If any obstruction does not come the way of Anssumane “Ansu” Fati Vieira, the 17 year old left winger for Spanish club FC Barcelona, will conceivable be wearing the ‘shoes’ of Barcelona’s genius Lionel Messi few years to come.
Born in Guinea-Bissau but representing Spain internationally, the skillful winger who additionally plays for the Spanish National team made his Champions League debut in a 0–0 away draw against Borussia Dortmund On 17 September 2019.
Ansu Fati then became the most youngest player to feature for Barcelona in the competition at 16 years, breaking the past record held by Bojan Krkić (17 years and 22 days).
Notwithstanding, the ongoing UEFA Nations League has portrayed why Ansu Fati is sensational on the field, when he scored for Spain in the match against Ukraine on the second matchday of the Nations League. His side won by four goals against Ukraine, and the young chap was just awesome for the Spanish team.
Ansu Fati has scored the third goal against Ukraine to become the youngest ever scorer in the Spanish senior team at age 17. Nobody saw beforehand Fati would start the game, but the manager of the side did that by sidelining Sergio Busquets, one of the team’s top choice to feature Fati.
With this fantastic performance, Ansu Fati becomes the first ever scorer for the Spanish senior national team.