Seventeen-year-old winger Lamine Yamal from Barcelona and the Spanish national team has set a new personal goal after receiving the Golden Boy award, given to the best young player in the world under the age of 21.
If I win with Barça, especially the Champions League, I will have a better chance of vying for the individual trophy that crowns a player's career: the Ballon d'Or. No player wins individual awards if they cannot win anything collectively with their team. So by winning collectively, I will be closer to individual awards because one thing is the consequence of the other.
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On November 27, Lamine Yamal was awarded the Golden Boy title. During the previous season's 50 matches, the young winger scored seven goals and provided nine assists across all competitions.
Yamal is a product of Barcelona's La Masia academy and has been playing for the first team since July 2023. In the current season, he has participated in 21 matches for the Blaugrana, scoring six goals and assisting on 12.
Yamal's contract with the Catalan club is in effect until the end of June 2026. According to Transfermarkt, the market value of the Spanish winger is estimated at 150 million euros.
Previously, Barcelona's press service announced that Lamine Yamal would be sidelined for three to four weeks due to an injury sustained in a match against Leganés in the 17th round of La Liga (0:1).
According to Barca Universal, the 17-year-old winger is preparing to sign a new contract with the Catalan club. It is noted that the new agreement will be extended for six years once the player turns 18.