Pablo Martín Páez Gavira (Gavi) Biography, Age, profile and Career

Being one of the bright thing that has happened to Most Barcelona fans this season with his energy, ball control and passes Gavi has won the heart of almost 80% of Barcelona fans and has been rewarded his hard work with a call up to the Spanish national team And made is first start for Spain in 2-1 win over Italy in European league finals.

Graham Hunter of ESPN hailed Gavi as a highly promising young player in 2021, comparing him to former Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta due to his qualities as a footballer, including his interpretation of space, anticipation, intelligence, vision, passing, first touch, close control, change of pace, and ability to turn quickly to get out of tight spaces and initiate counter-attacks. Following his performance in Spain's semi-final victory over Italy in the 2021 Nations League Finals, Italian defender Emerson Palmieri described Gavi as a player who "has huge potential

Pablo Martín Páez Gavira (born 5 August 2004), commonly known as Gavi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Andalusia, Gavi started at Liara Balompié, a club in his hometown, and from there he moved on to Real Betis' youth academy.

Having scored 95 goals for the youth team of Real Betis, Gavi was scouted by top Spanish sides, including Villarreal, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.

Barcelona Youth career

In 2015, at the age of 11, he signed for FC Barcelona. In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the Catalan club, and was promoted directly from the under-16 team to the under-19 team.

 After good performances with the Barcelona youth side, Gavi was included in the first team preseason squad by manager Ronald Koeman ahead of the 2021–22 season.

Having featured twice for the Barcelona B team in the 2020–21 season, Gavi was promoted to the senior squad for pre-season friendlies with the first team.

After good performances in wins against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Girona, Gavi was reported to have pushed ahead of Riqui Puig in Koeman's squad selection.

He continued this good run of form in a 3–0 win against German opposition VfB Stuttgart, earning comparisons with Barcelona legend Xavi.

On 29 August 2021, he played his first match for Barcelona's first team in the 2–1 win over Getafe, replacing Sergi Roberto in the 73rd minute. In October, following stellar performances with the Barcelona first team, Gavi was named in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021, highlighting the best young players in the world.

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