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The "unforgettable" trip that changed the lives of Balde, Casadó and Fermín

"At that time I didn't know where to find most of the countries we went to. These are experiences I will never have. They are unrepeatable. At 15 I had already travelled more than my entire family," admits Eric Vega (Masquefa, 2003). With Barça they travelled all over the world – to Colombia, the United States, Japan and all over Europe – but there is one trip that has remained etched in their memory above all the rest: in Senegal, in the winter of 2017, alongside Alejandro Balde, Marc Casadó, Fermín López and Xavi Simons, another of the talents of La Mas. They were the U19 A team. "It's an unforgettable trip," he adds. He remembers looking up where Senegal was on a map at home, with his parents. "I knew it was an African country, but I had no idea where it was." Vega has just signed for Sabadell B, in the Third Federation, after months without being able to enjoy football due to two injuries to his left knee.

"At that time I didn't know where to find most of the countries we went to. These are experiences I will never have. They are unrepeatable.

At 15 I had already travelled more than my entire family," admits Eric Vega (Masquefa, 2003). With Barça they travelled all over the world – to Colombia, the United States, Japan and all over Europe – but there is one trip that has remained etched in their memory above all the rest: in Senegal, in the winter of 2017, alongside Alejandro Balde, Marc Casadó, Fermín López and Xavi Simons, another of the talents of La Mas. They were the U19 A team.

"It's an unforgettable trip," he adds. He remembers looking up where Senegal was on a map at home, with his parents. "I knew it was an African country, but I had no idea where it was.

" Vega has just signed for Sabadell B, in the Third Federation, after months without being able to enjoy football due to two injuries to his left knee..