Xavi is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al Sadd, and has previously played for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Born to a professional first division footballer, he learned team ethos at the Barcelona youth academy, La Masia, since he was eleven. He went on to help Barcelona win numerous titles, including eight La Liga and four Champions League tiles. He is the first Barcelona player to play 150 international matches. As part of the junior Spanish team, he won the U-20 World Cup in 1999, and also earned the Olympic Silver Medal at the 2000 Olympics. The Spanish national team won the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 Euro Cups primarily relying on his ability to make perfect passes. He has earned recognition as one of the greatest midfielders of all times and is regarded as the greatest Spanish player ever.
