Top five records held by Ansu Fati at FC Barcelona

The starlet is one of the best players of his age currently.

Ansu Fati burst onto the scene for FC Barcelona as a teenager. Little did the rest of the world know that he would quickly go on to become one of the most exciting young players around. A superstar of tomorrow, Ansu Fati is a record-setter at FC Barcelona in several categories.

Since making his debut at merely 16 years of age, the Spaniard has grown in stature and is valued at approximately €80m. In addition to the following records, he is also the youngest-ever goal scorer for Spain and the second youngest player to play for La Roja.

Here are five of the many records he has set and currently holds at FC Barcelona.

5. Youngest player to score a brace in the La Liga

Ansu Fati scored twice against Levante on February 2, 2020. At the time, he was only 17 years and 94 days old. The previous record holder was Juanmi, who had scored a brace at the age of 17 years and 115 days old. Interestingly, Bojan Krkić, also of FC Barcelona, held the record before Juanmi had broken it.

4. FC Barcelona’s youngest starter at Camp Nou

Camp Nou is a majestic stadium, which the Blaugrana calls home. It is one of the most iconic stadiums in the world, and can hold more than a 100,000 capacity crowd. On 14 September 2019, Ansu Fati became the youngest player to start a fixture at Camp Nou. He started against Valencia CF that night and was only 16 years and 318 days old. 

3. FC Barcelona’s youngest La Liga goal scorer

Ansu Fati is also the youngest La LIga goal scorer for FC Barcelona. At 16 years and 304 days old, the winger became the youngest scorer during the game between Osasuna vs FC Barcelona. Till now, he has scored 11 goals for the Catalans in the La Liga in 31 appearances.

2. FC Barcelona’s youngest debutant in the UEFA Champions League

His record setting exploits are not only limited to La Liga and the national team, but also in the UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona handed Ansu Fati his UEFA Champions League debut on September 17, 2019. He was brought on as a substitute to Lionel Messi against Borussia Dortmund, at the age of 16 years and 321 days old.

1. Youngest player to score in UEFA Champions League 

On December 10, 2019, Ansu Fati set another new record. He became the youngest-ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League. The FC Barcelona starlet was only 17 years and 40 days old back then. He came on against Inter Milan and scored the winning goal in the 86th minute.

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