Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born on 13 July 2007 and is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
27 Facts About Lamine Yamal
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Lamine Yamal quickly established himself as an integral player for Barcelona, being awarded the Kopa Trophy the following year.
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Lamine Yamal has represented Spain internationally at various youth levels, and made his debut for the senior team in 2023, becoming the youngest player to represent and score for the country at age 16.
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Lamine Yamal was selected for UEFA Euro 2024, playing an important role in helping Spain win their fourth title, while winning the tournament's Young Player Award.
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Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born on 13 July 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat, in the Barcelona metropolitan area in Catalonia, to waitress Sheila Ebana and building painter Mounir Nasraoui.
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Lamine Yamal's mother was born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, and his father is from Larache, Morocco.
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Lamine Yamal's parents separated when Yamal was three, although both remained present through his childhood.
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The family had lived in Mataro, but around the time of his parents' separation, Lamine Yamal's mother moved to Granollers, where Lamine Yamal started playing football at the local club La Torreta at the age of four.
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At six years of age, Lamine Yamal was scouted by Barcelona and was invited to training sessions at La Masia, signing for the club in 2014 and moving to Barcelona to live and train at the academy.
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On 14 August 2024, Lamine Yamal's father was stabbed in a car park in Mataro; his injuries were minor, and he was discharged from hospital three days later.
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Lamine Yamal's first start was met with a standing ovation as he was subbed off with five minutes left in the game.
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On 4 December 2023, Lamine Yamal was given the inaugural Golden Boy The Youngest trophy, which is awarded to the youngest player nominated for the Golden Boy award.
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Subsequently, on the ceremony day, Lamine Yamal was not present due to school.
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At 16 years of age, Lamine Yamal broke several records for Barcelona during the season, making 50 appearances in all competitions.
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In La Liga, Lamine Yamal became the youngest starter for Barcelona, the youngest player to record an assist, the youngest to score for Barcelona and in La Liga, the youngest player to feature for Barcelona in El Clasico, and the youngest player to score a brace in La Liga and first player ever to achieve this record under the age of 17.
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Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to register more than ten goal contributions in La Liga at 16 years and 213 days.
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Lamine Yamal represented the youth sections of the Catalonia national football team from a young age, and was made a captain when he was 11 years old.
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Lamine Yamal was captain throughout his time playing for the under-12, under-14 and under-16 teams.
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Lamine Yamal was not called up to the squad for the Fase d'Or in 2023.
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Lamine Yamal was a youth international for Spain, having played for the Spanish U15 and U16 squads.
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In 2023, he represented Spain's U17 side in the 2023 European U17 Championship with Lamine Yamal scoring four goals during the tournament.
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Apart from this, Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in a Euro qualifying match, overtaking Welsh footballer Gareth Bale who scored at the age of 17 years, 83 days old.
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Lamine Yamal was recalled to the Spanish squad in October 2023 for the remaining Euro qualifying matches against Scotland and Norway.
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On 7 June 2024, Lamine Yamal was selected in the 26-man squad for the tournament.
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Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Euros four days before his 17th birthday, and more than a year younger than the previous record holder Johan Vonlanthen.
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Lamine Yamal assisted fellow winger Nico Williams for Spain's first goal in the final, subsequently becoming the youngest player to register a goal involvement in a major tournament final and becoming joint holder for the most assists in a single euro tournament with four assists.
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Lamine Yamal had a notable performance in the UEFA Euro 2024, scoring a goal against France in the semi-finals and providing a total of four assists against Croatia, Georgia, Germany, and England.