David Villa S�nchez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Melbourne City, on loan from New York City. Despite sustaining a serious injury as a child, Villa started his professional career with Sporting de Gij�n. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, where he made his La Liga d�but, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espa�a. 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 where he won his first La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles. After a ?5.1 million transfer, he spent the 2013?14 season at Atl�tico Madrid, winning another La Liga title before leaving for New York City. Villa made his international d�but for Spain in 2005. He has since participated in four major tournaments, becoming an integral member of the Spain teams that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. He scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup, was the top scorer at Euro 2008 and earned the Silver Boot at the 2010 World Cup. [More at Wikipedia]

December 3rd, 1981 in Oviedo (Age 42)