Luis Enrique Martinez said, on the day he was presented as Barcelona manager, that the cantera would be key. In less than a season and a halaf as the caoch, he has given nine players their debut from the youth squad. The latest, Kaptoum and Aitor, played on Wednesday night in the Romero Cuerda, against Villanovense.
A test that Luis Enrique started in his first game as Barcelona coach, when he selected Munir El Haddadi up front, with the player scoring on his debut. Luis Suarez was unavailable because of suspension, but Munir and Sandro featured and now both are part of the first team squad.
Sandro was the second to debut, in the second game of the season, a 1-0 win against Villareal, in which he scored the winner.
Sergi Samper came third, starting a Champions League clash on September 17, against APOEL. Edgar Ie and Jordi Masip followed, playing against Huesca in the Copa del Rey, then in the return leg Alen Halilovic and Gerard Gumbau featured at Camp Nou. This season the new players are Kaptoum and Aitor, so far.
Here are all the cantera players that have debuted since Pep’s era at the club.
SEASON 2008 – 2009 (6): JOSEP GUARDIOLA
Sergio BUSQUETS: 13.09.2008 – FCB – Racing (1:1) – 20 años – Liga
ABRAHAM González: 28.10.2008 – Benidorm – FCB (0:1) – 23 años – Copa del Rey
THIAGO Alcántara: 17.05.2009 – Mallorca – FCB (2:1) – 18 años – Liga
XAVI TORRES: 17.05.2009 · Mallorca – FCB (2:1) · 22 años · Liga
Marc MUNIESA: 23.05.2009 · FCB – Osasuna (0:1) · 17 años · Liga
Alberto Tomás BOTÍA: 30.05.2009 · Deportivo – FCB (1:1) · 20 años · Liga
SEASON 2009 – 2010 (5): JOSEP GUARDIOLA
Andreu FONTÀS: 31.08.2009 · FCB – Sporting (3:0) ·19 años · Liga
JONATHAN dos Santos: 28.10.2009 · C. Leonesa – FCB (0:2) · 19 años · Copa del Rey
GAI Yigaal Asulin: 28.10.2009 · C. Leonesa – FCB (0:2) · 18 años Copa del Rey
Jonathan SORIANO: 28.10.2009 · C. Leonesa – FCB (0:2) · 24 años · Copa del Rey
Marc BARTRA : 14.02.2010 · Atlético – FCB (2:1) · 19 años · Liga
SEASON 2010 – 2011 (6): JOSEP GUARDIOLA
Rubén MIÑO: 14.08.2010 · Sevilla – FCB (3:1) · 21 años · SCEsp
SERGI GÓMEZ: 14.08.2010 · Sevilla – FCB (3:1) · 18 años · SCEsp
Oriol ROMEU: 14.08.2010 · Sevilla – FCB (3:1) · 19 años · SCEsp
Manuel Agudo ‘NOLITO’: 03.10.2010 · FCB – Mallorca (1:1) · 23 años · Liga
SERGI ROBERTO: 10.11.2010 · FCB – Ceuta (5:1) · 18 años · Copa del Rey
Martín MONTOYA: 26.02.2011 · Mallorca – FCB (0:3) · 19 años ·Liga
SEASON 2011 – 2012 (5): JOSEP GUARDIOLA
Juan Isaac CUENCA: 19.10.2011 · FCB – Viktoria Plzen (2:0) · 20 años · Champions
Gerard DEULOFEU: 29.10.2011 · FCB – Mallorca (5:0) · 17 años · Liga
Cristian TELLO: 9.11.2011 · L’Hospitalet – FCB (0:1) · 20 años · Copa del Rey
Rafael Alcántara ‘RAFINHA’: 09.11.2011 · L’Hospitalet – FCB (0:1) · 18 años · Copa del Rey
Martí RIVEROLA: 06.12.2011 · FCB – BATE Borisov (4:0) 20 años · Champions
SEASON 2012-2013 (1): TITO VILANOVA
Carles PLANAS: 28.11.2012 · FCB – Dep. Alavés (3:1) · 21 años · Copa del Rey
SEASON 2013-2014 (3): GERARDO MARTINO
ADAMA Traoré: 23.11.2013 · FCB – Granada (4:0) · 17 años · Liga
Patricio Gabarrón ‘PATRIC’: 26.11.2013 · Ajax Amsterdam – FCB (2:1) · 20 años · Champions
Jean Marie DONGOU: 06.12.2013 · Cartagena – FC Barcelona (1:4) · 18 años · Copa del Rey
SEASON 2014-2015 (7): LUIS ENRIQUE MARTÍNEZ
MUNIR El Haddadi: 24.08.2014 · FCB – Elche (3:0) · 18 años · Liga
SANDRO Ramírez: 31.08.2014 · Villarreal – FCB (0:1) · 19 años · Liga
Sergi SAMPER: 17.09.2014 · FCB – APOEL (1:0) · 19 años · Champions
Edgar IÉ: 03.12.2014 · Huesca – FCB (0:4) · 20 años · Copa del Rey
Jordi MASIP: 16.12.2014 · FCB – Huesca (8:1) · 25 años · Copa del Rey
Alen HALILOVIC: 15.01.2015 · Elche – FCB (0:4) · 18 años · Copa del Rey
Gerard GUMBAU: 15.01.2015 · Elche – FCB (0:4) · 20 años · Copa del Rey
SEASON 2015-2016 (2): LUIS ENRIQUE MARTÍNEZ
Wilfrid KAPTOUM: 28.10.2015 · Villanovense – FCB (0:0) · 19 años · Copa del Rey
AITOR Cantalapiedra: 28.10.2015 · Villanovense – FCB (0:0) · 19 años · Copa del Rey