Carles Puyol

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PLAYER INFO

Name	Carles Puyol Saforcada
Date of Birth	13 April 1978
Place of Birth	La Pobla de Segur, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Career	1996-2014
Position	Defender
Previous Editions	FIFA 20, FIFA 19, FIFA 18, FIFA 17

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Carles Puyol Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a retired Spanish defender and an FC Barcelona club legend. Puyol joined the FC Barcelona youth system in 1995 and made his first team debut in 1999.

Taking over as captain in 2004, Puyol led FC Barcelona to 6 league titles and many cup successes. He won exactly 100 caps for Spain which included a career highlight of winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

Puyol retired in 2014 having made just shy of 600 first team appearances in FC Barcelona colours.

YEARS

TEAM

APP

GOALS

15	FC Barcelona	593	18

13	Spain	100	3

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BASE

RELEASE DATES

Packs	October 20 - December 20
Transfer Market	October 20 - September 21
FUT Draft	October 20 - December 20
Swap Icons	He hasn't featured in any ICON Swaps release

STATS

Acceleration	75
Aggression	88
Agility	55
Balance	56
Composure	82
Crossing	78
Curve	50
Def. Awareness	89
Dribbling	50
Finishing	35
FK Accuracy	48
Heading Accuracy	86
Interceptions	89
Jumping	86
Long Passing	71
Long Shots	41
Penalties	55
Positioning	43
Reactions	87
Short Passing	72
Shot Power	69
Sliding Tackle	92
Sprint Speed	76
Stamina	91
Standing Tackle	87
Strength	89
Vision	57
Volleys	37

2002

Carles Puyol broke into the first team in the early 2000s, and by 2002, he had established himself as a key member of the Barcelona defence. His performances for Barça throughout 2002 earned Puyol a place in that year’s UEFA Team of the Year, having been named as the standout right-back. Puyol also became a regular in the Spain national team at this stage, and helped his country to a quarter final place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup™.

MID

RELEASE DATES

Packs	October 20 - February 21
Transfer Market	October 20 - September 21
FUT Draft	October 20 - February 21
Swap Icons	He hasn't featured in any ICON Swaps release

STATS

Acceleration	70
Aggression	91
Agility	53
Balance	58
Composure	87
Crossing	70
Curve	49
Def. Awareness	92
Dribbling	49
Finishing	35
FK Accuracy	48
Heading Accuracy	89
Interceptions	94
Jumping	88
Long Passing	71
Long Shots	42
Penalties	55
Positioning	41
Reactions	90
Short Passing	73
Shot Power	71
Sliding Tackle	90
Sprint Speed	73
Stamina	89
Standing Tackle	94
Strength	92
Vision	55
Volleys	37

2008

In 2008, Puyol played a key role as Spain conceded just 2 goals on their way to winning Euro 2008. Puyol battled through injuries the following season but was still able to make 28 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; his only goal coming in an unforgettable El Clásico as Barça thrashed rivals Real Madrid 6-2 in the Bernabéu. This victory all but sealed the La Liga title before Puyol would captain his side to victory in the Supercopa and the Champions League to complete a historic treble.

PRIME

RELEASE DATES

Packs	December 20 - September 21
Transfer Market	December 20 - September 21
FUT Draft	December 20 - September 21
Swap Icons	He hasn't featured in any ICON Swaps release

STATS

Acceleration	69
Aggression	91
Agility	54
Balance	55
Composure	85
Crossing	70
Curve	51
Def. Awareness	93
Dribbling	49
Finishing	35
FK Accuracy	48
Heading Accuracy	92
Interceptions	96
Jumping	86
Long Passing	73
Long Shots	42
Penalties	55
Positioning	41
Reactions	90
Short Passing	76
Shot Power	71
Sliding Tackle	91
Sprint Speed	70
Stamina	85
Standing Tackle	95
Strength	93
Vision	58
Volleys	37

2010

By 2010, Puyol had established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the world. Puyol played an integral part in Barça’s success around this time, helping the team to win an unprecedented sextuple in 2009. Puyol helped Barça to retain the La Liga and Supercopa titles the following season, before going on to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ with Spain, scoring the only goal in a semi-final win over Germany. He finished 2010 with his sixth and final UEFA Team of the Year selection.

PRIME MOMENTS

RELEASE DATES

Packs	February 21 - September 21
Transfer Market	February 21 - September 21
FUT Draft	February 21 - September 21
Swap Icons	He hasn't featured in any ICON Swaps release

STATS

Acceleration	71
Aggression	95
Agility	55
Balance	56
Composure	93
Crossing	71
Curve	51
Def. Awareness	95
Dribbling	54
Finishing	45
FK Accuracy	48
Heading Accuracy	98
Interceptions	99
Jumping	89
Long Passing	75
Long Shots	42
Penalties	55
Positioning	50
Reactions	92
Short Passing	78
Shot Power	71
Sliding Tackle	94
Sprint Speed	73
Stamina	88
Standing Tackle	98
Strength	97
Vision	60
Volleys	37

2010

Spain had a wealth of incredible attacking talent at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ but it was defender Carles Puyol who scored the crucial goal in the semi-final against Germany. In the 73rd minute, he was so determined to meet a corner that he jumped in the way of team-mate Gerard Piqué, who had looked destined to head it. Thankfully for them both, Puyol made a perfect connection and powered a header into the top corner, sending Spain into their first ever FIFA World Cup™ final.