# Carles Puyol

Carles Puyol is a Spanish footballer, born on 13 April 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, Spain. Puyol played as a centre-back for Barcelona. Puyol scored 21 goals in 699 games for club and country and won 20 trophies, including the World Cup, 3 Champions League titles and 6 league titles.

## Puyol's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 593 | 18 |
| Spain | 106 | 3 |
| Total | 699 | 21 |

Goals per game: 0.03.

## Puyol's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 20
- League titles: 6
- Domestic cups: 6
- Champions League: 3
- Other international club trophies: 3
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with Spain: 2
- Individual awards: 26

### Barcelona

- La Liga: 6 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13)
- Copa del Rey: 2 (2008–09, 2011–12)
- Supercopa de España: 4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
- UEFA Champions League: 3 (2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2009)
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2 (2009, 2011)

### Spain

- FIFA World Cup: 1 (2010)
- UEFA European Championship: 1 (2008)

### Individual

- La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 1 (2001)
- ESM Team of the Year: 4 (2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06)
- UEFA Team of the Year: 6 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- UEFA Club Best Defender: 1 (2006)
- FIFA/FIFPro World XI: 3 (2007, 2008, 2010)
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (2008)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament: 1 (2009)
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1 (2010)
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 1 (2010)
- BBVA Fair Play award: 1 (2011–12)
- UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year: 1 (2015)
- World XI: 1
- and 4 more

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1999–2014: Barcelona, 392 games, 12 goals

## What fans say about Puyol

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## Compare Puyol

- [Puyol vs Franz Beckenbauer](https://mygoat.football/vs/Franz_Beckenbauer/Carles_Puyol)
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- [Puyol vs Franco Baresi](https://mygoat.football/vs/Carles_Puyol/Franco_Baresi)
- [Puyol vs Bobby Moore](https://mygoat.football/vs/Carles_Puyol/Bobby_Moore)

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