player · international archive · 2005–2014
SpainArchive goals
41
for Spain · 4 from the spot
Matches scored in
29
2 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
5
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (14)
Career span
2005–2014
first 2005-11-16 · last 2014-06-23
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
David Villa Sánchez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Villa is the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team. He is currently the vice-president of Spanish Tercera Federación club CF Benidorm and a member of the Board of Directors of La Liga club Atlético Madrid. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
15 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2006–2014The archive holds 15 team sheets naming David Villa in Spain's starting line-up, from 2006-06-14 to 2014-06-23.
15 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
41 goals across 29 scoring matches · 5 tournaments · 2005–2014| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-23 |  Australia | W3–0(n) | 36' | FIFA World Cup | Curitiba |
| 2013-06-20 |  Tahiti | W10–0(n) | 39' 49' 64'hat-trick | Confederations Cup | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2011-10-11 |  Scotland | W3–1(h) | 54' | UEFA Euro qualification | Alicante |
| 2011-09-06 |  Liechtenstein | W6–0(h) | 60' 79' | UEFA Euro qualification | Logroño |
| 2011-03-25 |  Czechia | W2–1(h) | 69' 73' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Granada |
| 2010-10-12 | Scotland | W3–2(a) | 44' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 2010-09-03 | Liechtenstein | W4–0(a) | 26' | UEFA Euro qualification | Vaduz |
| 2010-07-03 |  Paraguay | W1–0(n) | 83' | FIFA World Cup | Johannesburg |
| 2010-06-29 |  Portugal | W1–0(n) | 63' | FIFA World Cup | Cape Town |
| 2010-06-25 |  Chile | W2–1(n) | 24' | FIFA World Cup | Pretoria |
| 2010-06-21 |  Honduras | W2–0(n) | 17' 51' | FIFA World Cup | Johannesburg |
| 2009-09-05 |  Belgium | W5–0(h) | 49' 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | A Coruña |
| 2009-06-20 |  South Africa | W2–0(a) | 52' | Confederations Cup | Bloemfontein |
| 2009-06-17 |  Iraq | W1–0(n) | 55' | Confederations Cup | Bloemfontein |
| 2009-06-14 |  New Zealand | W5–0(n) | 48' | Confederations Cup | Rustenburg |
| 2008-10-15 | Belgium | W2–1(a) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 2008-10-11 |  Estonia | W3–0(a) | 38' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tallinn |
| 2008-09-10 |  Armenia | W4–0(h) | 16' 79' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Albacete |
| 2008-09-06 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | W1–0(h) | 58' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Murcia |
| 2008-06-14 |  Sweden | W2–1(n) | 90' | UEFA Euro | Innsbruck |
| 2008-06-10 |  Russia | W4–1(n) | 20' 44' 75'hat-trick | UEFA Euro | Innsbruck |
| 2007-06-06 | Liechtenstein | W2–0(a) | 8' 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Vaduz |
| 2007-06-02 |  Latvia | W2–0(a) | 45' | UEFA Euro qualification | Riga |
| 2007-03-24 |  Denmark | W2–1(h) | 45' | UEFA Euro qualification | Madrid |
| 2006-09-06 |  Northern Ireland | L2–3(a) | 52' | UEFA Euro qualification | Belfast |
Honours
28 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
FIFA World Cup
2010
Spain's all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup matches
Most goals scored in one World Cup (by a Spanish international)
2010
UEFA Champions League
2010–11
UEFA European Championship
2008
La Liga×3
2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14
| Team honours28 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 2010 | Spain | |
| Most goals scored in one World Cup (by a Spanish international) | ×1 | 2010 | ||
| Spain's all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup matches | ×1 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | ×1 | 2010–11 | Barcelona | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 2008 | Spain | |
| La Liga | ×3 | 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 | Barcelona ·2, Atlético Madrid ·1 | |
| La Liga's Top Assisting Player | ×1 | 2006–07 | ||
| Valencia Top Scorer | ×5 | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 | ||
| Copa del Rey | ×3 | 2003–04, 2007–08, 2011–12 | Zaragoza ·1, Valencia ·1, Barcelona ·1 | |
| Supercopa de España | ×3 | 2004, 2010, 2011 | Zaragoza ·1, Barcelona ·2 | |
| Most goals scored in one calendar year (by a Spanish international) | ×2 | 2008, 2009 | ||
| Emperor's Cup | ×1 | 2019 | Vissel Kobe | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2011 | Barcelona | |
| Largest streak of games having scored (by a Spanish international) | ×1 | |||
| New York City FC all-time top scorer | ×1 | |||
| Spain all-time top scorer | ×1 | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 2011 | Barcelona | |
| Individual honours38 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| UEFA Euro 2008 Golden Boot | ||||
| Player of the year · 6 | ||||
| NYCFC Most Valuable Player | ×3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||
| 2010 FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball | ||||
| NYCFC Offensive Player of the Year | 2016 | |||
| Spanish Player of the Year | 2005–06 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament. | ||||
| 2010 FIFA World Cup Dream Team | ||||
| FIFA FIFPro World11 | 2010 | |||
| UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament | ||||
| UEFA Team of the Year | 2010 | |||
| Monthly awards · 5 | ||||
| NYCFC Etihad Airways Player of the Month | ×4 | 2015, 2016, 2016, 2017 | ||
| MLS Player of the Month | 2017 | |||
| More honours · 21 | ||||
| MLS All-Star | ×4 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||
| Zarra Trophy | ×4 | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 | ||
| MLS Best XI | ×2 | 2016, 2017 | ||
| 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe | ||||
| 2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match | ||||
| 2010 FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe | ||||
| Best MLS Player ESPY Award | 2017 | |||
| J1 League Goal of the Year | 2019 | |||
| MLS MVP Award | 2016 | |||
| MLS Player of the Week 2015 | ||||
| NYCFC Goal of the Year | 2015 | |||
| Ride of Fame | 2015 | |||
| UEFA Euro 2008 Man of the Match | ||||
| USSA Male Athlete of the Year | 2010 | |||
| Orders & distinctions3 | ||||
| Prince of Asturias Awards | 2010 | |||
| Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit | 2011 | |||
| Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit | ||||
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