The driving force behind Spain's incredible 2010 World Cup win, David Villa is undoubtedly Spain's greatest striker of all time. El Guaje (”the little kid”) as he is popularly known is Spain’s leading goal scorer having scored 59 goals in 97 games.
Despite his lack of height or physicality, The former Barcelona man has been a prolific goalscorer for both club and country. A quick, mobile and agile player, Villa is capable of creating something out of nothing and was the silver boot winner in Spain’s historic 2010 World Cup triumph.
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Villa along with Fernando Torres created havoc among opposition defences and formed one of the potent strike partnerships in international football. One of the best strikers of our generation, David Villa will forever be remembered for his starring role in Spain's inaugural World Cup triumph.
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A Bengaluru lad through and through, Ashwin Hanagudu is a huge fan of Liverpool and unsurprisingly pledges his sworn allegiance to RCB in the IPL. With over 8+ years of experience in this field, Ashwin manages multiple verticals at Sportskeeda and as of July 2024 is the most-read author in the football section.
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