Barcelona: Roberto leads new captains for Spanish Champions

Sergi Roberto, Marc ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, and Frenkie de Jong, in that order, were Barcelona's captains last season.

Barcelona: Roberto leads new captains for Spanish Champions

Tosin Abayomi 10:00 - 22.07.2023

With Busquets and Alba gone, Meet the new captain for the Spanish Champions, Barcelona.

The captains of FC Barcelona for the 2023–24 campaign have been chosen.

Sergi Roberto, Marc ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, and Frenkie de Jong, in that order, will get the captain's armband for this season. 

The players on the pre-season tour in Los Angeles cast votes to choose their captains.

After serving the team for two seasons as its third captain since Leo Messi's departure in 2021, Sergi Roberto now leads Barça as its first captain.
After serving the team for two seasons as its third captain since Leo Messi's departure in 2021, Sergi Roberto now leads Barça as its first captain.

Sergi Roberto captain of Barcelona

After serving the team for two seasons as its third captain since Leo Messi's departure in 2021, Sergi Roberto now leads Barça as its first captain.

Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué served as the first two captains last season.

Sergi Roberto replaced Piqué as the team's second captain for the remainder of the season in November, and now that Sergio has left, the FC Barcelona number 20 rises to the top of the list.

The captains of FC Barcelona for the 2023–24 campaign have been chosen.
The captains of FC Barcelona for the 2023–24 campaign have been chosen.

Ter Stegen was promoted to second captain thanks to this domino effect. 

Additionally, Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong assume the third and fourth positions as captains following the aforementioned departures.

Sergio Busquets and Messi have been unveiled at Inter Miami, with Alba also joining the former Barcelona captains.

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