Ebrima Tunkara (03/10/2010, Limol, Gambia) is one of the last jewels of The Masía. The young footballer started playing for AEiLL Cerdanyola Mataró upon his arrival in Catalonia and shortly after he was joined by FC Barcelona. Currently part of the Youth A and last week he made his debut with Barça B, showing his ability to compete with older players and establish himself as an important piece in the Barça quarry.
His style combines physicality, technique and understanding of the game. Left-handed, with fine ball control, good overflow and ability to associate with his teammates. Due to his great size, at first glance, Ebrima may seem slow, but he has enormous starting power and, in the same match, he can occupy several areas of the field, participating in both the creation and completion of plays.
Where and how Ebrima Tunkara plays
Ebrima mainly plays as inside leftalthough it can also act as winger or midfielder . He stands out for his ability to receive the ball in interior corridors, driving ability after a great first control and imbalance through changes of pace that facilitate his wide stride, all of this added to a good decision making despite his premature age.
In addition, he has a lot of versatility: being able to appear near the area to finish, return to more central positions to combine with his teammates, or move through different areas of the field depending on the development of the game. We will have to see how his career develops in the future, but thanks to his physical power, he could become a very finely cut box-to-box midfielderwho perfectly understands the style culé and that he participates in all phases of the game, something that he has already demonstrated against older rivals in the UEFA Youth League and with Barça B.
Today he will sign his first professional contract, joining the shortlist of young talents that La Masía constantly produces and in which Barça is firmly betting. With Lamine Yamal as a great reference of the generation, players like Fermín, Cubarsí the Bucket They form the backbone of this great Barça of Flick, and Ebrima is emerging as a key piece of its future.
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