List of international goals scored by David Villa explained

David Villa is a Spanish professional association footballer who represented the Spain national football team from 2005 to 2017. He made his debut for Spain as a substitute in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match against San Marino in February 2005.[1] He scored his first international goal on his fourth appearance for Spain, scoring from the bench to equalise in the second leg of the 2006 World Cup qualification play-offs. He scored 59 goals in 98 international appearances, making him Spain's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Raúl's previous record of 44 when he scored twice against the Czech Republic in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying in March 2011.[2]

Villa achieved his inaugural international hat-trick on 10 June 2008 when he scored the first three goals in a 4–1 victory for Spain over Russia during UEFA Euro 2008 to win group D.[3] He scored two other hat-tricks, against Azerbaijan (in 2009) and Tahiti (in 2013).[4] [5] He scored more times against Liechtenstein than any other nation, with seven, including twice in a single match on three occasions. Twenty of Villa's goals were scored at home at thirteen different venues.

Villa scored more goals in qualifying matches than in any other type of match, with 21. He scored nineteen times in friendlies, nine times in FIFA World Cup finals, six times in the FIFA Confederations Cup and four times in UEFA European Championship finals. Villa was equal top scorer at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, alongside Germany's Thomas Müller, Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder and Uruguay's Diego Forlán, all of whom scored five goals in the tournament.[6] Villa broke his leg playing for his club team FC Barcelona in December 2011, which resulted in his failure to take part in Spain's victorious UEFA Euro 2012 campaign.[7] He left Barcelona in 2013 to join La Liga opposition team Atlético Madrid for a season before moving to New York City FC in Major League Soccer in the summer of 2014.[8] His last international goal came in June 2014, against Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After his move to the United States in 2014, he only played one more game for Spain, a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Italy in September 2017.[9] [10] After joining Japanese side Vissel Kobe in 2018, Villa announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2019 J1 League season.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.[12]

Key
scope=row style="text-align:center" Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
scope=colNo.scope=colCapscope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colOpponentscope=colGoalscope=colResultscope=colCompetitionscope=col class=unsortableRef
scope=row14 16 November 20051–1 1–1 [13]
scope=row25 1 March 2006 1–1 3–2 [14]
scope=row39 13 June 2006 2–0 4–0 [15]
scope=row43–0
scope=row512 27 June 2006 1–0 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup[16]
scope=row6 142 September 2006 2–0 4–0 [17]
scope=row73–0
scope=row815 6 September 2006 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[18]
scope=row917 11 October 2006 2–1 2–1 Friendly [19]
scope=row1020 24 March 2007 2–0 2–1 [20]
scope=row1123 6 June 2007 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[21]
scope=row122–0
scope=row1330 26 March 2008 1–0 1–0 [22]
scope=row1431 31 May 2008 1–0 2–1 Friendly[23]
scope=row15 32 10 June 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria1–0 4–1
scope=row162–0
scope=row173–0
scope=row18 33 14 June 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008[24]
scope=row1937 6 September 2008 1–0 1–0 [25]
scope=row2038 10 September 2008 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[26]
scope=row21 3–0
scope=row2239 11 October 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[27]
scope=row2340 15 October 2008 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[28]
scope=row2441 19 November 2008 1–0 3–0 [29]
scope=row2542 11 February 2009 1–0 2–0 Friendly[30]
scope=row2644 9 June 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan1–0 6–0 Friendly
scope=row272–0
scope=row283–0
scope=row2945 14 June 2009 5–0 5–0 [31]
scope=row3046 17 June 2009 1–0 1–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup[32]
scope=row3147 20 June 2009 1–0 2–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup[33]
scope=row3251 5 September 2009 2–0 5–0 [34]
scope=row335–0
scope=row3454 18 November 2009 2–1 5–1 [35]
scope=row353–1
scope=row3655 3 March 2010 1–0 2–0 Friendly[36]
scope=row3756 29 May 2010 1–1 3–2 Friendly[37]
scope=row3860 21 June 2010 1–0 2–0 [38]
scope=row392–0
scope=row4061 25 June 2010 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup[39]
scope=row4162 29 June 2010 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup[40]
scope=row4263 3 July 2010 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup[41]
scope=row4366 3 September 2010 2–0 4–0 [42]
scope=row4469 12 October 2010 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[43]
scope=row45 72 25 March 2011 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
scope=row462–1
scope=row4775 7 June 2011 1–0 3–0 [44]
scope=row4878 6 September 2011 5–0 6–0 [45]
scope=row496–0
scope=row5080 11 October 2011 3–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[46]
scope=row5182 15 November 2011 2–2 2–2 [47]
scope=row5283 7 September 2012 4–0 5–0 Friendly[48]
scope=row5385 14 November 2012 2–0 5–1 Friendly[49]
scope=row5490 20 June 2013 4–0 10–0 [50]
scope=row555–0
scope=row567–0
scope=row5796 7 June 2014 1–0 2–0 [51]
scope=row582–0
scope=row5997 23 June 2014 1–0 3–0 [52]

