Ansu Fati

Ansu Fati

Fati Vieira was born in Guinea-Bissau but represents Spain internationally. He moved to Herrera, Seville, with his family at the age of six, when his older brother Braima signed for Sevilla. After representing local side Herrera and the youth teams of Sevilla, he joined Barcelona’s La Masia in 2012, aged ten. On 24 July 2019, Fati signed his first professional contract with Barcelona, agreeing to a deal until 2022.

About Ansu Fati in brief

Summary Ansu FatiAnssumane \”Ansu\” Fati Vieira is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Barcelona and the Spain national team. He was born in Guinea-Bissau but represents Spain internationally. Fati moved to Herrera, Seville, with his family at the age of six, when his older brother Braima signed for Sevilla. After representing local side Herrera and the youth teams of Sevilla, he joined Barcelona’s La Masia in 2012, aged ten, a year after his brother had made the same move. On 24 July 2019, Fati signed his first professional contract with Barcelona, agreeing to a deal until 2022. On 31 August 2019, he scored first professional goal in a 2–2 away draw between Barcelona and Osasuna at age of 16 years and 304 days, becoming the Barcelona senior team’s youngest goalscorer ever and the third-youngest scorer in the history of La Liga.

On 2 February 2020, he became the youngest player to score a brace in La Liga, scoring both goals in Barcelona’s 2–1 win over Levante UD. His goal was the 9,000th in Barça’s history. On 9 July 2020, Fatis was sent off after fouling Fernando Calero in the match against Espanyol. On 20 September 2020, his performances led to him being named as the La Liga Player of the Month for the month of September.