45 Facts About David Villa

1. David Villa will be eager to keep the Blades at bay, but Fleck does possess the ability to beat that holding midfielder.

2. David Villa earned his net worth through his years in professional football.

3. David Villa is 33 years old, yet still going strong playing in MLS.

4. David Villa celebrating his 33rd birthday with his wife, Patricia Gonzalez, and their three kids.

5. David Villa is still getting consideration for the Spanish National Team at 33 years old.

6. David Villa are most likely to land the 25-year-old for a £1m loan fee.

7. David Villa was frustrated in 2012: he could not take part in the European Championship because of his trauma.

8. At this period, David Villa gained his first trophy, Copa del Rey.

9. Since that time, David Villa can use his left foot just as good as his right one.

10. In 2005, David Villa had his debut internationally with Spanish National Team.

11. David Villa was transferred with the fee at €40 million to play for FC Barcelona in 2010.

12. David Villa is always recognized as a professional footballer from Spain.

13. David Villa holds the title of Spain's highest goal scorer with 59 to his name, 15 more than fellow Spanish legend Raul Gonzalez.

14. David Villa played the first 25 minutes of Monday's match in front of just 1,500 fans at Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, California.

15. David Villa firmly ridiculed that idea by saying, "It is impossible that a player with as much class on and off the pitch as Raul would speak poorly of me.

16. In December 2015, David Villa revealed that he was considering reversing his international retirement.

17. David Villa will join his former Barcelona and Spain teammate Andres Iniesta.

18. On 1 December 2018, David Villa signed a contract from the 2019 season with J1 League club Vissel Kobe.

19. David Villa started on the right of a front three, alongside Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco.

20. On 1 June 2014, David Villa announced that he would leave Atletico.

21. David Villa made his first appearance for the club in the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana, during the second half as a substitute for fellow Spanish international Pedro.

22. David Villa scored a late winner against Maritimo and was used in the Round of 32 against Dynamo Kyiv, though he did not make the score sheet.

23. David Villa scored a free-kick goal in the first leg away from home, while one of Inter's defenders complained that Villa had "made us look like idiots, all on his own".

24. David Villa attracted interest from many Asturian teams, but one of the province's bigger teams, Real Oviedo, declared that he was too short and that they did not believe he had sufficient potential.

25. David Villa was born in Tuilla, a small parish in Langreo, Asturias, a region in northern Spain, the son of Jose Manuel Villa, a miner.

26. David Villa came out of retirement from international football in August 2017.

27. David Villa has since participated in four major tournaments, becoming an integral member of the Spain teams that won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

28. In 2018, David Villa announced his departure from New York to relocate to Japan, in order to join Vissel Kobe.

29. David Villa left the club in 2013 after concluding a €5.1 million transfer to Atletico Madrid, where he won another La Liga title.

30. David Villa moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, where he made his La Liga debut, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana.

31. David Villa are looking for defensive cover in the window and the reports the Telegraph.

32. David Villa produced a superb second-half performance to blow away with further strikes from Ollie Hawkins, Jamal Lowe and David Wheeler sealing a place in the second round for the League One side.

33. David Villa arrived at Pride Park Stadium as one of the division's Rowett's team selection was spot on, as was his game plan.

34. David Villa was contained throughout the night, as was Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and Maxi Moralez.

35. In 2003, David Villa married his childhood sweetheart Patricia Gonzalez, who had been a footballer in her teenage years.

36. In March 2009, David Villa spoke out, saying, "I have not taken anything away from anybody, I was simply playing well for my club and the national coach gave me an opportunity.

37. On 25 August 2017, David Villa was included in Spain's squad for the 2018 World Cup qualification matches against Italy and Liechtenstein, three years after originally retiring from international football.

38. David Villa was named in Spain's squad for the 2014 World Cup.

39. David Villa started in the final against the Netherlands, where he had an opportunity to score from close range, but was impeded by John Heitinga who managed to block his shot.

40. David Villa finished the year with his sixth international brace against Austria in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, the setting where Spain were crowned European champions the previous year.

41. In a friendly match before the tournament, David Villa scored his second international hat-trick against Azerbaijan, nearly exactly a year after his hat-trick against Russia at Euro 2008.

42. David Villa was named New York City's first ever team captain on 1 February 2015, as well as their first Designated Player.

43. On 27 December 2010, David Villa was named "Male Athlete of the Year" by the United States Sports Academy, as he edged fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal and previous winner Manny Pacquiao for the title.

44. David Villa ended the season as the third top scorer in La Liga with 28 goals, just behind Eto'o and Diego Forlan (32).

45. David Villa scored his first hat-trick for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames in La Liga on 23 April 2006.