22 Facts About Ansu Fati

Anssumane Fati Vieira was born on 31 October 2002 and is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for La Liga club Barcelona.

Ansu Fati was born on 31 October 2002 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.

Ansu Fati moved to Seville with his family at the age of five, when his older brother Braima signed for Sevilla.

Ansu Fati's other brother, Miguel Fati, is a footballer, as is an older cousin, Enca Fati.

On 24 July 2019, Ansu Fati signed his first professional contract with Barcelona, agreeing to a deal until 2022.

On 14 September 2019, in his first career start, Ansu Fati became the youngest player in the history of La Liga to score and assist in the same match, at the age of 16 years and 318 days.

On 9 July 2020, Ansu Fati was sent off after fouling Fernando Calero in the derby match against Espanyol.

Ansu Fati had only entered the match five minutes earlier as a second-half substitute for Nelson Semedo.

On 23 September 2020, Ansu Fati was officially promoted to the first team.

Ansu Fati's performances led to him being named as the La Liga Player of the Month for September 2020.

Ansu Fati came on as a substitute, playing for ten minutes and scoring within minutes after coming on.

Ansu Fati was originally eligible to represent Guinea-Bissau at international level, but did not represent the nation of his birth at any level.

Ansu Fati was reportedly eligible for a Portuguese passport through his grandparents' birth in colonial Portuguese Guinea.

Ansu Fati was granted Spanish citizenship on 20 September 2019, renouncing his Bissau-Guinean citizenship.

Ansu Fati was called up to the Spain under-21 team on 11 October 2019, following an injury to Carles Perez.

Ansu Fati made his debut for the Spain under-21 team on 15 October 2019 against Montenegro.

Ansu Fati scored his first goal in his first international start on 6 September 2020, scoring Spain's third goal against Ukraine to be the national team's youngest ever goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days; hence, breaking the 95-year record of Juan Errazquin, aged 18 years and 344 days.

Ansu Fati became the youngest player to start a match in the UEFA Nations League, breaking the previous record of Welsh player Ethan Ampadu in 2018, aged 17 years and 357 days.

On 11 November 2022, it was announced that Ansu Fati would be part of Spain's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad.

Ansu Fati's perceived selfishness and decision-making were instead highlighted as weaknesses in his game.

Ansu Fati's father, Bori Ansu Fati, is an ex-footballer, who was born in Guinea-Bissau.

Ansu Fati then settled in the nearby town of Herrera, where Ansu spent most of his childhood, and started his football training.