Áron Yaakobishvili

Áron Yaakobishvili (born 6 March 2006) is a Hungarian professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Barcelona.

Áron Yaakobishvili
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
0000 Baráti Bőrlabda
Angyalföldi Sportiskola
2016–2017 MTK Budapest
2017–2018 Atlètic Sant Just
2018– Barcelona
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Hungary U17 2 (0)

Club career

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Yaakobishvili trained with local sides Baráti Bőrlabda, Angyalföldi Sportiskola and MTK Budapest before moving to Spain in 2017.[2][3][4] On his arrival in Spain, he had a short spell with amateur side Atlètic Sant Just before moving to Barcelona the following year.[5]

Having progressed through Barcelona's La Masia academy, he signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2022.[6] In March of the same year, he trained with the Barcelona first team.[3][7]

International career

Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at youth international level.[1]

Personal life

Yaakobishvili's brother, Antal, plays for fellow Spanish club Girona.[3] The pair are of Georgian descent.[3]

References
  1. Áron Yaakobishvili at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Labdarúgás: büszkeségünk, Yaakobishvili Áron" [Football: our pride, Áron Yaakobishvili]. asidse.hu (in Hungarian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. "Magyar futballista edzett az FC Barcelona első csapatával" [Hungarian football player trained with the first team of FC Barcelona]. magyarnemzet.hu (in Hungarian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. Fernández, Adrià (24 March 2022). "¿Quién es Aron Yaakobishvili?" [Who is Aron Yaakobishvili?]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. "Yaakobishvili, el jove porter que s'ha entrenat amb el primer equip del Barça" [Yaakobishvili, the young goalkeeper who has trained with the Barça first team]. ccma.cat (in Catalan). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. Nagy, Benjámin (5 February 2022). "Barcelona: új szerződést kapott a magyar tehetség" [Barcelona: the Hungarian talent received a new contract]. nb1.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. "Aron Yaakobishvili, un porter de 15 anys amb el primer equip del Barça" [Aron Yaakobishvili, a 15-year-old goalkeeper with Barça's first team]. beteve.cat (in Catalan). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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