Áron Yaakobishvili

Áron Yaakobishvili (აარონ იაკობიშვილი; ארון יעקובישווילי; born 6 March 2006) is a Hungarian professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Barcelona.

Early life
Yaakobishvili was born in Budapest, Hungary to Jewish father; his father was born in Georgia and spent two years in Israel, enabling Israeli citizenship; his mother is Hungarian. His elder brother, Antal, is also a footballer, and currently plays for fellow Spanish club Girona.

Club career
Yaakobishvili joined local side Baráti Bőrlabda at the age of six in 2012, before moving to Angyalföldi Sportiskola two years later. He spent a season with MTK Budapest before moving to Spain in 2017 after his mother had accepted a job in Barcelona. On his arrival in Spain, he had a short spell with amateur side Atlètic Sant Just, before being invited on a three-day trial with Barcelona the following year, joining the club after impressing coaches.

Having progressed through Barcelona's La Masia academy, he signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2022. In March of the same year, he trained with the Barcelona first team. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.

International career
Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at youth international level. In June 2023, it was reported by Israeli sports journalism outlet Sport 5 that Yaakobishvili and his brother were attempting to gain Israeli citizenship so as to represent the nation at international level. However, their agent Attila Georgi denied these rumours, stating that the brothers were Hungarian and that they wanted to represent Hungary at international level.