Forty-three appearances in a single season for Juvenil A is a remarkable workload for any teenager, and it's the number that stands out most for centre-back Baba Kourouma, 17, a defender whose composure and organisational instincts have made him the kind of prospect wanted across Europe; he has chipped in with two goals along the way.
Alongside him defensively, right-back Jofre Torrents, 19, offers a different profile entirely — powerful and combative in the challenge, with the technical range to carry the ball forward and support attacks through overlapping runs down the flank.
Barcelona's midfield production line runs deepest of all. Pedro Rodríguez, 18, has emerged this season as Juvenil A's creative hub, a Granada-born number eight whose physical stamina and comfort receiving under pressure have underpinned nine goals in 32 appearances, plus three outings already for Barça Atletic. Pedro Villar, also 18, offers a sharper attacking edge from midfield, his 12 goals in 32 games this season backed up by 10 further appearances for the reserve team.
A rung below in age, 17-year-old Orian Goren is spoken of internally as one of the academy's fastest-progressing talents, his intelligent, front-foot reading of the game yielding four goals in 36 outings. Guille Fernández, 18, brings something more physical to the mix — a powerfully built, technically rounded midfielder who breaks lines with the ball and arrives late into the box.
His younger cousin Gorka Buil, 16, signed his first professional contract in March only to suffer a hamstring injury days later that required surgery and will keep him out until September; he is best known for his fight and his ability to retain the ball under pressure in tight areas.
Up front, the standout recent arrival is left winger Alex González, 19, whose form since joining from Damm in March has been extraordinary — six goals in 15 appearances, on top of a dozen in 22 games for his previous club, built on real pace, directness in one-on-ones and a sharp final pass.
Nil Vicens, 17, offers a mirror image from the right flank: eight goals in 30 games this season, with an intensity in the box that sets him apart from Barcelona's more typical technical mould. Toni Fernández, Guille's cousin at 17, floats across the front line as an attacking midfielder, false nine or winger, contributing five goals and three assists in 25 appearances for Barça Atletic. And striker Óscar Gistau, 18, recently rewarded with a contract extension to 2028, has managed six goals in just nine appearances despite an injury-hit campaign — form that keeps him rated as one of the finest out-and-out No 9 prospects in the building.
Taken together, the group spans the full picture of what La Masia is producing right now: defenders with the personality to organise a backline, midfielders capable of both dictating tempo and arriving to score, and attackers already delivering senior-level numbers before they've turned 20.
Several are expected to train alongside the senior squad during pre-season as Flick takes his first proper look at who might follow the recent graduates through the door, with sporting director Deco known to keep a close eye on how each of them develops through the autumn.