Lamine Yamal is 19 years old in 2026, born on 13 July 2007. Spain Forward for Barcelona.
| Appearances | 3 |
| Goals | 2 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | — |
| Goals / Match | 0.67 |
📖 Lamine Yamal: Biography & Story
Born to be a legend: Barcelona's teenager who lit up EURO 2024 and the world.
Lamine Yamal is the most extraordinary teenager in football in decades: perhaps since Messi himself burst onto the scene at Barcelona twenty years earlier. Born in 2007, he was not yet 17 when he helped Spain win EURO 2024, scoring one of the tournament's greatest goals: a curling effort from outside the box in the semifinal against France.
His story at Barcelona mirrors Messi's in its broad outlines: a local boy from humble beginnings, discovered by La Masia at a young age, developed through the academy and thrust into the first team at an age when most teenagers are still in school. Barcelona handed him his debut at 15 years and 290 days, the youngest player in La Liga history, and he has never looked back.
What makes Yamal so remarkable is not just his technical quality, extraordinary dribbling, natural directness and a powerful shot for someone so young, but his composure. He does not look like a teenager on the pitch. He looks like the best player on the field. His contract at Barcelona runs to 2030 with a reported €1 billion release clause, reflecting the club's determination to build their future around him.
🗺️ Career Journey
Joined age 7; youngest player to debut in La Liga history at 15
La Liga debut Oct 2023; EURO 2024 winner with Spain at just 16
🏆 Honours & Achievements
👨👩👦 Personal Life & Family
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born on 13 July 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat, a suburb of Barcelona. He was literally born at the same hospital as Lionel Messi, an irony that has been repeated endlessly given that he is widely considered Messi's most likely heir. His father Mounir Nasraoui is Moroccan and his mother Sheila Ebana is from Equatorial Guinea. He grew up in the neighbourhood of Rocafonda in Mataró, north of Barcelona, and joined Barcelona's famous La Masia academy at seven years old.
Lamine's father Mounir Nasraoui is Moroccan-Spanish and his mother Sheila Ebana is from Equatorial Guinea. His parents separated when he was just three years old, and he was raised primarily by his father in Rocafonda (Mataró), near Barcelona. He has younger siblings. His father Mounir has been the central presence in managing his extraordinary rise and is a regular at Barcelona matches. Yamal signed a six-year Barcelona contract in May 2025 reportedly worth €17-18 million per year, making him one of the highest-paid teenagers in football history.
💡 Did You Know?: Lamine Trivia
He was born at the same hospital as Lionel Messi, Hospital de Bellvitge in Hospitalet de Llobregat, one of football's most extraordinary coincidences.
He scored in the EURO 2024 semifinal against France on his 17th birthday (13 July 2007 → July 2024): one of the tournament's most iconic moments.
He became the youngest player in La Liga history, debuting at 15 years and 290 days in October 2023.
His Barcelona contract runs to 2030 and reportedly contains a €1 billion release clause.
His father is Moroccan and his mother is Equatoguinean. He could have represented Morocco, Equatorial Guinea or Spain internationally. He chose Spain.
He is the youngest player ever to appear at a European Championship (UEFA EURO 2024): doing so at just 16.
Lamine Yamal has 2 goals and 0 assists this season. A solid Fantasy XI pick from Barcelona.
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