Bojan Krkić

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Bojan Krkić Pérez
Full name	Bojan Krkić Pérez
Date of birth	August 28, 1990 (age 16)
Place of birth	Linyola (Lleida), Spain
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
1999-2006	FC Barcelona
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	FC Barcelona B	14 (9)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Bojan Krkić Pérez (born August 28, 1990 in Linyola, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) Known as Bojan, is a 16-year-old Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain.

He is widely considered as one of the most promising young talents of his time. His father, who holds the same name, was a well known footballer in Serbia, where he played for Red Star Belgrade, and a scout for FC Barcelona since 1997. His mother is of Catalan descent.

Krkić joined the Barcelona FC's cantera in 1999, and scored 889 goals in seven years.^[1] A quick striker, with quite notable dribbling skills, Bojan Krkić shot to prominence at the UEFA European Under 17 Championships in Luxembourg in May 2006 when he was joint top-scorer. He achieved this despite being a year younger than most of the other players in the tournament and only playing 45 minutes in four out of five of Spain Under-17s matches. He scored a hat-trick against Luxembourg before inspiring his side to a 3-0 victory over the eventual champions Russia, with all of the goals being scored with him on the pitch as a second half sub. In the third match of the tournament, he scored a penalty after once again being introduced at half time. He started the semi-final against the Czech Republic but after his team mate Roberto García was sent off, Spain struggled and lost 2-0 in a shock result. In the third-place play-off Krkić was once again a second half sub and scored the opener on 53 minutes. When the match went to penalties, Krkić scored and his side won 5-4 to finish third.

Krkić is currently playing the 2006/2007 season with the FC Barcelona B team and is able to sign professional terms when he turns 17.

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