Official debuts for Álvaro Sanz and Estanis

Barça’s brilliant 1-0 victory in Mallorca not only means a tremendous boost to the team’s league position, but also brought first ever appearances for both Álvaro Sanz and Estanis Pedrola. 

Álvaro Sanz

Sanz came on for the last 20 minutes as a replacement for Nico González, joining Riqui Puig and Frenkie se Jong in midfield.

Born in 2001 in Zaragoza, the 21-year-old joined the club in 2015 and is currently the fourth captain of Barça B.

Estanis Pedrola

Pedrola came on for the last ten minutes as a sub for Ilias Akhomach, seeing out the victory on the right wing.

Born in 2003 in Cambrils, on the Catalan coast, the 18-year-old was a youth footballer with Espanyol and Reus. He joined the Barça U19 team in 2021, but in November got to play his first game for Barça B and little more than a month later has made his first team debut!

He’s the fourth teenager to make his senior debut this season, following Gavi, Balde and Ilias