| Full name | Gai Yigaal Assulin | |
| Date of birth | April 9, 1991 | |
| Place of birth | Nahariya, Israel | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | |
Gai Yigaal Assulin (Hebrew: גיא אסולין, English: Guy Assulin; born April 9, 1991 in Nahariya) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona Atlètic.
Assulin started his career in the football school of Hapoel Haifa.
In 1999 Assulin moved to the Beitar Tubruk youth ranks. In 2003, when he was just 12, his team coach back-then Shlomo Scharf, proposed Gai's parents to consider taking their young prospect to try out for Barcelona's youth ranks, they did, and Gai was accepted.
On August 2007, Assulin graduated to the FC Barcelona B team, and was offered a new contract, a senior contract (a contract granted only after the player turns 16) for another 3 years and a €20M buy-out clause after much speculation had linked him with a host of top clubs including Chelsea, Milan, Manchester United and Arsenal. At the end of the 2007-08 season, FC Barcelona B won the league title with 83 points, just one ahead of Sant Andreu. The manager, Josep Guardiola, was promoted to the job of senior team manager. Gai Assulin was rumored to be one of the players that Guardiola would promote to the first team.
On September 5, 2007, when he was only 16-years old, Assulin made his senior debut with the first team against Girona FC in the semi-final of the Copa Catalunya, entering in the 46th minute of the game. Gai Assulin has a €20 million buy-out clause in his three-year contract.
After missing the most part of 2008-2009 season with Barca B due to an injury, Assulin got an invitation to participate in pre-season matches with Barcelona first team. Where he made his debut for the first team in the starting line up against Tottenham in the Wembley Cup
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