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Busquets has yet to sign a new contract at Barcelona, with his current deal ending at the end of the season. With talks stalling, on [[October 16]] [[2008]] he was linked with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Juventus]]. |
Busquets has yet to sign a new contract at Barcelona, with his current deal ending at the end of the season. With talks stalling, on [[October 16]] [[2008]] he was linked with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Juventus]]. |
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During FC Barcelona's Champions League match against FC Basel at |
During FC Barcelona's Champions League match against FC Basel at , scored five goals, to give him his first goal. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 11:47, 23 October 2008
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Busquets | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
Sergio "Sergi" Busquets (born July 16, 1988 in Sabadell, Barcelona) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Spanish football club FC Barcelona.
Sergio Busquets is the son of the Spanish former player Carles Busquets who played professionally during the 1990s.[1]
In 2003/04 Busquets joined FC Barcelona's Juvenil A team. In 2006/07 season, while still playing in Juvenil A, he played in 26 games and scored 7 goals. In 2007/08 Busquets played in FC Barcelona B team, under Josep Guardiola as a coach. He helped his team qualify to Segunda División B league, with 23 appearances and 2 goals. Busquets made his senior team debut during Copa Catalunya 2007/08. In the next season, Busquets played in FC Barcelona Atlètic for 2 games. After, he started playing regularly for the first team. His debut was against Racing de Santander in September 13. Busquets played in 4 out of the team's 5 first games, and was preferred over Touré Yaya.
On October 11 2008, Busquets earned his first cap for Spain's Under 21s in their first leg play-off match against Switzerland to reach the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals. Busquets scored in the 17th minute but Spain lost the match 2-1.
Busquets has yet to sign a new contract at Barcelona, with his current deal ending at the end of the season. With talks stalling, on October 16 2008 he was linked with Arsenal and Juventus.
During FC Barcelona's Champions League match against FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, he scored the second from five goals, to give him his first European goal.
References
- ^ "Sergi Busquets Burgos". FCBarcelona.cat. Retrieved 2008-09-29.