Pau Prim

Pau Prim Coma (born 2 February 2006) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prim and the second or maternal family name is Coma.
Pau Prim
Personal information
Full name Pau Prim Coma
Date of birth (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006
Place of birth Castellbisbal, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2012– Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Barcelona B 2 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U16 9 (0)
2022– Spain U17 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023

Club career

Born in Castellbisbal, a municipality in Catalonia, Prim started playing football at the age of 4 with his hometown club before signing for Barcelona in 2012.[1] He was named captain in the youth squads for Barça and rose to the Juvenil A squad after starting on his debut against Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Youth League.[2][3][4]

Despite having been recently promoted to the U19 side during the 2022–23 season, Prim was named as an unused substitute in Barça's 2–1 defeat to Celta on 4 June,[5] and was one of six youth players to make their first team debut in a friendly match against Vissel Kobe just two days later.[6] In addition to his debut, Prim made his Barcelona B debut on 27 August 2023 in a 1–0 defeat to SD Logroñés in their opening match of the 2023–24 Primera Federación.[7][8]

International career

A Spanish youth international, Prim has represented the Spanish U16 and U17. He was named in the Spain U17 squad that played in the 2023 European Championship.[9]

In August 2023, Prim was left out of the Spanish U18 selection due to first team commitments under Xavi.[10][11]

Style of play

Integrated into the philosophy of Barcelona, Prim was labelled as the next successor to former Barça veteran Sergio Busquets.[12] Good with both feet, Prim is noted to be very exceptional in his passing ability and agility. In defence, he is described to be able to read the play very quickly, allowing him to stop any progress from the opponent's attack and start a counterattack for his side.[13]

References
  1. "El compromiso de capitán de Pau Prim". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2022.
  2. "Pau Prim, nouveau talent issu de La Masia ? - FC Barcelone". Blaugranas.fr (in French). 2 February 2023.
  3. "The new 'jewel' of the Masia that has trained with Xavi". FCBN. 22 April 2023.
  4. "¿Quién es Pau Prim?". Sport (in Spanish). 22 April 2023.
  5. "Celta - Barça: El último de la temporada". FC Barcelona (in Spanish). 4 June 2023.
  6. "The debutants against Vissel Kobe - one by one". FC Barcelona. 6 June 2023.
  7. "Summary: Pau Prim".
  8. "SD Logroñés – Barça Atlètic: ¡Comienza la Liga!". FC Barcelona (in Spanish). 27 August 2023.
  9. Camacho, Ignacio (17 May 2023). "Todo lo que debes saber del Europeo Sub-17: equipos, estrellas, calendario..." Diario AS (in Spanish).
  10. "Cambios en la convocatoria sub-18 de Alfaz del Pi (Alicante) | www.rfef.es". Web oficial de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). 22 August 2023.
  11. "19 canteranos del Barça, repartidos entre la Sub-19, Sub-18, Sub-17 y Sub-15". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 August 2023.
  12. "El elegido de Xavi es Pau Prim". Sport (in Spanish). 21 July 2023.
  13. "El nuevo Busquets que arrasa en la cantera del Barça". Crónica Global (in Spanish). 14 June 2022.
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