Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati miles ahead of Lionel Messi at 17, stats reveal

Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati has been a surprise revelation for Camp u outfit following his rise under Ernesto Valverde previous season. youngster has quickly gone on to cement his spot in first team and is likely to play a pivotal role for Catalan giants alongside Lionel Messi under new boss Ronald Koeman. A mesmerising stat w reveals that 17-year-old Fati has a better goals-per-minute (GPM) ratio than Messi when he was 17.

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Ansu Fati outscores Lionel Messi 

Ansu Fati has already mand 36 appearances for Barcelona across all competitions. During this time, he has netted 11 goals, along with an assist to his credit. Ansu Fati's stats are commendable, kwing fact that he has played just three complete games.

On or hand, Messi could man only nine appearances when he was 17 while also bagging just one goal. He could t even open his assist tally until n. At this st, six-time Ballon d'Or winner had played just one complete game in all. Moreover, Ansu Fati avers a goal every 143.6 minutes. Interestingly, Messi scored one goal in every 233rd minute on an aver back in 2004. 

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Ansu Fati crowned LaLiga player of month 

Considering his run of form, Barcelona strengned ir ties with Ansu Fati last month, extending his contract until 2024. His performances earned him a national team call up this international break, becoming second-youngest player to play for Spain after coming on as a substitute against Germany. 

17-year-old scored thrice in September for Barcelona. His efforts were duly recognised and he was crowned LaLiga Player of Month. departure of Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid and failure to sign Lyon striker Memphis Depay has proved beneficial for Ansu Fati, who could w partner alongside Messi at a young . 

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Ansu Fati is youngest to play for Barcelona 

Interestingly, Ansu Fati is youngest to play for Barcelona, achieving feat at of 16 years and 298 days. He is also first player born in 2002 to feature in a LaLiga game. Meanwhile, Barcelona will come up against Getafe on Saturday in first game after a two-week-long international break with Ansu Fati likely to start for Koeman. 

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