THE YOUTH OF TODAY
1 ANSU FATI
Spain
Age 18 Position Forward
Spanish football ruled the 2010s, but that dynasty has crumbled. Out of the rubble, Fati is carrying not just Barcelona’s future hopes, but his country’s, too. Born in Guinea-Bissau and raised in Seville, Fati grew up in the shade of tiki-taka, joining La Masia aged 10, and he went on to break a 95-year record to become Spain’s youngest-ever goalscorer, aged 17 years and 311 days. He’s a left-sided forward, a stunning technician and electric on the break, capable of bypassing defenders as if they’re training cones.