Hat-tricks

OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Russia" data-sort-value="1" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')4–1Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, AustriaUEFA Euro 200810 June 2008
2data-sort-value="Azerbaijan" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (1–0', 2–0', 3–0')6–0Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, AzerbaijanFriendly9 June 2009
3data-sort-value="Tahiti" data-sort-value="2" 3 – (4–0', 5–0', 7–0')10–0Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2013 FIFA Confederations Cup20 June 2013

Statistics

Goals by year
YearAppsGoals
scope=row200541
scope=row2006148
scope=row2007103
scope=row20081312
scope=row20091311
scope=row2010169
scope=row2011127
scope=row201232
scope=row2013103
scope=row201423
scope=row201710
scope=row Total9859
Caps and goals by competition
CompetitionCapsGoals
Friendlies3919
UEFA Euro qualifying1913
FIFA World Cup finals129
FIFA World Cup qualification168
FIFA Confederations Cup86
UEFA European Championship44
Total9859
Goals by opponent
OpponentGoals
7
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total59

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spain 5–0 San Marino . . 13 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Villa breaks Raul record as Spain avoid upset . . 13 December 2017 . 25 March 2011 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/http://www.eurosport.com/football/european-championship-qualification/2012/villa-breaks-raul-record_sto2722130/story.shtml . 13 December 2017 .
  3. Web site: Spain 4–1 Russia . 10 June 2008 . 13 December 2017 . . David . Ornstein . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080915135451/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363430.stm . 15 September 2008 .
  4. Web site: Villa treble helps Spain to 6–0 win in Azerbaijan. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213202022/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-spain-sb/villa-treble-helps-spain-to-6-0-win-in-azerbaijan-idUKTRE55859Q20090609 . dead . December 13, 2017 . . 13 December 2017 . 9 June 2009 .
  5. Web site: 32 days to go: David Villa's memorable hat-trick . . 13 December 2017 . 16 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825174012/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=32-days-to-go-david-villa-s-memorable-hat-trick-2882511.html . 25 August 2017 .
  6. Web site: World Cup 2010 goalscorers . BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. 11 June 2010.
  7. Web site: Villa back in Spain squad for World Cup qualifying . 31 August 2012 . . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/https://www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-soccer-spain-squad-20120831-idAFJOE87U07820120831 . 13 December 2017 .
  8. Web site: David Villa . . 11 April 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222055811/https://www.nycfc.com/players/1/david-villa . 2017-12-22 .
  9. Web site: David Villa ends three-year absence as Spain dominates Italy. ESPN. 11 April 2018 . 3 September 2017 .
  10. Web site: NYCFC's David Villa to fight retirement; denies return to Europe . 20 November 2017 . ESPN . 11 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411144652/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/major-league-soccer/story/3277535/nycfcs-david-villa-im-going-to-fight-retirement-and-plays-down-talk-of-return-to-europe . 11 April 2018 .
  11. Web site: David Villa: Spain's top scorer to retire at end of J-League season. 13 November 2019. 13 November 2019. BBC Sport.
  12. Web site: David Villa – Goals in International Matches . Roberto . Mamrud . . 11 December 2017 . 25 June 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104103958/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/dvilla-intlg.html . 4 January 2017 .
  13. Web site: Slovakia 1–1 Spain . 16 November 2005 . . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20051201084101/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4436028.stm . 1 December 2005 .
  14. Web site: Ivory Coast suffer defeat . . 13 December 2017 . 2 March 2006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20060525032202/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4765086.stm . 25 May 2006 .
  15. Web site: Spain 4–0 Ukraine . . 13 December 2017 . 14 June 2006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010914/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852902.stm . 9 September 2017 .
  16. Web site: Spain 1–3 France. 27 June 2006. BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010412/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991524.stm. 9 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Spain swiftly into top gear . 3 September 2006 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170608152357/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/matches/round=2241/match=83708/index.html . 8 June 2017 .
  18. Web site: Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain. . 13 December 2017 . 6 September 2006.
  19. Web site: Spain restore pride with 2–1 win over Argentina . . 12 October 2006 . 13 December 2017 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20061202043843/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2006-10/12/content_706756_3.htm . 2 December 2006 .
  20. Web site: Spain edge out ten-man Denmark . . 13 December 2017 . 25 March 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151230042119/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/matches/round=2241/match=83720/postmatch/report/index.html . 30 December 2015 .
