who did david villa play for?
Spain national football team
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 An occasional member of the Under @-@ 21 team , Villa marked his international début under Luis Aragonés on 9 February 2005 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier where Spain beat San Marino 5 – 0 at the Estadio del Mediterráneo while his first international goal came in the form of a late equaliser during a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on 16 November . 

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 Villa made his international debut for Spain in 2005 . He has since participated in four major tournaments , becoming an integral member of the Spain teams that won UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup . He scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup , was the top scorer at Euro 2008 and earned the Silver Boot at the 2010 World Cup . He is the first Spanish player to ever reach 50 international goals and retired from internationals after the 2014 World Cup with 59 in 97 matches , making him Spain 's all @-@ time top goalscorer as well as the country 's top scorer in the World Cup , with nine goals . 

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 On 1 June 2014 , Villa announced that he would leave Atlético . While he called the club he was joining " an irresistible project " , he did not reveal the identity of the club . The following day , he was announced as the first player for the newly formed New York City FC , who would start playing in the 2015 season of Major League Soccer ( MLS ) . He was handed the number 7 shirt on arrival , and stated , " I want to try to help MLS continue to grow and try to make New York City become the best team in the league . " 

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 Beginning in July 2008 , a David Villa Camp is held annually , where children receive training from professional footballers . Villa also participates in a training session with the children . 

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 Villa was named NYCFC 's first ever team captain on 1 February 2015 , as well as a Designated Player . Nine days later , in a friendly against Scottish club St Mirren , he scored the team 's first ever goal . On 8 March , he started in the team 's first MLS game , away to fellow newcomers Orlando City . In a 1 – 1 draw , he set up Mix Diskerud for the first goal and was fouled by Aurélien Collin , who was sent off for the challenge . A week later , in their first home match at Yankee Stadium , Villa opened the scoring in a 2 – 0 win over the New England Revolution for the team 's first competitive victory . 
