Riqui Puig

Ricard "Riqui" Puig Marti (Catalan pronunciation: [riˈkaɾt ˈputʃ]; born 13 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Barcelona as a central midfielder.

Club Career

Born in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Puig joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2013, from UFB Jabac Terrassa. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 24 February 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcus McGuane in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnastic Tarragona for the Segunda Division championship.

On 11 June 2018, Puig renewed his contract with Barca until 2021, and was promoted to the B-team in Segunda Division B. He made his first team debut on 5 December, replacing fellow youth graduate Oriol Busquets in the 55th minute of a 4–1 home routing of Cultural Leonesa, for the season's Copa del Rey; he also assisted Denis Suarez, who scored Barcelona's fourth goal.

Puig made his La Liga debut on 13 April 2019, starting and playing 67 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Huesca.

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