David Villa

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David Villa retired as Spain 's all-time leading scorer, and his shirts span the most decorated period in Spanish football history. The David Villa Spain shirt from 2010/11 sits directly in the World Cup winning era, worn in the Adidas red home template with the yellow name set that became familiar throughout that tournament. He wore #21 in the earlier part of his international career, visible on the 2006/07 Spain home shirt in the collection, before claiming #7 permanently. For collectors building a picture of the golden generation of Spanish football, Villa's shirts are one of the clearest entry points into that specific chapter. Valencia: Where the Career Was Built Before Barcelona , before the World Cup, Villa spent six seasons at Valencia and established himself as one of the most reliable strikers in La Liga . The Valencia shirts in this collection cover distinct phases of that period. The Kappa away shirt from 2005/06 with the Conpac sponsor represents his earlier years at the club, while the Adidas home shirt from 2009/10 in BNWT condition captures his final season before the move to Barcelona. The Valencia away from 2007/08 sits between the two. All carry #7, and the Conpac-sponsored Kappa template from that mid-2000s period is one of the more specific collector details from Valencia's kit history that era. Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and the Later Club Shirts The David Villa Barcelona shirt collection here is one of the stronger aspects of the range. The Nike home shirts from 2010/11 and 2012/13 in the classic Blaugrana stripe, the long sleeve away from 2012/13 in the dark blue and orange gradient template, and a partially visible Atletico Madrid piece from his loan spell round out the Spanish club chapter. Villa arrived at FC Barcelona as the final piece of Pep Guardiola's squad and won La Liga in his first season. The long sleeve away shirt from 2012/13 is a particularly specific piece, as it represents one of the last Barcelona templates before the Qatar