Japanese media reports that the 9-year-old Japanese prodigy, Kota Nishiyama, has progressed rapidly and has already jumped to Barcelona’s U12 team.
Kota Nishiyama is still in the fourth grade of elementary school and currently resides in Barcelona. Since the age of 5, Nishiyama has been training under the original coach of Takefuso Kubo. Last season, he made 30 appearances in the local Catalan Youth League, scoring 54 goals and providing 24 assists, receiving very high praise from scouts.
At the end of last season, Kota Nishiyama received invitations from both Espanyol and Barcelona. Following in the footsteps of his idol Messi, Nishiyama joined the Barcelona youth system. To commend his outstanding performance, Barcelona quickly approved Nishiyama’s promotion to the U21 team.