CORNERFLICK
“A fearless left-footed creator who turns one-v-one situations into match-winning moments.”
37Caps- 11International goals
- 19AgeBorn 13 Jul 2007
- BarcelonaClubSince 2023
- UEFA Champions LeagueLeague
- SpainNational team
The shape of him
Lamine Yamal is a left-footed attacker who operates primarily from the right wing in Barcelona. He combines close control, explosive changes of direction and exceptional one-on-one ability with the vision to create chances from tight spaces. Comfortable cutting inside onto his stronger foot, he can beat defenders, deliver dangerous passes or finish attacks himself.
The job
Yamal stretches opposition defences from the right, isolates full-backs and creates numerical advantages in the final third. He can drift inside to combine with midfielders, thread passes into the box or attack the far post. His decision-making and creative output make him a major chance creator as well as a direct attacking threat.
Season snapshot 26/27
| Appearances | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes played | 1,484 | |
| Goals | 10 | |
| Assists | 6 | |
| Key passes per 90 | 2.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | — | |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.4 | |
| Duels won | 48% |
Playing style
Percentile against midfielders we track, 26/27
Stat comparison
vs midfielders we track (156), 26/27
| Stat | Bar | Yamal | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key passes per 90 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Dribbles per 90 | 4.1 | 0.9 | |
| Duels won | 48% | 50% |
Honours 12
- 3Trofeo Joan Gamper2023 · 2025
- 2Super Cup2025
- 3La Liga2022/23 · 2024/25
- 2Copa del Rey2024/25
- 2UEFA European Championship2024
Career journey
2024 – 2025Spain
2025 – 2026Barcelona- 2026 – 2027Spain
- 2026 – PresentBarcelona
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| Years | Club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 – Present | Barcelona | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 – 2027 | Spain | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 – 2026 | Barcelona | 47 | 26 |
| 2024 – 2025 | Spain | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 – 2025 | Barcelona | 52 | 18 |
| 2023 – 2024 | Spain | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 – 2024 | Barcelona | 52 | 7 |
| 2023 – 2024 | Spain U17 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 – 2023 | Barcelona U19 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 – 2023 | Barcelona B | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 – 2023 | Barcelona | 4 | 0 |
Quick facts
- Full name
- Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
- Date of birth
- 13 Jul 2007 (19)
- Place of birth
- Mataró, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain
- Height
- 1.79 m
- Preferred foot
- Left
- Position
- Right Winger
- Also plays as
- Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder, Centre-Forward
- Current club
- BABarcelona
- Joined
- 29 Apr 2023
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2031
Strengths
- Dribbling
- Goal threat
- Chance creation
- Assists
Scouting note
An elite young ball-carrier with exceptional close control, creativity and composure under pressure. His ability to manipulate defenders and create opportunities with his left foot makes him dangerous in both settled possession and transition. Continued physical development and consistency in off-ball work will further strengthen his all-round game.
CF card
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Our rating from 26/27's club stats, against every outfield player we track. Pace is set by our editors. Not an EA SPORTS FC rating.
- 88
- SHO
- 86
- PAS
- 85
- DRI
- 72
- DEF
- 79
- PHY
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Recent matches
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Result | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 |  UEFA Champions League |  Paris Saint Germain | A | L2–4 | 90' | |
| 17 Oct 2026 |  La Liga - Spain | Real Betis | A | W5–2 | 70' | |
| 13 Oct 2026 | UEFA Champions League |  Galatasaray | A | W4–1 | 90' | |
| 10 Oct 2026 | La Liga - Spain | Getafe | H | W3–0 | 90' | |
| 6 Oct 2026 |  UEFA Nations League |  Croatia | A | W2–1 | 78' |
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Season by season
Club football, all competitions
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Spain | All competitions | 11 | 813 | 2 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Barcelona | All competitions | 47 | 3,828 | 26 | 17 |
| 24/25 | Barcelona | All competitions | 52 | 4,281 | 18 | 19 |
| 23/24 | Barcelona | All competitions | 52 | 2,976 | 7 | 7 |
| 22/23 | Barcelona U19 | All competitions | 6 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
Already the best on earth?
Spain's discourse is two camps now — the believers and the wait-and-sees. cornerflick belongs to one of them.
Why they love him
The decision-speed of a Hall-of-Famer.
- The youngest Ballon d'Or runner-up in history. At 17.
- The most assists in La Liga last season — by a teenager — by a wide margin.
- Two La Liga titles, a Copa, a Euros — all before turning 19. The trophy room is real.
- The Iniesta-comparison passes the eye test. Not as praise — as classification.
Why they don't
Hype before the hard part.
- WC 2026 is his first major tournament outside Europe. The whole continental press loving him is one thing; the global game is another.
