Ansu Fati: 3 facts about 16-year-old Barcelona sensation from La Masia

#3 He came to Spain at the age of six

Ansu Fati

Ansu Fati is originally from African Republic of Guinea-Bissau and he came to Spain along with his parents at the age of six and settled in Seville, Andalusia.

At first, Fati established himself in the local teams CDF Herrera, then went to Sevilla for two years, and finally came to Barcelona at the age of 10 to be a part of the Barcelona youth setup- La Masia.

Its been six years, since Fati has been with Barcelona, and now he is deemed as one of the brightest prospects of the esteemed academy.

He is so highly-rated that Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde decided him to give a cap against a tricky-opposition like Real Betis.

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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