Where are they now? Barcelona’s 12 youngest debutants since 1990

Barcelona are famed for their production line at the famed La Masia – but how have their youngest debutants since 1990 gone on to fare?

The Catalan outfit have produced some of the finest players of the modern era, but not every hot prospect has fulfilled his potential.

We’ve taken a look at the 12 players to make their Barcelona debut under the age of 18 in the last 30 years, starting with the oldest.

One of the most intriguing cases to come out of La Masia, Rosas was described by Xavi as “a mixture of Laudrup and Messi” in an interview with French outfit So Foot.

“If you saw how he played at 15, 16 or 17, you would say, ‘When this guy makes the first team, the Camp Nou will hallucinate,'” Xavi said.

Rosas was given his bow as a 17-year-old on the final day of the 1997-98 campaign by Louis van Gaal with Barcelona already crowned champions, but he was subbed off at half-time as Salamanca won 4-1.

That proved to be his only appearance for the club, and he subsequently played for 11 different clubs, mainly in the second tier, where his slight frame made it difficult to shine.

“When I had to leave, I could not adapt to the new demands that came my way,” he said. “I had to defend more and take on other tasks than I was used to doing at Barca.”

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Left-back Balde made his Barcelona bow a month before his 18th birthday as a substitute during a humbling 3-0 defeat at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stage.

A handful of appearances have followed for the first team, but he remains on the periphery of Xavi’s senior squad and he’s continuing his development with the B team.

We’ve been fans of his for a while – we can’t wait to see