"Barcelona wonderkid Sama Nomoko will be sidelined for an entire year after undergoing surgery on a knee injury this week, the Catalan club have confirmed. Nomoko, 17, tore the ligament in his right knee in last week's UEFA Youth League win over Eintracht Frankfurt. He also suffered an associated meniscus injury in the same knee. The teenage winger subsequently underwent an operation on Tuesday, with Barça announcing Wednesday his expected recovery time "will be around 12 months.""
"Nomoko has been at Barça since he was eight years old, first joining the club in 2016 before progressing through the academy until being promoted to the B team, who play in the fourth tier of Spanish football, this past summer. He quickly became a key player for Juliano Belletti's side, scoring two goals and providing four assists in 14 appearances this season despite being one of the youngest players on the team."
Sama Nomoko, 17, suffered a torn ligament and associated meniscus injury in his right knee during a UEFA Youth League win over Eintracht Frankfurt. He underwent surgery on Tuesday and faces an expected recovery period of around 12 months. Nomoko joined Barcelona at age eight in 2016 and advanced through the academy before promotion to the B team this summer. He scored two goals and provided four assists in 14 appearances for the B side and featured in four U19 Youth League matches. Born in Mali, he moved to Catalonia as a child and represents Spain at youth level. Barça value his speed, one-on-one ability and capacity to play on either wing.
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