Lamine Yamal ₀₃

At 16, Lamine Yamal completed one of the most impactful debut seasons in the history of world football, establishing himself as an undisputed starter for FC Barcelona and becoming the ultimate international revelation. During that year of his life (between July 2023 and July 2024), he shattered virtually every existing record for precocity.

Records with FC Barcelona

After officially debuting at 15, the season in which he turned 16 catapulted him to the forefront of La Liga and the UEFA Champions League:
• The youngest starter: He became the youngest player this century to start in La Liga (16 years and 38 days).
• All-time top scorer: He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Spanish league by scoring against Granada at 16 years and 87 days old.
• Champions League assist: He is the youngest footballer in history to provide an assist in the Champions League (16 years and 153 days, against Antwerp).
• Local milestones: He became the youngest debutant and goalscorer in the history of the Spanish Super Cup (16 years and 182 days).

Historical breakthrough with Spain

At the national team level, his impact with the Royal Spanish Football Federation changed the course of the national team:
• Debut and immediate goal: He made his debut with the senior national team at 16 years and 57 days old against Georgia, scoring a goal in that same match and breaking the team's historical record.
• The European Championship of his life: He played in Euro 2024 at just 16 years old for almost the entire tournament. He became the youngest player to both assist and score in European Championship history (his memorable goal in the semi-final against France came when he was 16 years and 362 days old). One day after turning 17, he was crowned European champion and was chosen as the tournament's Best Young Player.