The young centre-back, who will be called up to the first team to receive Celta de Vigo, already knows what it’s like to play in the ‘elite’
Two seasons ago he made his debut with Sabadell in the Cup and in the Second Division, being the youngest player of the century to do so with the harlequin team
The extensive plague of Barça casualties in defense has caused the Blaugrana coach to pull the subsidiary to complete this weekend’s call to receive Celta de Vigo. Bellerin, Araujo, Christensen and Kounde are in the infirmary. With Piqué and Eric as the only healthy central defenders, it is the turn of Chadi Riad, who has received the award for a great start to the season with the reserve team and youth team in the Youth League.
It is the first time that he is included in the squad list of Barça’s first team. However, he does not make his debut in professional football, since he already did so during his time on loan at Sabadell. Trained in the base football of Mallorca, the Moroccan signed for the Blaugrana club, after finishing his stage as a cadet in the Balearic Islands. After his first season at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, he went on loan to the harlequin team.
There he received the confidence of Antonio Hidalgo, who summoned him to the first team up to 18 times. Not only that, but he featured him in two games: against Club Deportivo Ibiza Islas Pitiusas was his debut in the first round of the Cup -in addition, as a starter- and even against Lugo in the Second Division. He played the last five minutes of the match. That day he became the youngest footballer to debut with Sabadell during the 21st century. He holds the record at 17 years, 6 months and 23 days.
This course, under the orders of Rafa Márquez, is being one of the banners of Barça Atlètic. He has been a starter in all the matches of the First RFEF, starting in the starting eleven in all six. He was also key to his role in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League, having participated in the victory against Viktoria Plzen (3-0) and against Inter Milan (1-6). Precisely, against the Italians he added his second goal of the season, after debuting on the first day with the winning goal against Castellón.