He is nicknamed ‘Mini Messi’. Lamine Yamal Bio: Family, Career, Age, Net worth 2023.
Read the biography of La Masia new graduate who has already acquired big status in the current world of football and know why he is drawing comparison to Lionel Messi. Learn more about his profile in general breaking down to his childhood life, family, career, lifestyle, current team, style of play and net worth.
Get to know the biography of Lamine Yamal.
Who is Lamine Yamal?
Lamine Yamal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger. Lamine, currently plays for Spanish football club, Barcelona which plays in the country’s top flight league. Lamine found his career breakthrough by impressive progression in the club’s youth rank system La Masia which is known as the best football academy in Europe and also earning a recognition in other parts of the world as the best academy as it has produced great footballers who have acquired legendary football status.
At only 16 years of age Lamine has already broken some records at Spain national team as being their youngest debutant and goalscorer and also at his club also which has made him to be an exceptional prospect.
Lamine Yamal joined Barcelona in 2013 where he played his youth career until 2023 where he was promoted to the senior team under manager Xavi and he boasts honours such as winning the La Liga title in the 2022/23 season and individual honours as La Liga under 23 player of the month of August 2023. This high rise and success in his career at this young age has led to many predicting that he is destined for greatness in his future due to his unique attributes and skills.
Lamine Yamal profile and Wiki data.
Full names | Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana. |
Date of birth Place of birth | 13 July 2007 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain. |
Height | 1.80 m ( 5ft 11 in ) |
Nationality | Spanish. |
Current team | Barcelona Shirt number 27. |
position | Winger. |
Years active | 2023- |
Family, Early childhood and Education.
Family background and early childhood.
Born, Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born 13th July 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat in Spain by a Moroccan father Mounir Nasraoui and Equatorial Guinean mother Sheila Ebana. He is the first born to this two and has two siblings brother Keyne and sister Baraa. Being born by parents of different roots this has given Lamine an advantage of holding a diverse ethnicity although currently he holds a Spanish nationality.
Lamine Yamal’s early childhood life was filled with a lot of love to football as a sport. He enjoyed the game’s energy and used to try new moves often as he idolised pro football players especially Lionel Messi who fueled his commitment in the sport every time he got an opportunity to kick the ball. The youngster began his journey of becoming a professional footballer at the age of five in La Masia academy.
Mounir Nasraoui, who is the father was deeply rooted in football and didn’t just cheer his son on the stand but also acted as a guiding father in Lamine’s career where he offered training advice. Since there are no current online records specifying Yamal’s his father is believed to be his agent. Sheila Ebana, as a mother she has an affectionate nature and profoundly loves his son although there isn’t much shared about her life , her dedication is evident on her social media handles where she shares his son’s photos of football and showing support by attending football matches to watch her son.
Education
Yamal spent six years in foundational level at primary school in his home town which is near Barcelona and could have significantly influenced to his early academic and cultural experience.
Football career build up.
Lamine begun his football journey at Mataro and later moved to Granollas then La Torreta where he started making a name for himself and earning a recognition to join Barcelona youth ranks.
Fc Barcelona
The starlet after demonstrating his exceptional skills at Barcelona he earned his spot in the youth academy where he started his career as a forward and later dropping to the wing position due to his abilities of handling any of the three primary positions.
In early September 2022 Yamal and other few academy players were selected to train with the senior Barcelona senior team by manager Xavi where he impressed the coach baring in mind he had not signed a professional contract with the club.
First team breakthrough.
The starlet made his debut on 29th April 2023 where he came in as a substitute replacing Gavi in a 4-0 win against Real Betis in La Liga and became the youngest Barcelona player to make a debut at 15 years and 9 months old.
Lamine first start for the club came on 20th August 2023 against Cadiz where he was substituted with five minutes left to end the match. This made him become the youngest Barcelona starter in La Liga at just 16 years old. His next appearance was against Villareal where he produced a man of the match performance after contributing to two goals in a 4-3 win. And in that month he was named as the under 23 player of the month and setting a record as the youngest player to register an assist in a La Liga fixture aged 16 years and 45 days old.
His impressive performance led to him making an appearance in the European competition against Antwerp in a champions league match as a substitute on 19th September 2023. The youngster performance impressed Barcelona and initiated negotiations for contract extension until 2026 with a buy out clause of €1Billion and two days later he made his first champions league start against Porto setting the record as the youngest starter in the competition.
Lamine scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against Grenada setting the record as the youngest goalscorer in Barcelona and La Liga history at just 16 years and 87 days old.
He won his first La Liga title with Barcelona in the 2022/23 season as he was part of the squad.
International career.
Yamal is a regular spanish youth team player and has featured in the under 15, 16 and 17 levels. In 2023 he featured in under 17 Euro championships where he scored four goals helping his country reach the semi finals.
On 1st September 2023 he received his first senior national team call up by coach Luis de la Fuente at just 16 years and 50 days. He made his debut on September 8 against Georgia where he scored a goal in the 7-1 win. He broke the record set by Gavi and Gareth Bale as the youngest goalscorer in a euro qualifying match.
Personal life data.
Lamine balances his professional and personal life away from soccer field and has kept his life private thus he refrains from boasting about his achievements and lifestyle. Despite club trainings, he makes time for his work outs as his goal is to stay fit and endure physical encounter during the match.
Lamine Yamal has no girlfriend and at his age he has chosen his profession first. Lamine shares cancer Zodiac sign.
Net Worth.
As of 2023 Yamal’s net worth is estimated to be 2.14 million dollars. His earnings mainly coming from club contract salaries which amount to €70,000 per month.