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“GAVI HAS ALREADY PLAYED OVER 100 COMPETITIVE GAMES FOR BARCELONA IN ALL COMPETITIONS.”
Barcelona’s La Masia Academy has become legendary. Housing more than 300 players who all harbour dreams of putting on the iconic Barca shirt and walking out to the roar of almost 100,000 spectators at the atmospheric Camp Nou. Of course, not everyone can make it, but we have selected five who have come through the ranks recently with distinction and who we are sure we will be talking about for years to come.
GAVI
At just 11 years old, Pablo Martín Páez Gavira signed for Barcelona after catching the eye of the Blaugrana hierarchy while in the Real Betis youth academy. Now, having barely completed 19 rotations around the sun, the teenager born in Sevilla has played over 100 competitive games for Barcelona in all competitions.
At a young age, Gavi had the pressure of being likened to current coach Xavi, and Andres Iniesta due to his intelligence, first touch, and vision as a midfielder so it was no surprise that he was fast tracked into the Barcelona first team squad after making just three appearances for Barcelona B. His debut for the senior side
