16 year old player Ansu Fati scores his first goal for Barcelona
16 year old Ansu Fati has scored his first goal for Barcelona FC. This comes barely a week after completing his move to the Spanish Giant team as the youngest player to start for Barcelona since 1941. Well, Ansu has proved his wroth that he indeed deserves in spot in the Barca team after his…
16 year old Ansu Fati has scored his first goal for Barcelona FC. This comes barely a week after completing his move to the Spanish Giant team as the youngest player to start for Barcelona since 1941.
Well, Ansu has proved his wroth that he indeed deserves in spot in the Barca team after his classic header goal against Osasuna.
Watch highlight of the goal below:
According to FCBarcelona.com, at 16 years and 304 days, Ansu Fati takes over the record from Bojan Krkic who scored against Villarreal in 2007 at the 17 years and 53 days.
In third place comes none other than Leo Messi after his goal against Albacete in 2004 at the age of 17 years and 312 days, Thiago Alcántara who scored in 2019 at 18 years and 315 is fourth and fifth is Munir El Haddadi after his goal against Elche in 2014 aged 18 years and 358 days.
Third youngest in league history
Futhermore, Ansu Fati becomes third on the all time list of youngest goalscorers in la Liga.
The Barça youngster is behind leader Fabrice Olinga who scored at the age of 16 years and 98 days for Málaga and 2010 and Iker Muniain who scored for Athletic Club in 2009 at the age of 16 years and 289 days.
You can read Ansu Fati’s full biography here.
