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Barcelona have waited almost 121 years to have an American player at the club and now all of a sudden they have two.
Konrad de la Fuente and Sergino Dest are the first two Americans to play for Barcelona, and they arrive as two friends who know each other from the lower ranks of the American team.
De la Fuente had been in place at the club first, but it was Dest who took the honor of being the first American to make an appearance for the Catalans in the weekend’s draw against Sevilla, while Konrad had only done. friendly appearances.
They have both had interesting trips.
Dest’s American roots come from her father, who was born in Suriname, a Dutch colony in northern Brazil, but moved to New York with his parents when he was young.
It was on his travels as a soldier that he met Sergino’s mother in the Netherlands and she also has Surinamese roots.
Sergino was born in Almere, the Netherlands, 19 years ago but his father played an important role in his decision to play for the United States and made his debut last November.
Konrad’s case is quite different and he was born on American soil in Miami.
Her parents are Haitian and were brought to Florida for work reasons before moving to Barcelona with a 10-year-old Konrad.
He joined La Masia at age 12 and worked his way up from there, now approaching a USMNT debut.
Business benefits
Barcelona’s marketing department is delighted to have two young Americans in the first team.
Their nationality allows Catalans to exploit a market in which they are already operating.
Dest has also grown from 200,000 to nearly 800,000 followers on Instagram.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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