Question: when did andres iniesta start playing for barcelona
Answer: 71 m ( 5 ft 7 in ) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current team Vissel Kobe Number 8 Youth career 1994 -- 1996 Albacete 1996 -- 2001 Barcelona Senior career * Years Team Apps ( Gls ) 2001 -- 2003 Barcelona B 54 ( 5 ) 2002 -- 2018 Barcelona 442 ( 35 ) 2018 -- Vissel Kobe ( 1 ) National team 2000 Spain U15 ( 0 ) 2000 -- 2001 Spain U16 7 ( 1 ) 2001 Spain U17 ( 0 ) 2001 -- 2002 Spain U19 7 ( 1 ) 2003 Spain U20 7 ( 3 ) 2003 -- 2006 Spain U21 18 ( 6 ) 2006 -- 2018 Spain 131 ( 13 ) 2004 -- 2005 Catalonia ( 0 ) Honours ( show ) Representing Spain Men 's Football UEFA U-17 Championship Winner 2001 England UEFA U-19 Championship Winner 2002 Norway FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner - up 2003 United Arab Emirates UEFA European Championship Win