Youngsters are backbone of any football team due to their passion, agility, energy and love for football. One of the youngsters of current era is Lamine Yamal. This football prodigy has already left an impact on football world and he is a regular member of starting XI for FC Barcelona due to his goalscoring ability, clear vision and creating chances for others. Lamine Yamal was born on July 13, 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain.
He is only 16 years of age and already receiving appreciation from all over the world. Some fans compared Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi, a Barcelona legend. He plays for Spanish football club FC Barcelona and wears Shirt no. 19 for Spain National Football Team.
Beginnings with Spanish Giants FC Barcelona
Lamine Yamal career was commenced with Barcelona youth team. He played for youth team from 2013 to 2023. After showing his prowess in youth team, Lamine Yamal got his first-team breakthrough in La Liga 23-24 season. He made his debut against Real Betis in La Liga on April 29, 2023. Lamine Yamal became youngest starter for the club in La Liga on August 20, 2023, when he made his first start for club against Cadiz, another Spanish club.
He got his first man of the match award for his incredible performance against Villareal on August 28, 2023. He was also the second youngest player to take part in Champions League fixture. Yamal made his Champions League debut on September 10, 2023, against Belgian club Antwerp. He scored his first goal for the club against Granada, which made him youngest goal scorer for Barcelona and in history of La Liga. He netted his first goal on October 8, 2023. According to some sources Lamine Yamal has made value of staggering 134M Euros, which is absolutely remarkable.
So far, Yamal has managed to score 6 goals in his 45 appearances for Barcelona.
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Yamal’s Career with Spanish National Team
Lamine Yamal started playing for Spain U15 in 2021. Then, later on, he also played for Spain U16, U17 and U19. Lamine Yamal made history by scoring a scintillating goal in his senior debut for Spanish National Team against Georgia National Team, and broke the record of Gavi by becoming the youngest player and goal scorer for Spanish National Team to do so. In his 6 appearances for Spain so far, he has netted 2 goals.
With consistency and energy, Lamine Yamal can become remarkable player of this football era. What sorts of achievements and challenges his future holds, only time will tell.
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