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'''Sergio Busquets Burgos''' ({{IPA-ca|busˈkɛts|lang}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forvo.com/word/carles_busquets/|title=How to pronounce Carles Busquets|publisher=Forvo|date=12 October 2008|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044049/https://forvo.com/word/carles_busquets/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{IPA-es|ˈseɾxjo βusˈkets|lang}};{{efn-ua|In isolation, ''Busquets'' is pronounced {{IPA-es|busˈkets|}}.}} born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Catalonia]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]]. A [[deep-lying playmaker]] capable of directing gameplay through short and calm passes and his singular reading of the game, he is considered one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time.<ref name="busquets ranked_1">{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10054186/barcelona-midfielder-sergio-busquets-is-among-best-in-the-world-says-terry-gibson|title=Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets is among best in the world, says Terry Gibson|date=11 November 2015|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=8 November 2019|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108162150/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10054186/barcelona-midfielder-sergio-busquets-is-among-best-in-the-world-says-terry-gibson|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="busquets ranked_2">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-kw/news/casemiro-spains-busquets-is-worlds-best-in-my-position/w49b9j2eulgt1gft8kf6k3tx8|title=Casemiro: Spain's Busquets is world's best in my position|date=29 June 2018|website=Goal.com|access-date=8 November 2019|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108160651/https://www.goal.com/en-kw/news/casemiro-spains-busquets-is-worlds-best-in-my-position/w49b9j2eulgt1gft8kf6k3tx8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Roden">{{Cite web |author1=Lee Roden |date=5 February 2016 |title=Is it time to acknowledge Sergio Busquets as the best midfielder in the world? |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/it-time-acknowledge-sergio-busquets-best-midfielder-world |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816050151/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/it-time-acknowledge-sergio-busquets-best-midfielder-world |url-status=live }}</ref>
Busquets arrived in Barcelona's first team in July 2008 and went on to receive the [[La Liga Awards|La Liga's Breakthrough Player]] in 2009. From the [[2009–10 FC Barcelona season|2009–10]] season, he was a first team regular and was part of a widely lauded midfield trio with [[Andrés Iniesta]] and [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]. Busquets made over 700 total appearances for the club, winning 32 trophies, including nine [[La Liga]] titles, seven [[Copa del Rey]] titles and three [[UEFA Champions League]]s. He was part of the squads that won a continental [[Treble (association football)|treble]] of La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in [[2008–09 FC Barcelona season|2008–09]] and [[2014–15 FC Barcelona season|2014–15]]. He left the club after 14 years at the end of the [[2022–23 FC Barcelona season|2022–23 season]].
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