Xavi Espart, blaugrana until 2028

FC Barcelona has reached an agreement with player Xavi Espart to renew his contract, which will bind him to the club for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2028. This means the player will remain with the blaugrana in his final year as a youth player and his first two seasons as a senior, as part of Barça Atlètic. At the signing ceremony, he was accompanied by the Director of Youth Football, José Ramon Alexanco.

A versatile player from the class of 2007, his natural position on the pitch is either as a holding midfielder or in a central role. However, in recent seasons he has also emerged as an energetic right-back, able to combine well and cover plenty of ground.

Ten years in blaugrana

Xavi Espart has spent his entire football upbringing at Barça. He joined the club in the summer of 2015 from UE Vilassar de Mar as an U10. He went through the 7-a-side stage before making the jump to the U13s. By the U16 category, his versatility had already made him an important player, and as an U19 player he increasingly featured at right-back.

Last season, Espart made his debut for Barça Atlètic on 31 August 2024, in the second league match of the season away to Andorra (2-1). Over the course of the campaign, he was called up occasionally to reinforce the reserve team, making six appearances in total, one as a starter.

He was also a key player in the U19A’s treble-winning season in the League, Copa del Rey and UEFA Youth League. Overall, he made 15 league appearances, three in the Copa del Rey and 10 in the Youth League.

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