Biography
Sergi Busquets (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.
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 “upgraded” to FC Barcelona B, under former club great 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 contest.
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 thrashing.
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.
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Nationality - Spanish
Club - Barcelona
Full name - Sergio Busquets Burgos
Date of birth - July 16, 1988
Age - 20
Place of birth - Sabadell, Spain
Height - 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position - Defensive midfielder
Weight - 87Kgs/ 191lbs
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