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Lamine Yamal: 7 things to know about Barcelona's 15-year-old .Lamine Yamal born July 13, 2007 is a Spanish professional footballer who has shattered records as a young winger for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. Born to a Moroccan father and Equatoguinean mother, he became Barça's youngest-ever player and goalscorer, while winning UEFA Euro 2024 as a 16-year-old.

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Lamine Yamal desire to follow in Lionel Messi footsteps is a central theme of his young career, especially after inheriting the iconic No. 10 shirt at Barcelona for the 2025/26 season. While he often humbly pushes back against direct comparisons—insisting he wants to build his own legacy—his playing style and career trajectory mirror Messi’s in ways that make the connection unavoidable. Both emerged from La Masia as left-footed wizards who dominate the right wing, using a low center of gravity and elite dribbling to dismantle defenses. Yamal has expressed that Messi has always been his idol and the "greatest of all time,"