Sergio Busquets
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| Full name | Sergio Busquets Burgos[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Miami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Badia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Barberà Andalucía | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Lleida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Jàbac Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Barcelona B | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2023 | Barcelona | 481 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Miami | 67 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | Spain U21 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2022 | Spain | 143 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Catalonia | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:51, 17 September 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergio Busquets Burgos (Catalan: [busˈkɛts],[2] Spanish: [ˈseɾxjo βusˈkets];[A] born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. A deep-lying playmaker capable of directing gameplay through short and calm passes and his singular reading of the game, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time.[3][4][5] and one of the greatest players of all time.[6]
Busquets arrived in Barcelona's first team in July 2008 and went on to receive the La Liga's Breakthrough Player in 2009. From the 2009–10 season, he was a first team regular and was a key playing contributor to the club for 14 years, until his departure at the end of the 2022–23 season. Busquets made over 700 total appearances for the club, winning 32 trophies, including nine La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and three UEFA Champions Leagues. With the initial management guidance by Pep Guardiola and using the tiki-taka football philosophy, Busquets was part of a widely lauded midfield combination trio with Andrés Iniesta and Xavi; from 2008 to 2015 the trio together were instrumental in FC Barcelona's exceptional on-field successes in 7 seasons, winning five La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey titles, three Champions League titles and the continental treble (all three titles simultaneously) twice, in 2008–09 and 2014–15.[7][8][9][10]
Busquets made his senior international debut for Spain in April 2009, making 143 appearances for the national side, scoring twice. He helped his country win the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 tournaments, and he also featured at three other World Cups and two European Championships. He retired from international football following the 2022 World Cup.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Inter Miami CF (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "How to pronounce Carles Busquets". Forvo. 12 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets is among best in the world, says Terry Gibson". Sky Sports. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Kalinic, Dejan (29 June 2018). "Casemiro: Spain's Busquets is world's best in my position". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Lee Roden (5 February 2016). "Is it time to acknowledge Sergio Busquets as the best midfielder in the world?". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Mark White (5 February 2025). "Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "2008-20. The best years in our history". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Jan-Michael (4 May 2021). "Passing of the Torch: From Iniesta, Busquets and Xavi to Pedri, Busquets and De Jong". Barca Universal. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Arguments Over Best Midfield Trio Resumes Between Real Madrid And Barcelona Fans". SPORTbible. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Andres Iniesta retires: How he, Xavi and Busquets changed football at Barcelona". NationalWorld. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
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