Barcelona rising star Ansu Fati is the new number 10. His new shirt number has given him a huge responsibility to carry the legacy set by previous legends who wore the same shirt. Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho are some of the greatest footballers who wore shirt number 10 for Barcelona. Having started his career in Barcelona, the young and rising star Fati has already made significant contributions to the club. No wonder, he is widely considered as one of the best young players in the world. Here are some facts about rising talent, Ansu Fati.
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Ansu Fati's Father Also Played Football
Ansu Fati is a rising football talent. No wonder where his talent comes from. He comes from a family background of football. He has an older brother who also plays professional football. His father, Bori Fati is also an ex-footballer. His father Bori who was born in Guinea-Bissau emigrated to Portugal where he played professional football in the lower leagues.
Ansu Fati has an older brother named Miguel Fati who is also a footballer. His brother signed with Sevilla. The Fati family moved to Sevilla after Miguel signed with Sevilla.
His mother is Ludres Fati. He also has sisters named Djucu and Djeny and a brother named Braima.
Ansu Fati Moved To Spain At A Young Age
Ansu Fati was born on 31 October 2002. His birth name is Anssumane Fati Vieira. He was born in Bissau in Guinea-Bissau. He was very young when he moved to Spain. The family moved to Herrera, Sevilla in Spain when he was only 6 years old. Fati started training from the local club, Herrera. He played for the club's youth team for a while.
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Ansu Fati Joined Barcelona At The Age of 10
Ansu Fati started his football career from the local club, Hererra. He later played for Sevilla's youth teams until 2012. He then signed with Barcelona's La Masia. He was only 10 years old when he joined the club.
Ansu Fati Signed His First Professional Contract In 2019
Ansu Fati joined Barcelona La Masia in 2012. He was only 10 years old when he joined the club. After representing Barcelona's youth teams from 2012 to 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 July 2019. He signed a four-year contract with the club that would keep at the club until 2022. His contract pays him £3,796,000 per year in salary. His net worth is estimated at around £4 million.
He was officially promoted to the first team in September 2020.
Ansu Fati Is Barcelona's Youngest Ever Goalscorer
No wonder, Ansu Fati is a young promising talent. The young prospect has already set several Barcelona records. He scored his first professional goal on 31 August 2019. His goal against Osasuna made him Barcelona's youngest ever goalscorer. He became the club's youngest goalscorer at the age of 16 years and 304 days. He also became the third-youngest scorer in La Liga history. Earlier, he had become second-youngest player to debut for Barcelona after Vicenc Martinez.
Fati is also the youngest player in La Liga history to score and assist in the same match and is also the youngest player to score a brace in La Liga.
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Ansu Fati Is The Youngest Champions League Goalscorer
Ansu Fati is a record breaker. The promising talent from Barcelona has already set several records in his professional career. He is the youngest player to feature for Barcelona in the Champions League and is the third-youngest player to feature in the Champions League. He set another record of becoming the youngest goalscorer in the Champions League history. He scored against Inter Milan at the age of 17 years and 40 days. He is also the first player to score more than one goal in Champions League before turning 18.
Ansu Fati Is The Youngest El Clasico Goalscorer
Ansu Fati has several records to his name. He is the record holder of becoming youngest goalscoring player in either the club or La Liga and Champions League history. He is also the youngest ever goalscorer in El Clasico. Fati scored in a 1-3 defeat against Real Madrid on 24 October 2020 to become the youngest ever El Clasico goalscorer.
Ansu Fati Suffered An Injury That Kept Him Out Of Football Indefinitely
Ansu Fati was making and breaking records at Barcelona. The Barcelona star set several records before suffering an injury that kept him out of football for a long period. Fati tore his meniscus on his left knee during Barcelona's match against Real Betis on 7 November 2020. He underwent surgery and was announced to remain out of football for four months. However, Fati had to several more months to return to football. He remained out of football for 9 months.
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Ansu Fati Wears Lionel Messi's Jersey Number 10
After the departure of captain Lionel Messi from Barcelona, the legendary shirt number 10 was open for new talent. To continue the legacy set by Lionel Messi, there had to be a deserving candidate for No. 10. Ansu Fati who proved himself the promising and deserving talent, the club handed him number 10. Fati will now have to continue the legendary legacy set by legendary footballers in the past.
From Maradona to Messi, Ronaldinho, Guardiola, Romario won the shirt number 10 for Barcelona.
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Ansu Fati Chose Spain Over Guinea-Bissau And Portugal
Born in Guinea-Bissau, Fati was eligible to represent the country at international level. He was also reportedly eligible to represent Portugal through his grandparents's birth in colonial Portuguese Guinea. After Fati's performance in La Liga, Spain was keenly interested on him. Fati chose to represent Spain on the international level. He was eventually granted Spanish citizenship in September 2019.
He made his full international debut for Spain against Germany and scored his first senior international goal against Ukraine in September 2020. He became Spain's youngest ever goalscorer at age 17 years and 311 days.
