2024-07-18 04:54:05
The young Spanish footballer has been making headlines thanks to his brilliant performances, and now he is doing so with the help of Lionel Messi, who is said to have “blessed” him when he was just a baby.
At just 16 years old, Lamine Yamal has become one of the greatest figures of the Spain’s national team at Euro 2024. With his performance he has broken historical records, such as: becoming the youngest goalscorer in history of the European competition with 16 years and 362 daysafter his goal against France in the semi-final.
Before achieving this milestone, he also transformed into the youngest footballer to debut for Spainwhich happened in the Euro 2023 qualifiers, when he was only 16 years and 57 days old. As if that were not enough, in his debut against Georgia he scored a goal and also became the youngest scorer in the squad.
In this context, it is also the youngest player to play in a European Championship, where it has been concretized three assists and is the leader of this listwhich reflects his great importance in the team.
Who is Lamine Yamal, the young star of Spain and FC Barcelona
Lamine Yamal was born on July 13, 2007 in Mataró, Catalonia. At just seven years old he entered La Masia, FC Barcelona’s youth academyFrom the beginning he stood out for his great technique and versatility, achieving good performance as a right winger and attacking midfielder.
At Barça he made his debut on April 29, 2023 with only 15 years, 9 months and 16 daysin a La Liga match against Real Betis, in which they won 4-0.
From then on, the striker’s role grew and he became one of the team’s most important players, which caught the attention of Luis de la Fuente, who called him up to the Spanish national team. His numbers wearing the national shirt have been remarkable: 3 goals and 7 assists in 12 games.
The story behind the photo with Lionel Messi
In 2007, a young man Lionel Messi He took part in a series of photos with a baby in the Camp Nou dressing room for a charity calendar.
At that moment, The Flea was only 20 years old and he was already positioned as one of the best footballers in the world, and it seems that he passed on part of the talent with which the Spaniard is now dazzling the world.
This photo resurfaced after Lamine Yamal’s father posted it on his Instagram account, where he wrote: “The beginning of two legends.”
The session took place after UNICEF held a raffle in the town of Mataró, where Lamine’s family lived.