DBasia.news – Barcelona won their first win of the season when they hosted Real Betis in Week two of LaLiga at Camp Nou on Monday (8/26) early morning Western Indonesian Time. Barca won 5-2 and Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in the match. Besides Griezmann, another name that stole attention was Ansu Fati.
Ansu Fati became the second youngest debutant in the history of Barcelona when he came on for another La Masia dropout, Carles Perez.
Ansu Fati was not the first La Masia dropout to make a debut in the Ernesto Valverde era. There are nine other La Masia graduates presented by Valverde. Here are the nine players in question.
1. Marc Cucurella, 19 years old debut
The full-back made his debut on October 2017. At that time Cucurella appeared to strengthen Barcelona in the Copa del Rey event against Real Murcia. Cucurella then moved to Eibar before joining Getafe as a loan player.
2. Oriol Busquets, 18 years old debut
29 November 2017 became a special moment for Oriol Busquets. At that time the young midfielder made his debut with Barcelona. Oriol Busquets appeared to defend Barcelona against Real Murcia in the Copa del Rey. After two years of defending Barcelona B, Oriol Busquets agreed to be loaned out to FC Twente.
3. Juan Miranda, 17 years old debut
Juan Miranda made his debut during Barcelona against Cultural Leonesa at the Copa del Rey in October 2018. Juan Miranda was predicted to be the left-back of Barcelona’s future. Miranda is currently on loan at Schalke for two seasons.
4. Chumi, 18 years old debut
Chumi’s debut in Barcelona coincided with Juan Miranda, in the match against Cultural Leonesa at the Copa del Rey event, October 2018. Currently, Chumi is still joining Barcelona B.
5. Jorge Cuenca, 18 years old debut
Cuenca had his debut together with Juan Miranda and Chumi. Before joining Barcelona, Cuenca began his career with Alcorcon. In February 2019, the center back defender signed a new contract with Barcelona that will expire in 2021. Currently, Cuenca is playing for Barcelona B.
6. Riqui Puig, 19 years old debut
Always impressive with Barcelona B, Riqui Puig had the opportunity to appear for the first time with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey match, 5 December 2018. Although the Barcelona public asked him to be shown more often, Puig is currently still in Barcelona B.
7. Alex Collado, 20 years old debut
Alex Collado feels his first appearance with the Barcelona first team on May 4, 2019. This winger played Ernesto Valverde in the match against Celta Vigo in LaLiga. Currently, Collado is still defending Barcelona B.
8. Abel Ruiz, 19 years old debut
Abel Ruiz has a good record of scoring goals at every age level. Not only at club level, Ruiz is also fertile in the international arena. Ruiz made his Barcelona debut against Getafe on May 12, 2019. At that time he came on for Philippe Coutinho. Ruiz is currently playing for Barcelona B.
9. Carles Perez, 21 years old debut
Carles Perez performed brilliantly and scored in the match against Real Betis on Sunday (8/25). But the match was not Perez’s debut. Yes, Perez made his debut last May when Barcelona faced Eibar in LaLiga.