Ansu Fati is a professional soccer player who plays as a left midfielder. Plays for Barcelona Football Club. This prodigy has become a real discovery of the 2019-2020 season in European football.

Biography and career of a young player

Anssumane Fati was born on October 31, 2002 in the capital of Guinea-Bissau. He and his parents by nationality belong to this African nation.

In 2009, when the future football star was not yet seven years old, his parents were able to move to Spain in search of a better life. He became a resident of Erera, a city in the province of Seville.

Upon arrival, Ansu began studying at the football school of the local CDF Herrera. Just a year later, his talent was turned to a big club, and he became a player in the children’s team of Sevilla FC. To a certain extent, this was the winger’s first transfer.

In 2012, the boy was admitted to the La Masia academy of FC Barcelona. Already at the age of 10, Fati fulfilled the dream of many adult football players and began to play for Barça. Naturally, it was the children’s team Infantil A. It was during the game in the children’s championship of Spain on December 13, 2015 that he received a severe injury – a fracture of the lower leg and fibula in his right leg. It took nine months to restore health. The prodigy was not going to give up his favorite pastime and completely returned the lost condition.

Ansu Fati in Barcelona: salary, stats, goals

On July 24, 2019, Fati signed his first professional contract with the Catalans. The agreement is valid until 2022 with the right to extend.

The winger made his debut for the Blue Garnet on August 25, 2019. The main sensation was made by his appearance in the next match against Osasuna, in which he scored his debut goal in the Example.

On 17 September 2019, Ansu made his Champions League debut against Borussia Dortmund. He did not succeed in effective actions.

The player approached his debut match on the euro arena with excellent statistics: 2 goals and 1 assist in three matches.

Ansu Fati has a market value of €25m according to Transfermarkt

The leadership of the Catalan club sees a great future in the player, because at the age of 16, under the contract, he will be paid 1 million euros a year, not counting bonuses. This is taking into account the fact that the midfielder is on average 3 years younger than his teammates.

Ansu Fati family

Ansu’s father, Bori Fati, was a football player and played in his homeland. He instilled in his son a love for this sport. But the economic situation in the country did not allow Bori to feed his family, so before the birth of his son, he left for Spain. Having changed a number of jobs, Fati Sr. was able to get a job as a driver for the legendary Spanish ex-football player Rafael Gordillo. It was the employer who helped Bori bring the whole family to Spain and recommend Ansu to the local football school.

The family of the young football player is complete and happy. The father and mother are raising five children. Ansu has two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are also Barcelona academy footballers. The younger brother Ansu works out with Thiago Messi.

The prodigy does not talk about his personal life. It seems that he is completely busy with his career and has not yet found time for a romantic relationship.

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