Xisco Nadal’s name has gone viral in the last few hours for his goal with Villarreal at Como-Cagliari in ‘The Soccer Tournament’ despite his physical form not being the best.
Xisco Nadal on 15 June 2003 he entered the history of Spanish football by becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of La Liga at the age of 16 years and 153 days. At that moment many thought they were a new star of Spanish football but the path of the Balearic footballer was anything but brilliant and ended after various loans in 2018 as a player for CD Roda after having worn the shirts of Numancia, Granada 74, Levante, Alqueries and CD Segorbe.
This boy born in 1986 played 158 professional matches, the majority of which (91) in the Segunda Division where he scored six goals: on 15 June 2003 he scored a goal for Villarreal against Espanyol and became the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history shortly after turning 16 but this record was taken from him by Iker Muniain shortly afterwards.
Xisco Nadal scores a beautiful goal against Como-Cagliari
Why are we talking about Xisco Nadal again after so long? Because in the last few hours a video has gone viral on social networks in which the former footballer is seen scoring a beautiful goal for Villarreal in a 7-a-side football match, as part of an international tournament underway in the United States called ‘ The Soccer Tournament’: in the images you can see the notable physical change of the now former footballer compared to a few years ago but this did not prevent him from being decisive in the match against Como-Cagliari.
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Xisco is currently a manager of the first team of the Spanish club but he has been talked about again for the exquisite goal he scored in this event being held in North Carolina: Nadal stole the ball from an opponent and finished towards the goal, beating the goalkeeper after a mini-breakaway with dribbling on a defender.
What is The Soccer Tournament: There is a million dollars up for grabs
The ‘The Soccer Tournament’, also referred to as TST 2024is in its second edition and is being played in Cary, North Carolina: it started on June 5th and will end on June 10th 2024. The event is divided into two tournaments, one for men and one for women, which offer a million dollar prize for the winners.
Teams such as Burnley, Inter, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are participating in this tournament and you can see former players and old glories of the caliber of Marco Materazzi, Lucas Barrios, Kun Agüero, Santana, Borja Valero, Rossi, Marcos Senna or Kevin on the pitch Grosskreutz.
