List of international goals scored by David Villa

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David Villa lining up for Spain before the FIFA Confederations Cup match against Tahiti in 2013 in which he scored one of his three international hat-tricks Spain-Tahiti, Confederations Cup 2013 (02) (Villa crop).jpg
David Villa lining up for Spain before the FIFA Confederations Cup match against Tahiti in 2013 in which he scored one of his three international hat-tricks

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] [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]

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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. [5] He scored two other hat-tricks, against Azerbaijan (in 2009) and Tahiti (in 2013). [6] [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10] 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. [11] [12] After joining Japanese side Vissel Kobe in 2018, Villa announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2019 J1 League season. [13]

International goals

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first. [1]
Key
Double-dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
No.CapDateVenueOpponentGoalResultCompetitionRef
1416 November 2005 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–11–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [3]
251 March 2006 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–13–2 Friendly [14]
3913 June 2006 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany Flag of Ukraine (1992-2006).svg  Ukraine 2–04–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [15]
43–0Double-dagger-14-plain.png
51227 June 2006 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1–0Double-dagger-14-plain.png1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup [16]
6142 September 2006 Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–04–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [17]
73–0
8156 September 2006 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2–12–3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [18]
91711 October 2006 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–1Double-dagger-14-plain.png2–1Friendly [19]
102024 March 2007 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–02–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [20]
11236 June 2007 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying [21]
122–0
133026 March 2008 Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–01–0 Friendly [22]
143131 May 2008 Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–02–1 Friendly [23]
153210 June 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–04–1 UEFA Euro 2008 [5]
162–0
173–0
183314 June 2008 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–12–1 UEFA Euro 2008 [24]
19376 September 2008 Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–01–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
203810 September 2008 Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–04–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [26]
213–0
223911 October 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2–03–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
234015 October 2008 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–12–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
244119 November 2008 El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–0Double-dagger-14-plain.png3–0 Friendly [29]
254211 February 2009 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville, Spain Flag of England.svg  England 1–02–0 Friendly [30]
26449 June 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1–06–0 Friendly [6]
272–0
283–0
294514 June 2009 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5–05–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup [31]
304617 June 2009 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1–01–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup [32]
314720 June 2009Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–02–0 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup [33]
32515 September 2009 Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, Spain Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–05–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
335–0
345418 November 2009 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–15–1 Friendly [35]
353–1
36553 March 2010 Stade de France, Paris, France Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1–02–0 Friendly [36]
375629 May 2010 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–13–2 Friendly [37]
386021 June 2010 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–02–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [38]
392–0
406125 June 2010 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–02–1 2010 FIFA World Cup [39]
416229 June 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–01–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [40]
42633 July 2010 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 1–01–0 2010 FIFA World Cup [41]
43663 September 2010 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–04–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [42]
446912 October 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–0Double-dagger-14-plain.png3–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [43]
457225 March 2011 Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–12–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [4]
462–1
47757 June 2011 Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1–03–0 Friendly [44]
48786 September 2011 Estadio Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 5–06–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [45]
496–0
508011 October 2011 Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3–03–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [46]
518215 November 2011 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–22–2 Friendly [47]
52837 September 2012 Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4–0Double-dagger-14-plain.png5–0 Friendly [48]
538514 November 2012 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–05–1 Friendly [49]
549020 June 2013 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 4–0 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [50]
555–0
567–0
57967 June 2014 FedExField, Washington, D.C., United States Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–02–0 Friendly [51]
582–0
599723 June 2014 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–03–0 2014 FIFA World Cup [52]

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