David Villa Sánchez (born December 3, 1981 in Langreo, Asturias, Spain), is nicknamed El Guaḥe (The Kid in Asturian) he is a Spanish football player, who currently plays for Valencia CF and the Spanish national side. He is regarded by many to be one of today’s top strikers, renowned for his shooting accuracy in front of goal.

At age 4 Villa broke his femur, almost leaving him with a permanent limp. That would have made it impossible to play football, however he made a full recovery. Wikipedia