Lamine Yamal became the youngest player and youngest goalscorer for the spain
After scoring on his debut in Spain’s 7-1 European Championship qualification triumph over Georgia on Friday, Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal became the team’s youngest player and goalscorer.
At 16 years and 57 days old, he surpasses Barcelona colleague Gavi, who made his debut for La Roja in 2021 at the age of 17 years and 62 days.
The top five are Angel Zubieta (17 years and 284 days), Ansu Fati (17 years and 208 days), and Bojan Krkic (18 years and 13 days).
Yamal, who came on as a substitute in the 44th minute in Georgia, lost no time in adding another record to his collection when he scored Spain’s seventh and final goal in the 74th minute.
Lamine Yamal became the youngest player and youngest goalscorer for the spain
Yamal not only became Spain’s youngest scorer, but he also became the youngest player to score in Euro qualifying, surpassing Wales legend Gareth Bale (17 years and 83 days).
“I am really happy to make my debut and score,” he told Teledeportes. “I am living a fantasy. I owe it to my teammates and coach, as well as everyone else who has helped me along the way, to express my gratitude.”
Yamal is also eligible to play for Morocco and Equatorial Guinea through his parents, however he has only ever represented Spain at the youth level.
Following a meeting in Barcelona with delegates from the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF], he made the final choice to play for the country’s senior team at the end of August.
“As you can see, I am pleased and satisfied with my decision.” “I hope to have a long career with Spain and to win many things together,” Yamal said after his debut on Friday.
“He looked great on television, but working with him, he seems even better,” Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said ahead of Friday’s game against Georgia.
“He is a very important player for us now and I hope that will continue to be the case for many years. We’re going to give him time, he’s very young, but he’s going to contribute a lot.”
It has been an incredible year for the teenager, who became the club’s youngest player to appear in LaLiga when he made his debut in April.
He was only 15 years old when he came off the bench against Real Betis. A week later, he became the club’s youngest player to ever play for the B squad.
Following that, he competed in the U17 European Championships, scoring four goals before Spain was ousted in the semifinals by France.
Xavi Hernandez, Barça’s coach, then called him up for the club’s preseason tour of the United States, and his subsequent performances have helped him solidify his spot in the first team squad.
He came off the bench in the season opener against Getafe and has started the last three games for Barça, collecting the player of the match award after setting up two goals in the 4-3 win over Villarreal last month.
