Gavi (footballer)
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Pablo Martín Páez Gavira (born 5 August 2004), known as Gavi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
Infobox
Full name
Pablo Martín Páez Gavira
Date of birth
(2004-08-05) 5 August 2004
Place of birth
Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain
Height
1 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Central midfielder
Current team
Barcelona
Number
6
2010–2013
La Liara Balompié
2013–2015
Betis
2015–2021
Barcelona
Years
Team
2020–2021
Spain U18
2021–
Spain
2018–2020
Spain U15
2019–2020
Spain U16
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Copa del Rey
Apps
Copa del Rey
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Barcelona B
Barcelona B
Club
Barcelona B
Season
2020–21
League
Segunda División B
League
2
League
0
Copa del Rey
—
Copa del Rey
—
Europe
—
Europe
2
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Primera División RFEF
League
1
League
0
League
—
Copa del Rey
—
Copa del Rey
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
3
League
0
League
—
League
—
Copa del Rey
—
Copa del Rey
3
Europe
0
Barcelona
Barcelona
Club
Barcelona
Season
2021–22
League
La Liga
League
34
League
2
Copa del Rey
1
Copa del Rey
0
Europe
11
Europe
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
47
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
La Liga
League
36
League
2
League
5
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
6
Europe
0
Europe
2
Other
1
Other
49
Total
3
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
La Liga
League
12
League
1
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
3
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
15
Total
2
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
La Liga
League
26
League
1
League
4
Copa del Rey
1
Copa del Rey
10
Europe
0
Europe
2
Other
1
Other
42
Total
3
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
10
League
0
League
0
Copa del Rey
0
Copa del Rey
2
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
12
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
118
League
6
League
10
League
1
Copa del Rey
32
Copa del Rey
1
Europe
5
Europe
2
Other
165
Other
10
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
121
League
6
League
10
League
1
Copa del Rey
32
Copa del Rey
1
Europe
5
Europe
2
Other
168
Other
10
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 165 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 168 | 10 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Spain
Spain
National team
Spain
Year
2021
Apps
4
Goals
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
13
Apps
3
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
10
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
1
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
28
Apps
5
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 5 | |
List of international goals scored by Gavi · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
5 June 2022
Venue
Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
Cap
8
Opponent
Czech Republic
Score
1–1
Result
2–2
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
2
2
No.
2
Date
17 November 2022
Venue
Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan
Cap
13
Opponent
Jordan
Score
2–0
Result
3–1
Competition
Friendly
3
3
No.
3
Date
23 November 2022
Venue
Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Cap
14
Opponent
Costa Rica
Score
5–0
Result
7–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup
4
4
No.
4
Date
12 September 2023
Venue
Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain
Cap
23
Opponent
Cyprus
Score
1–0
Result
6–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
5
5
No.
5
Date
15 October 2023
Venue
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Cap
25
Opponent
Norway
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 5 June 2022 | Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic | 8 | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | |
| 2 | 17 November 2022 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 13 | Jordan | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 23 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 14 | Costa Rica | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
| 4 | 12 September 2023 | Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain | 23 | Cyprus | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 5 | 15 October 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 25 | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References
- Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maɾˈtim ˈpaeθ ɣaˈβiɾa];
- pronounced [ˈɡaβi]
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Gavi at WorldFootballhttps://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gavi/
- "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Spain (ESP)"https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
- In isolation, Martín and Gavira are pronounced [maɾˈtin] and [ɡaˈβiɾa] respectively.
- Marcahttps://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2021/09/06/613217d8e2704e391a8b4580.html
- inewshttps://inews.co.uk/sport/football/gavi-fc-barcelona-youngster-undone-laces-born-big-stage-la-liara-balompie-1340007
- estadiodeportivohttps://www.estadiodeportivo.com/futbol-sevillano/2021/10/07/liara-reivindica-gavi-oliver-atom/358663.html
- "A special fixture for Gavi"https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2606115/a-special-fixture-for-gavi
- vavelhttps://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2018/12/02/fc-barcelona/958530-gavi-el-maestro-delgol.html
- forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2021/07/30/fc-barcelona-preseason-has-seen-coach-ronald-koeman-find-new-golden-boys/?sh=6599bcd2a2ab
- tribunahttps://tribuna.com/en/blogs/43c43d29-7517-4d8b-8cfb-153fa6a929fd/
- sporthttps://www.sport.es/en/news/futbol-base/young-star-gavi-signs-new-contract-with-barcelona-8103335
- goalhttps://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/gavi-la-masia-wonderkid-future-barcelona-midfield/1niafhrm9q3wc18s9n7c2zwb9i
- "Gavi becomes 14th Under-19s player to debut for Barça B under Garcia Pimienta"https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/barca-b/news/2040540/gavi-becomes-14th-under-19s-player-to-debut-for-barca-b-under-garcia-pimienta
- sporthttps://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/fiesta-juvenil-barca-b-hunde-11578356