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How old is Lamine Yamal and which Euro 2024 records is the Spanish footballer breaking?
Lamine's father is younger than one of his team members
LAMINE Yamal is a 16-year-old football prodigy and has rapidly ascended to prominence during the Euro 2024.
Here is everything you need to know about his early debut and record-breaking performances, such as becoming the youngest goal scorer at a Euro final match.
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How old is Lamine Yamal?
Lamine Yamal is a professional footballer and is 16 years old.
He will turn 17 a day before playing for Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
He was born on July 13, 2007, in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain.
Yamal joined the Barcelona youth academy when he was seven years old and made his professional debut for the club on April 29, 2023, at the age of 15.
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He plays as a right winger.
At 15 years, 9 months and 16 days, he was not only the fifth youngest player in La Liga history, but also the youngest player at the club since 15-year-old Armando Sagi in 1922, more than a century earlier.
As of July 2024, Yamal has made 38 appearances for the club, scoring five times.
In 2023, he was part of the Spain U17 team at the European U17 Championship.
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He scored in the semi-final but the side were defeated by France 3-1.
In September 2023 he was picked by coach Luis de la Fuente to play in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
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He made his debut for the senior national side on September 8, 2023, scoring in the 74th minute of a 7–1 victory over Georgia.
This feat earned him the title of Spain's youngest player and goalscorer at the age of 16 years and 57 days.
On June 7, 2024, it was announced that he was part of the Spain squad heading to Germany for the Euro 2024 finals.
Yamal told The Sun he had to bring his school homework with him to the tournament.
I have classes on the web and I’m doing well, I hope the teacher doesn’t fail me
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He said: "I’ve brought my homework with me because I’m finishing high school.
"I have classes on the web and I’m doing well, I hope the teacher doesn’t fail me."
Which Euro 2024 records is Lamine Yamal breaking?
On July 9, 2024, Yamal broke the record for being the youngest player ever to score in a Euro final match.
He scored the equaliser for Spain at the age of 16 years and 362 days during the semi-finals against France.
His goal helped Spain advance to the finals, where they will either face England or the Netherlands.
Yamal is also the youngest player in the Euros finals in the 64-year history of the competition.
He made his debut at the tender age of 16 years 338 days in a 3-0 win over Croatia.
During the match his set-up for Dani Carvajal's goal earned him the record for the youngest player to serve up an assist in a Euro finals game.
Yamal claimed the title of youngest player in the knockout stages at the Euros after starting for Spain in their 4-1 win over Georgia.
He was 16 years 353 days at the time, taking the title from England's Jude Bellingham.
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Who are Lamine Yamal's parents?
Yamal's father, Mounir Nasrouri, is a 35-year-old Moroccan who actively shares his son's achievements on Instagram.
Interestingly, Yamal's teammate, Jesus Navas, is three years older than Nasrouri.
When Navas debuted for the Spanish national team in 2009, Yamal was just two years old.
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His mother, Sheila Ebana, hails from Guinea, meaning that Yamal was also eligible to represent either Morocco or Guinea at a national level.
His parents separated when he was young, and he has a brother and a sister.