Who is Marc Guiu? Barcelona's 17-year-old goal-scorer: origins, comparisons and... how Xavi sees him

Oct 23,2023

Scored the winner against Athletic Club on Sunday. Marc Guiu Paz made his debut for Barcelona at the age of 17 years and 291 days, taking to the field against Athletic Club and scoring after 33 seconds to help the Blaugrana clinch a 1-0 win. The young talent raised in Sant Celoni took advantage of a smart through ball from Joao Felix to make a great control and, with the next touch, beat Unai Simon. "I've dreamed about this moment many, many times," he told DAZN. "Many nights, and many moments. I'm feeling great, and very happy. "I saw that Joao Felix controlled it alone, and there was a lot of space behind the centre-backs. He gave it to me with the quality he has, and facing Unai Simon it became a reality. It was a very quick move, I hardly thought about it, it was all intuition. "We are all prepared in the academy, we are doing a great job, and when we go up, we give everything. We are all coming up with a lot of desire, also to take advantage of the club's difficult moments, and we are doing very well". Guiu went on to reveal how his teammates reacted after he scored his first ever goal for the Barcelona seniors.