Albert Almasqué

Albert Almasqué Domènech (25 December 1888 – 10 July 1976) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for FC Barcelona. He is best known for being the youngest player to have played an official competitive match for FC Barcelona, which he achieved in 1902 at the age of just 13.

He is the younger brother of Alfonso Almasqué, who also played for Barcelona, and in doing so, they became the first Catalan brothers in the club's history. He immigrated to the United States in 1940, where he was a successful businessman, and he was also president of Nestlé in Chile, Bolivia and Cuba, where he had to go into exile because of the Cuban Revolution. In 1916, he married Concepción Fernandez Casariego in London, with whom he had two sons, Alberto and Enrique, as well as a daughter, Concepción Rosa, who died within weeks of her birth in 1917. With his second wife, Sara González, he had a third child, Teodoro. He thus made his official competitive debut for Barça against Hispania AC in the Copa Macaya held at the Camp del carrer Muntaner on 30 November 1902, at the age of 13 years, 11 months and 6 days, thus becoming the youngest footballer to debut with the first team in any official competition; far ahead of the likes of Paulino Alcantara and Lamine Yamal, who both made their official debut at 15, However, some historians and sources remain doubtful about the veracity of this, suggesting that Alfonso, who is five years older, could have been the one who played this match.

Honours Barcelona Catalan championship: Champions (2): 1909