Bojan Krkić (born August 28, 1990 in Linyola, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain), known as Bojan, is a 16-year-old Serbian-Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain. August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... smuack, lleida! Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Lleida (Catalan) Spanish name Lérida Founded 6th century BC Postal code 25XXX Website http://www. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Spanish, Catalan and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾsa), is a Catalan sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ...

He is widely considered as one of the most promising young talents of his time. His father, who holds the same name, was a well known footballer in Serbia, where he played for Red Star Belgrade, and a scout for FC Barcelona since 1997. His mother is of Catalan descent. Crvena Zvezda can also be applied to KK Crvena zvezda and VK Crvena zvezda. ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nation whose homeland is Catalonia, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, or Principat de Catalunya), which is a historical region in southern Europe, embracing a territory situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France. ...

Krkić joined the Barcelona FC's cantera in 1999, and scored 889 goals in seven years.^[1] A quick striker, with quite notable dribbling skills, Krkić shot to prominence at the UEFA European Under 17 Championships in Luxembourg in May 2006 when he was joint top-scorer. He achieved this despite being a year younger than most of the other players in the tournament and only playing 45 minutes in four out of five of Spain Under-17s matches. He scored a hat-trick against Luxembourg before inspiring his side to a 3-0 victory over the eventual champions Russia, with all of the goals being scored with him on the pitch as a second half sub. In the third match of the tournament, he scored a penalty after once again being introduced at half time. He started the semi-final against the Czech Republic but after his team mate Roberto García was sent off, Spain struggled and lost 2-0 in a shock result. In the third-place play-off Krkić was once again a second half sub and scored the opener on 53 minutes. When the match went to penalties, Krkić scored and his side won 5-4 to finish third. In sports such as football (soccer), basketball and water polo, dribbling refers to the maneuvering of a ball around a defender through short skillful taps or kicks with either the legs (football/soccer), hands (basketball) or swimming strokes (water polo). ... The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA U-17 Championship 2006 Final Tournament was hold in Luxembourg between 3 May and 14 May 2006. ...

Krkić is currently playing the 2006/2007 season with the FC Barcelona B team and will be able to sign professional terms when he turns 17. Next season, the young superstar will be on loan at Ajax Amsterdam for one season. FC Barcelona B is a Catalan football team. ...

Bojan played his first match with Barcelona on April 24, 2007 scoring a goal in a friendly match against Al-Ahly.^[2] Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾsa), is a Catalan sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. ... Al-Ahly (Arabic: الأهلي) is an Egyptian Sports club founded and headed by the English gentleman Mitchel Ince in April, 1907 in Cairo, Egypt. ...

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External links

• Youth Players Site (Spanish)
• UEFA U-17 feature on Bojan Krkic (English)
• Feature on Bojan Krkic by Marca.com (Spanish)