Attacking defensive player Artem Ribak officially signed his first professional contract from the Catalan Barcelona. The press service of the blue-garnet youth team informed about this important role in the career of the 16-year-old Ukrainian.

The footballer's agent Vadim Shabliy also confirmed the agreement, highly appreciating the progress of his client in one of the world's largest football academies:.

" “Vin scores goals, helps his team win and continues to develop the mentality and ambition necessary for further growth and development,” Shabliya wrote on his Instagram page.

The path of the talented gravel to the grandee of Spanish football is unforgivable. He played his first career in sports in Ukraine, playing for the team of Bukovina and Donetsk Shakhtar. After the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian occupiers, the young people were hesitant to leave Batkivshchyna.

Having settled in Poland for the first time, we have rejected the request to join the structure of Barcelona in 2022.

Last season, the Ukrainian played for the Barcelona U-16 team. The real triumph for the newly-minority youth club world championship was Ribak himself, who scored the winning goal in the final of the tournament, bringing the prestigious cup to the Catalans.

In addition to his success in the club scene, Artem Rybak also represents Ukraine on the international stage. He is the leader of the national team of Ukraine U-17, having already held six official matches.