Ansu, the boy of records

Ansu Fati yet is not of legal age (He will turn 18 on October 31) and he has only been in the professional world for a year (he debuted on August 25, 2019), but ya accumulate more records than most footballers in their entire career.

He last Sunday became the youngest scorer of the history of the National Team (17 years and 311 days), pulverizing a record that had been in force for almost a century, because the previous earliest scorer was Errazquin (in 1925 with only 18 years). In addition, the goal against Ukraine made him the youngest scorer any european team who has been a world champion, beating Wayne Rooney, that marked with 17 years and 317 days.

Writing his name in the history books is nothing new to Ansu Fati, since before debuting with Spain he had already achieved four records with the Barcelona. At 16 years and 304 days he became the Barça's youngest scorer in the League by scoring Osasuna on August 31, 2019. He thus surpassed Bojan (17 years and 53 days) and Messi (17 years and 331 days). Big words…

Alone 14 days later managed to be the youngest footballer to score and assist in the same league match in history (in front of Valencia with 16 years and 318 days). It was not the last record that was scored in the League, because it is also the younger in do a double (17 years and 94 days).

As if all that wasn't enough, Ansu Fati also recorded his name in the Champions: the most young to do a goal (17 years and 40 days). It was against Inter and surpassed Peter Ofori-Quayi that in 1997 he scored Rosenborg with Olympiacos at 17 years, six months and seven days.

Praise

“You have to understand that will play bad games at the time. That self-confidence is not normal at that age. We will manage it so that help the team“, assured a Luis Enrique who finished delighted with Ansu Fati not only for what he contributed in attack, but for what implied that it was in the pressure next to Gerard Moreno and Dani Olmo.

its debut with the Absolute has been the culmination of his meteoric race with the Selection. Less than a year ago you received all the necessary documentation to be summoned and then, by age, it corresponded go with the U-17 to the World Cup in Brazil. However, David Gordo did not call him for that appointment because in the Federation they considered that he was to compete with higher categories. Was From the source who summoned poco later for the U21 and, after the break, has gone with the Absolute.

Barça

This performance with La Roja leaves in very bad place to Quique Setién. Only disputed 364 minutes after confinement (31.11% of possible) and 168 of them were in the last two games, when Barcelona no longer had a chance to win the league title. In key games he forgot about him. Therefore, after bitter moments in his club, Ansu Fati thanks even more the trust that Luis Enrique deposit in it …