Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas was born on 4th May, 1987 in Catalonia, Spain.
He is an attacking midfielder who plays for Arsenal and Spain. Cesc Fabregas started his career at Barcelona but Arsenal signed him at 16, before he had signed a professional contract with the Spanish giants.
Fabregas is the youngest person to ever play for Arsenal, which he did at the age of 16 and 177 days against Rotherham in the League Cup.
Cesc Fabregas played well in the Arsenal reserves and due to injuries to Edu, Gilberto and Vieira he was rushed into the first team at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
Cesc Fabregas also became Arsenal's youngest ever scorer and the second youngest scorer in the Champions League.
When Vieira moved to Juventus in the summer of 2005, there were questions over who would replace him. However, Arsene Wenger didn't buy a replacement, instead Fabregas became a first team regular and one of Arsenal's stars.
Cesc Fabregas's skills attracted interest from other clubs, however he put all these rumours to rest when he broke another record by signing the longest contract in Premiership history - eight years.
In March 2006, Fabregas made his debut for Spain.
In April 2008, Cesc Fabregas was named the Professional Footballers' Association's Young Player of the Year.
Cesc Fabregas biography by Ben Rosenbaum
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