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2019 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry | Knight Bachelor, King Charles III | Founding Father of the Lithium-Ion Battery | Distinguished Professor, Binghamton University
David Villa
Spain's All-Time Top Goalscorer | 2010 World Cup & Euro 2008 Winner | Barcelona, Valencia & Atlético Madrid Legend | Founder of DV7 Group
David Villa, 'El Guaje', is a Spanish football legend and the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team. A 2010 World Cup and Euro 2008 winner, he shone at Valencia, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid, and scored goals on five continents. Today, as the founder of DV7 Group and a football executive, he shares, in a fireside-chat format, his lessons on the winning mindset, reinvention, and success as a team.
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David Villa biography
Sports speaker David Villa, known to the football world as “El Guaje,” is one of the greatest strikers of his generation and the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team. A relentless finisher with a rare instinct in front of goal, he reached the very top of the sport, winning the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 European Championship with Spain, and lifting the Champions League and La Liga with a Barcelona side widely regarded as one of the best teams in history.
Villa’s story is one of talent forged through adversity. Born in the small Asturian mining town of Tuilla, he broke his femur as a child and taught himself to shoot with both feet during his recovery, a setback that shaped the resilience and two-footed brilliance that defined his career. He rose through Sporting Gijón and Real Zaragoza before becoming a star at Valencia, and went on to win titles at Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, then to help launch New York City FC in Major League Soccer, where he was named MVP, before finishing his playing days in Japan.
From the Pitch to the Boardroom
Since retiring in 2019, David Villa has reinvented himself as an entrepreneur and football executive. He founded DV7 Group, whose academies develop young players and instill values on and off the pitch across the United States, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. He is also vice-president of CF Benidorm and sits on the board of directors of Atlético Madrid, applying the same drive that made him a champion to building institutions and nurturing the next generation.
Admired for his humility, work ethic, and winning mentality, Villa translates a remarkable career into insight that resonates far beyond sport. In a fireside-chat format, he shares with audiences what it takes to perform at the highest level, how to overcome adversity and reinvent yourself, and why the greatest achievements are built as a team. His message on mindset, resilience, and collective success connects with leaders, teams, and organizations of every kind.
David Villa Speaking Videos
Talent is working every day: David Villa | 'Talent on Board' (Chapter 19)
David Villa: Why Spain Can Win the World Cup Again + Messi's Greatness | Football Daily
David Villa Keynote Topics
Few players have won as much, or scored as prolifically, as David Villa. In conversation, he shares what it really takes to compete and win at the very top: the mentality, the discipline, and the daily habits behind a World Cup, a Champions League, and a record-breaking international career. A candid, inspiring look at high performance from a champion who reached the summit of his sport.
When his playing career ended, Villa didn't step away from ambition, he redirected it, building DV7 Group and taking on leadership roles across football. In this conversation, he reflects on reinventing yourself after success, starting again with humility, and channeling a competitor's drive into entrepreneurship and building something new. A powerful message about change, purpose, and second acts.
From a childhood injury that nearly ended his dream to becoming his country's greatest goalscorer, Villa's story is one of resilience. He talks about turning setbacks into strengths, the mentality that kept him rising, and why even the most individual moments in sport are built on the collective. An honest, motivating conversation about perseverance and the power of the team.
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FAQs on Booking David Villa
Why David Villa?
Booking David Villa brings audiences a true football legend and one of the most respected champions in the sport. Spain's all-time top goalscorer and a World Cup winner, he pairs an extraordinary competitive record with a humble, thoughtful character, and a compelling second act as an entrepreneur and football executive. Warm, inspiring, and refreshingly down-to-earth, he draws on a lifetime at the elite level to speak about mindset, resilience, reinvention, and teamwork in a way that connects with any audience. He is ideal for events on high performance, leadership, motivation, and entrepreneurship, best experienced as a fireside chat. To bring David Villa to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is David Villa?
David Villa, nicknamed "El Guaje," is a retired Spanish professional footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation and the all-time top goalscorer of the Spain national team. He starred for Sporting Gijón, Real Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid, later helping launch New York City FC in MLS (where he was named MVP) and finishing his career in Japan. With Spain he won the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 European Championship. Since retiring in 2019, he has become an entrepreneur and football executive, founding DV7 Group, serving as vice-president of CF Benidorm, and joining the board of directors of Atlético Madrid.
What has David Villa won?
David Villa enjoyed one of the most decorated careers in Spanish football. With the national team, he won the 2010 World Cup, where he was Spain's top scorer, and the 2008 European Championship, where he finished as the tournament's leading scorer. At club level, he won La Liga and the Champions League with Barcelona, La Liga with Atlético Madrid, and multiple domestic trophies with Valencia and Real Zaragoza, and he was named Most Valuable Player of Major League Soccer with New York City FC. He remains Spain's all-time leading goalscorer and is one of the few players to have scored on five continents.
What topics does David Villa speak on?
David Villa speaks on the elite mindset and high performance, reinvention and life after football, and overcoming adversity and winning as a team, typically in a fireside chat or moderated conversation. His sessions suit events on high performance, leadership, motivation, teamwork, and entrepreneurship. To book David Villa as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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