2024-03-04 21:48:58
This is surprising. It may seem unbelievable to many. But surprisingly, it is true that the legendary Spanish footballer Andres Iniesta has never seen a red card despite playing the thousandth match in his career. This legendary footballer has given clean and pure football.
At the end of his career, Iniesta is now playing for Emirates FC in the United Arab Emirates. The former Barcelona legend played his thousandth match for this club. Emirates take on Ajman in a league game on Friday (March 1). Iniesta’s team lost the match 2-0.
Iniesta spent a large part of his career in Barcelona. The midfielder who won the World Cup for Spain played the most 723 matches for the Spanish club. He also played 134 matches for Japanese club Vissel Kobe, 131 matches for Spain and 12 matches for Emirates.
Despite playing as a midfielder in this long career, he did not see a red card. However, the 39-year-old player saw a yellow card as part of the caution. In total, he had to see 73 yellow cards.
Describing this milestone as something special for Iniesta, who played his 1,000th match without a single red card, he said, ‘Reaching this milestone means something special to me. My dream since childhood was to be a footballer. But never imagined enjoying such a long and beautiful career.’
After spending a long time at Barcelona, Iniesta moved to Vissel Kobe. From there, last year, he joined Emirates FC, a club in the United Arab Emirates. This legend has won more than 30 trophies throughout his career. Scored 90 goals and 162 assists in senior career.