Gavi
Pablo Páez Gavira
#9 · Midfielder · age 21
Emotional return from long-term knee injury; handed the No. 9.
74
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 37
- Career peak
- 68
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 72
- Longevity
- 63
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Gavi is the change-of-energy substitute De la Fuente will use to break a stalemate — bring him on, raise the press by ten yards, and ride the resulting chaos. If he stays healthy, he could play himself into the starting XI by the knockouts.
Strengths
- aggressive press-leading from midfield
- duel-winning in tight spaces
- vertical break-line passing
Recent form
Back to first-team minutes for Barcelona through 2025-26; minutes carefully managed but quality consistent.
He became Spain's youngest-ever debutant at 17 years and 62 days, breaking a record set by Ángel Zubieta in 1936.