  21. Web site: Villa leads Spanish stroll in Alps . . 13 December 2017 . 7 June 2007 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151230043035/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/matches/round=2241/match=83728/postmatch/report/index.html . 30 December 2015 .
  22. Web site: Italy struck by Villa thunderbolt. . 13 December 2017 . 27 March 2008 .
  23. Web site: Soccer-Spain 2 Peru 1 – international friendly result . . 31 May 2008 . 13 December 2017 . Simon . Baskett . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-euro-spain-result/soccer-spain-2-peru-1-international-friendly-result-idUKL3156060320080531 . 13 December 2017 .
  24. Web site: Sweden 1–2 Spain . 14 June 2008 . 13 December 2017 . . Chris . Bevan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816071359/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363455.stm . 16 August 2017 .
  25. Web site: Spain vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina. ESPN. 13 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats?gameId=236374. 13 December 2017.
  26. Web site: Spain vs. Armenia . . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/matchstats?gameId=236395 . 13 December 2017 .
  27. Web site: Spain battle to beat Estonia . . Michael . Malkin. 12 October 2008 . 13 December 2017.
  28. Web site: Belgium 1–2 Spain . . 13 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=250471/match=300042907/photos/index.html . 13 December 2017 .
  29. Web site: Villa and Torres on target . . 19 November 2008 . . 13 December 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213211923/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/news/y=2008/m=11/news=villa-and-torres-target-953076.html . 13 December 2017 .
  30. Web site: Spain 2–0 England . Mandeep . Sanghera . 12 February 2009 . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170804061427/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7874902.stm . 4 August 2017 .
  31. Web site: Spain 5–0 New Zealand . Peter . Scrivener . . 13 December 2017 . 14 June 2009.
  32. Web site: Spain 1–0 Iraq . . 17 June 2009 . Nabil . Hassan . 13 December 2017.
  33. Web site: Spain 2–0 South Africa . . 13 December 2017 . 20 June 2009.
  34. Web site: Spain 5–0 Belgium . . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112053222/http://www.skysports.com/football/spain-vs-belgium/107711 . 12 November 2016 .
  35. Web site: Austria 1–5 Spain . . 13 December 2017.
  36. Web site: France 0 Spain 2: match report . . 4 March 2010 . Simon . Briggs . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170617153546/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/7360717/France-0-Spain-2-match-report.html . 17 June 2017 .
  37. Web site: Llorente spares Spain's blushes against Saudi Arabia . . 29 May 2010 . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100624122642/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/05/29/friendlies.spain.germany.serbia.new.zealand/index.html . 24 June 2010 .
  38. Web site: Spain 2–0 Honduras. . 13 December 2017 . Jonathan . Stevenson .
  39. Web site: Chile 1–2 Spain. BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. Chris. Whyatt. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907082735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_47/default.stm. 7 September 2017.
  40. Web site: Spain 1–0 Portugal. Chris . Bevan . . 13 December 2017.
  41. Web site: Paraguay 0–1 Spain . Paul . Fletcher . . 13 December 2017.
  42. Web site: Spain coast to Liechtenstein win . 4 September 2009 . 13 December 2017. Sky Sports.
  43. Web site: Euro 2012 qualifiers: Scotland 2–3 Spain. 12 October 2010. . 13 December 2017 . Keir. Murray.
  44. Web site: Villa, Alonso help Spain win 3–0 in Venezuela . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214073137/https://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-57559720110608 . dead . December 14, 2017 . . 8 June 2011 . 13 December 2017.
  45. Web site: Spain surge past Liechtenstein to qualify . . 13 December 2017 . 7 September 2011 . Graham . Hunter.
  46. Web site: Spain 3–1 Scotland . Annie . McGuire . 11 October 2011 . 13 December 2017 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170404002626/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/15232020 . 4 April 2017 .
  47. Web site: Villa rescues draw for Spain in Costa Rica . . 16 November 2011 . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013065437/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2012/matches/round=2000293/match=2008822/postmatch/report/index.html . 13 October 2014 .
  48. Web site: Spain 5–0 Saudi Arabia . . 13 December 2017 .
  49. Web site: Panama 1–5 Spain . 13 December 2017 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405103919/http://www.skysports.com/football/panama-vs-spain/274726 . 5 April 2016 .
  50. Web site: Spain 10–0 Tahiti . Alistair . Mcgowan . 13 December 2017 . 20 June 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413051357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22896367 . 13 April 2016 .
  51. Web site: World Cup 2014: Spain struggles to 2–0 victory over underdog El Salvador in tuneup at FedEx Field . . Steven . Goff . 7 June 2014 . 13 December 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232725/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/world-cup-2014-spain-struggles-to-2-0-victory-over-underdog-el-salvador-in-tuneup-at-fedex-field/2014/06/07/6e2002c8-eea0-11e3-b84b-3393a45b80f1_story.html . 28 December 2017 .
  52. Web site: Australia 0–3 Spain . . 13 December 2017 . 23 June 2014 . Saj . Chowdhury . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170624162757/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285263 . 24 June 2017 .

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