Francesc"Cesc" Fa bregas Soler born May 4, 1987 in Arenys de Mar,Catalonia,Spain fabregas is a Catalan Spanish  footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Arsenal in the English Premier League and for the Spanish national team . Fabregas started his career at FC Barcelona B  but was signed by Arsenal in mid-2003 before he could sign a professional contract with FC Barcelona.

Fabregas is one of the best of Spain's next generation of footballers. He is able to play as an attack-minded midfielder, with the ability to play eye-of-the-needle passes. Additionally, at Arsenal he has occasionally been used out-of-position as a right-side midfielder.
 

Before joining Arsenal, Fabregas had made his way into the Barcelona B team and then taken part in the FIFA U-17 World Championship in 2003, winning both the Adidas Golden Shoe (for top goalscorer) and Golden Ball (for best player). Spain finished second in the tournament to Brazil.

Fabregas made his team debut on October 23, 2003 in a League Cup tie at home to Rotherham United, and in doing so became Arsenal's youngest ever first-team player, aged 16 years and 177 days. He then became the youngest goalscorer in Arsenal's history in a later round of the League Cup, scoring from very close range in a 5–1 victory against Wolves.
 
However, it was not until the start of the 2004–05 season that Fabregas started making first team appearances   in matches  outside  the  League  Cup.  His  first match was against Manchester United in the Community Shield; he then  had four  successive Premier League  starts against Everton,Middlesbrough,Blackburn Rovers and NorwichCity. Fabregas  impressed  many  observers  in  his  first  four appearances, claiming a  goal against Blackburn in a 3–0 victory.  Soon  after,  he  became  the  second  youngest goalscorer in Champions League history after scoring the third goal against Rosenborg, in Arsenal's 5–1 victory.

After the departure of Arsenal captain, Patrick Vieira, Fàbregas became a first-team regular in the Arsenal midfield, making 48 appearances in the 2005–06 season. He initially struggled to impose himself in an Arsenal side considered by many to be too lightweight and was often criticised for his lack of tangible productivity.

Despite these criticisms, he was lauded for his performance in the UEFA Champions League. He was praised especially for his performance against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the second round of the UEFA Champions League and earned further plaudits for his performance against Juventus in the quarter-finals; he scored Arsenal's first goal and set up Thierry Henry for the second. Fabregas was highly praised by teammates and the press alike,who compared him to the likes of Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho and even greats like Johnny Haynes and Gérson.

Fabregas helped Arsenal's 2006-07 Champions League campaign get started on August 8,2006 , by scoring two goals in a 3–0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier. Fabregas's performances have attracted a considerable number of admirers in his homeland. In particular Real Madrid have expressed a desire to secure his services despite his long term contract at Arsenal. However, on July 12 , Arsène Wenger stated that Arsenal would listen to no offers for Cesc. In September 2006 , with 6 years left on his deal, Wenger offered a new eight-year deal to Fabregas, which was signed on October 19,2006, keeping the Spaniard at the club until he is 27 years old.

Fabregas was a runaway winner of the Golden Boy award on 2nd December 2006, presented by Italian paper TuttoSport, based on a poll of leading writers across Europe

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