][13]

On 29 August 2021, he played his first match for Barcelona's first team in the 2–1 win over Getafe, replacing Sergi Roberto in the 73rd minute. In October, following stellar performances with the Barcelona first team, Gavi was named in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021, highlighting the best young players in the world.[14]

International career

Gavi has represented Spain at under-15 and under-16 level.[1][3]

On 30 September 2021, Gavi received a surprise call-up to the senior Spain national team, making his debut in their UEFA Nations League semi-final win against Italy on 6 October. Which made him the youngest player to ever represent Spain at Senior level.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 October 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2020–21 Segunda División B 2 0 – – 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 October 2021[17]
Spain
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Gavi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "El excanterano del Betis de 16 años que ha llamado Koeman para el Barça y al que comparan con Iniesta" [The 16-year-old former Betis veteran who has called Koeman for Barça and who is compared with Iniesta]. eldesmarque.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Navarro, Alicia (4 December 2018). "Gavi, el maestro de La Masía" [Gavi, the maestro of La Masía]. vavel.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Tom (30 July 2021). "FC Barcelona Preseason Has Seen Coach Ronald Koeman Find New 'Golden Boys'". forbes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ Kulig, Jacek (19 May 2020). "Scouting report on Pablo Paez 'Gavi' - the little maestro from La Masia". tribuna.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Young star Gavi signs new contract with Barcelona". sport.es. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ Soldevila, Adrià (3 June 2021). "Gavi: La Masia wonderkid set to be the future of Barcelona's midfield". goal.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Bona, German (17 July 2021). "Gavi, puro arte y mucho duende". sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ Sharma, Rik (2 August 2021). "Gavi, Demir & the Barcelona wonderkids impressing Koeman in pre-season". goal.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ Martínez, Ferran (22 July 2021). "Gavi se creció entre los mayores en su debut". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ Clark, Gill (27 July 2021). "Koeman Prefers Barcelona Teen To Riqui Puig: Report". heavy.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ König, Kosta (2 August 2021). "16-year-old Barca kid Gavi stuns fans with fantastic performance, gets compared to Xavi". tribuna.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ Law, Joshua (2 August 2021). "Gavi & a delicate touch that showed he could well be Barcelona's new Xavi". planetfootball.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Italy 1 Spain 2". BBC Sport. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. ^ Gavi at Soccerway
  17. ^ "Gavi". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  • Gavi at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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