It was a good day to be a teenage Barcelona centre-back on Friday. Pau Cubarsi, aged just 17, made his Spain debut in the latter stages of their 1-0 friendly defeat to Colombia in London, while a little under 300km away in Amiens, Mikayil Faye was also making his senior debut for Senegal.
Faye’s debut was much more successful that Cubarsi’s, as it turned out. The 19-year-old, who has been a standout for Barca Atletic since joining the club last summer, started against Gabon, and he would go on to make the occasion even more memorable by scoring a piledriving effort from 35 yards out just before half time.
😳🚀 El GOLAZO de Mika Faye en su debut con Senegal pic.twitter.com/M9GEkQWDDq
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Faye has gone from strength to strength over the last few months, and this is the next great moment of his career so far. A call-up to the Barcelona first team does not seem too far away, although recently, there have been suggestions that he could leave in the summer, whether that be on loan or permanently.
