Barca atletic

Club World Cups: Sergi Roberto on Tuesday brought his Barcelona career to a close with a farewell event attended by his teammates, members of the Board of Directors, and, of course, friends and family.

The local boy from the south of Catalonia remembered his arrival at La Masia, "the best years of my life it allowed me to grow as a person and a player...La Masia is the heart of this club," said Roberto at the event.

Sergi Roberto joined La Masia at the age of 14 after making a name for himself in the youth teams of his local side Nastic de Tarragona. The midfielder progressed through the youth teams to the Barca Atletic squad and then subsequently made his first team debut in November 2010 in a Copa del Rey tie against Ceuta. After appearances for the first team in the following two seasons, Roberto became an official first-team member for the 2013/14 season.