There is no doubt that Barcelona Club Academy (La Masia) is considered the most famous in the world, and it has proven to be "the school that changed the history of football" through the talents that are constantly refined and developed, the latest of which is the Egyptian international Hamza Abdel Karim.
Barcelona's philosophy is summarized in discovering international talents early, and if the player excels, he joins the first team, but if he does not rise to the required level, he can become of great market value, and if he does not develop as expected, investing in him remains an option.
The dazzling debut of 18-year-old Hamza Abdel Karim in his first official match with Barcelona's first team remains etched in everyone's minds.
In Barcelona's opening friendly match of their preparatory tour in England against Birmingham City, Hamza, who earned the honor of participating in the 2026 World Cup, left a strong mark by scoring two goals.
Abdel Karim scored both of Barca's goals, the first from a penalty he earned himself, and the second from a rebound off the goalkeeper, making the 1.5 million euros paid to Al Ahli to sign the player on a contract running until 2029 a low-risk, high-return investment with great potential.
Hamza Abdel Karim's brilliance since arriving at Barcelona at the beginning of the current year 2026 has caused his market value to rise dramatically, from 100 thousand euros initially to 1.50 million euros currently.
Hamza Abdel Karim has become among the top ranks among his teammates in Barcelona's youth team, according to data revealed by the global "Transfermarkt" network.
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