Andrés Iniesta has reached the 1,000 game mark at the age of 39. He received congratulations from Barcelona as well

It sounds unbelievable, as we are not talking about a hockey player, but a footballer who has spent a significant part of his career with FC Barcelona. The nearly 40-year-old midfielder Andrés Iniesta achieved this feat in the United Arab Emirates for the Emirates Club.

The jubilee fell in the Emirates

Iniesta achieved a magnificent jubilee in his Emirates Club team’s match against Ajman on Friday. It was in an FC Barcelona jersey that he managed the biggest portion of the match . There were 723 in total, including 49 from the beginning of his career for Barcelona’s ”B” team.

He added another 134 games in the exotic destination of Japan for Vissel Kobe. He then went on to represent Spain in 131 starts, and just added 12 games in the United Arab Emirates for the Emirates Club. Only a select few really get to this point. Iniesta needed 20 years in professional football to get there.

Andrés Iniesta is an undisputed legend

Iniesta has won a total of nine Spanish titles with FC Barcelona and has dominated the prestigious Champions League with the team four times. Especially under coach Pep Guardiola, he excelled and the coach built on him, being a pillar of the midfield along with Xaxi.

In addition, he has the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands, which secured his country’s only World Cup title. In addition, he finished second in the Ballon d’Or poll that year, just behind his teammate Messi.

After his departure from Barcelona, he chose an interesting destination. He went to Japan to Vissel Kobe. Czech footballer Pavel Horváth has played for the team in the past. Iniesta also met his former Barcelona teammates Samper and Vermaelen there. And he didn’t lose his way there either.

Even in Asia, he continued to collect trophies. There he won the Emperor’s Cup, the Japanese Super Cup and the J1 league. Then he went to another interesting destination, the Emirates, where he is still playing at the highest level two months before his 40th birthday.

During his career he has collected many team trophies. He has been successful both at club level and, of course, at national team level. He belongs to the golden era of the Spanish national team, which captured the Euros twice and the World Cup once between 2008 and 2012.

Source: Barcelona, X