16-year-old Barcelona rallies for a 4-3 victory over Villarreal with the aid of Lamine Yamal and here is all you need to know about the youngster, his parents and salary
Lamine Yamal, a teenager helped Barcelona in coming back to defeat Villarreal in a nail-biting 4-3 Spanish league match.
Lamine Yamal bio, age, height, parents, father, religion, country, Barcelona salary and contract details
The 16-year-old attacker contributed to Barcelona’s first goal, which was assisted by Gavi Páez, twice struck the post, and the game’s deciding goal, which was scored by Robert Lewandowski.
At the age of 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days, Yamal became the youngest player to play for Barcelona in April after catching Xavi’s attention while competing for the club’s minor teams. In Barcelona’s victory over Cadiz last weekend, he made history by starting as the team’s youngest player.
On Sunday, Yamal sent a cross that Gavi headed home at the far post to start the scoring frenzy in the 12th minute. Three minutes later, Frenkie de Jong doubled the advantage. Villarreal made a spectacular comeback. In the 26th minute, Juan Foyth headed in a corner kick from Lex Baena. Alfonso Pedraza’s squared pass to Alexander Sorloth in the 40th minute and Baena’s curling goal in the 50th minute gave the home team a 3-2 lead.
But Yamal encouraged Barcelona to persevere and secure the victory, keeping them two points behind Real Madrid, the current leader. In the 57th minute, Yamal nearly scored but struck the post. When Yamal was subbed in late, the Villarreal stadium was filled with cheers, not just from Barcelona’s travelling supporters.
Lamine Yamal gave a MOTM performance and received an ovation from Villarreal fans when he came off 👏
What a talent 💫 pic.twitter.com/gXejCLcBAU
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2023
Who is Lamine Yamal?
Lamine Yamal, a budding star for Barcelona, received a standing ovation from Villarreal supporters after his electric performance for Barcelona in the Estadio de la Ceramica on August 27, 2023. He is a right winger for La Liga team FC Barcelona and is a Spanish football player. He participated in the 2023 European Championship while representing Spain’s U17 team.
The prodigy, who is 16 years old, is the youngest player in La Liga history to record an assist. Yamal did his first ever public interview after the game following his two assists in a seven goal thriller. He said as per the Movistar:
I’m not scared,”
“I go out and play football.”
Lamine Yamal Career & Stats
Lamine Yamal was chosen by Xavi to train with the club in September 2022 along with other young players. He is allegedly close to signing a five-year deal with the team. He made his FC Barcelona debut on April 29, 2023, when he came on to replace Gavi in the 83rd minute of a 4-0 La Liga victory over Real Betis.
At 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days old, Yamal became the player who made the youngest appearance for Barcelona’s first team. On May 14, 2023, he also joined Barcelona, where he won his first title. He was occupied with his international duties in Spain, though, thus he was unable to join the title celebration.
On August 20, 2023, Yamal started for Barcelona as the team’s youngest player in La Liga.
Who are Lamine Yamal’s parents?
Lamine Yamal has a Moroccan father and Equatorial Guinean mother. However, the names of his parents are not known. He is a Muslim by religion.
Born: 13 July 2007 (age 16 years), Mataró, Spain
Nationality: Moroccan, Spanish
Date joined: 2023 (FC Barcelona Atlètic, FC Barcelona)
Height: 1.8 m
Current teams: FC Barcelona (#27 / Forward)
According to Diario Sport, it is estimated that being one of the best in the academy, Lamine Yamal should be earning between 60,000 and 80,000 euros per month but his salary isn’t officially known.
Lamine Yamal said his mother gets nervous when he starts for Barcelona 🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/9Vzv0UwBed
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2023