Almost two years after Xavi Hernández's arrival on the FC Barcelona bench, the first-team has undergone huge changes. With four transfer windows completed, the Blaugrana coach has a squad this season that more closely resembles the one he envisaged when he landed at Camp Nou in November 2021.
Since Xavi took over the reins of the first team, he has used 55 players in the 94 games he has been in charge of the team: almost three entire squads in less than three seasons. Of those who took part in the first week of training, only eight players remain in the squad: Ter Stegen, Araujo, Sergi Roberto, Gavi, Pedri and De Jong, Iñaki Peña and Balde, the latter two with Barça Atlètic.
Xavi landed in the Catalan capital, taking over from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked after the defeat at Vallecas against Rayo (1-0) at the end of October. The sporting project had already begun and Xavi adapted to the circumstances, turning the sporting situation around. The team was adrift in the table but managed to secure second place in the standings.
Barça reinforced their squad in the winter transfer window with four new signings: Dani Alves, Ferran Torres, Adama Traoré and Aubameyang; of these, only the forward from Foios remains. In the summer there were also many movements in the team.
In the summer, seven more names arrived: Kounde, Christensen, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Marcos Alonso, Bellerín, Kessie and Pablo Torre. This season, another five additions: Gündogan, Oriol Romeu, Iñigo Martínez, Cancelo and Joao Félix.
In terms of departures, with Xavi in the dugout, there have been 32 departures of players who have played at least one game with Xavi in the first team.
Here is the full list: Neto, Dest, Alves, Bellerín, Piqué, Lenglet, Mingueza, Eric Garcia, Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Nico, Pjanic, Riqui Puig, Coutinho, Kessie, Collado, Abde, Dembélé, Adama, Demir, Memphis, Aubameyang, Braithwaite, Luuk de Jong, Ansu Fati and Jutglà; as well as Ilias Akhomach, Álvaro Sanz, Mika Mármol, Estanis Pedrola and Chadi Riad.
Among them, there are some on loan, such as Eric Garcia and Pablo Torre (Girona), Lenglet (Aston Villa), Dest (PSV), Julian Araujo (Las Palmas), Chadi (Betis), Estanis (Sampdoria) and Àlex Valle (Levante).
Below is a list of the players who have played for FC Barcelona's first team with Xavi Hernández as coach:
Ter Stegen: 88 games
Gavi: 86 games
De Jong: 81 games
Busquets: 77 games
Ferran Torres: 74 games
Dembélé: 66 games
Araujo: 64 games
Jordi Alba: 63 games
Ansu Fati: 61 games
Eric Garcia: 58 games
Pedri: 55 games
Raphinha: 52 games
Lewandowski: 50 games
Balde: 49 games
Kounde: 44 games
Kessie: 43 games
Marcos Alonso: 38 games
Piqué: 37 games
Sergi Roberto: 36 games
Christensen: 36 games
Nico: 26 games
Memphis: 26 games
Aubameyang: 24 games
Luuk de Jong: 20 games
Lenglet: 19 games
Dest: 18 games
Dani Alves: 17 games
Adama: 17 games
Mingueza: 14 games
Pablo Torre: 13 games
Abde: 12 games
Riqui Puig: 12 games
Jutglà: 9 games
Bellerín: 7 games
Lamine Yamal: 5 games
Alarcón: 5 games
Coutinho: 5 games
Oriol Romeu: 4 games
Gündogan: 4 games
Álvaro Sanz: 4 games
Iñaki Peña: 3 games
Ilias Akhomach: 3 games
Demir: 3 games
Neto: 2 games
Braithwaite: 2 games
Umtiti: 1 game
Cancelo: 1 game
Joao Félix: 1 game
Iñigo Martínez: 1 game
Fermín López: 1 game
Mika Mármol: 1 game
Estanis Pedrola: 1 game
Marc Casadó: 1 game
Chadi Riad: 1 game
Aleix Garrido: 1 game