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David Villa Sánchez, born 3 December 1981, nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian),is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. Despite sustaining a serious injury as a child, he started his career with Sporting de Gijón. He moved to Real Zaragoza, where he made his La Liga début, winning his first senior honours - the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España. He joined Valencia CF in 2005 for a transfer fee of €12 million and was part of the Valencia team that won the Copa del Rey in the 2007–08 season. In 2010 he moved to FC Barcelona for €40 million. Villa made his international début in 2005. He has participated in three major tournaments and won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. He scored three goals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, was top scorer at Euro 2008 and earned Silver Boot at the 2010 World Cup. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer, surpassing Raúl and has also scored more World Cup goals than any other player in Spain's history. His goals per game ratio at World Cup matches is higher than the competition's all-time top scorer Ronaldo, while the goals per game ratio he has achieved for the national team has not been matched by any Spaniard since Alfredo di Stéfano.