The record will show that in the 75th minute of Barcelona’s La Liga match against visiting Sevilla on Oct. 4, Sergiño Dest entered as a substitute, simultaneously realizing a long-held dream and becoming the first U.S. international to appear for the storied club’s first team.
It’s a good thing those types of moments are recorded, because for Dest, who’d joined Barcelona from Ajax just three days earlier, that debut and the ensuing hours were a whirlwind. A lot happened quickly for the 19-year-old defender from Almere, a small city across the IJmeer lake from Amsterdam.
“The first couple days I didn’t realize it that much, but when I look back, I’m just like, ‘Wow, I play for Barcelona!