- Physical durability — at 18 he's already played 105 senior club games. The trajectory is to a Vinícius-era hamstring history if Barça don't manage minutes.
- The 'next Messi' tag — set on him by Messi himself in 2023. The expectation curve is now physically impossible.
- Defensive contribution — Spain ask their wingers to track back. Yamal isn't yet a Pep-trained 7.
Our verdict: Most credentialed since Pelé at 18.
The discourse has him at the planet's best. We sit half a notch lower — only because we haven't yet seen him win a World Cup, and that's how this game ranks. The floor is 'European champion at 17'. Whatever the ceiling is, we'll find out in June. Argue with the trophy cabinet at 18.
How he plays
stepover × left foot from the right × Barça-boy decisions = next-decade GOAT
Lives in: right half-space · the inverted winger zone · on the chalk · the under-9 patch — once · every La Masia training tape
- The Iniesta turn Half-turn on the right, body angled to drag the fullback wide, then through the inside channel. Inherited directly from the La Masia tape room — Iniesta's 2009 Bernabéu chip is the source code.
- The cut-and-curl Cuts in onto the left foot, curls far post from the angle. 17 goals in 24 months from this single pattern.
- The standing-still feint Drops the shoulder twice without moving the ball. Defenders commit to a phantom step; he's gone the other side before they recover. The trick that made the Euro 2024 semi-final viral.
Individual awards
- Ballon d'Or · runner-up 2025
- Kopa Trophy · best U-21 2024
- Euro 2024 · Best Young Player 2024
- La Liga top assister 2024/25
The La Masia right-side throne.
Barcelona's right wing has been the school's most-decorated graduate position for three decades. Yamal inherits it directly.
Heir to
- Andrés Iniesta · Barça · 2002–2018 · the brainThe closest decision-speed comparison in football's archive. Iniesta's half-turn IS Yamal's. The lineage isn't sentimental — it's traceable to the same training session.
- Lionel Messi · Barça · 2004–2021 · the impossibleThe shirt, the wing, the impossible standard. Yamal doesn't have to be Messi. He just has to be Yamal. That has been enough so far.
- Xavi Hernández · Barça · 1998–2015 · the metronomeDifferent position, same school. Yamal carries the Xavi calmness even when carrying the ball, which Xavi rarely did.
Chased by
- Estêvão · Brazil · 18 · ChelseaThe other 'most exciting 18-year-old on earth' is not Spanish. The 2030 World Cup will be decided by which of these two has the better four years.
- Pau Cubarsí · Spain · 19 · Barça centre-backThe other Barça teen. Spain's next decade is being built by the kids in this lineage.
The list any 18-year-old shouldn't have yet.
Yamal's enemies arrived before his driving licence did.
- Vinícius Jr. · Brazil · the 'best on earth' rivalryThe Ballon d'Or 2025 was between them. Vini won; Yamal will. The two are now the central axis of every 'who's the planet's best young attacker' argument until 2030.
- Kylian Mbappé · France · the established generationMbappé is what Yamal is being measured against — a generation he doesn't get to share fully. El Clásico is the cleanest version of this rivalry in modern football.
- Achraf Hakimi · Morocco · the right-back who chases himOne of three fullbacks who can stay with Yamal stride-for-stride. Group-stage meeting in 2026 will be the cleanest 1v1 contest of the round.
- Real Madrid · The Bernabéu's full discourseThe other half of Spanish football already decided he's the enemy. Madrid fans boo every touch; Madrid media calls every dive. The Clásico is the loudest stage at the planet's loudest club rivalry.
La Masia to the Euros.
Three years from U-19 to European champion.
- 2014 · age 7Joins La MasiaSpotted at Rocafonda playing in the under-9s. The Barça scouts noted 'decision speed beyond his age class' — the same phrase the academy used about Xavi 22 years earlier.
- 2023 · age 15Barcelona senior debutCame off the bench against Real Betis. The youngest Barcelona debutant in modern history.
- 2023 · age 16Spain senior debut · Georgia · scoredScored on his first start. The youngest goalscorer in Spain's senior football history.
- 2024 · age 17Euro 2024 winner · best young playerSpain's tournament was won on his shoulders. Two assists in the final vs England. The semi-final goal vs France went around the world.
- 2025 · age 17Ballon d'Or runner-up · the youngest everBehind Vinícius. At 17. The next decade was officially marked.
- 2026 · age 18WC 2026 · First World CupSpain's brief is simple: build the team around him and trust the kid. The first World Cup of what looks like a decade of them.
Three goals.
From the 16-year-old at Euro 2024 to the 18-year-old at the front of the next decade.
The deepest truth in the file18 years old.One Euro in the cabinet.A decade of World Cups to write.
- The wonderkid
- La Masia decade
- The Iniesta lineage
- Spain 2026
- Generational
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