Lamine Yamal is a Spanish professional footballer known for his position as a right-winger for the La Liga club Barcelona and for the Spanish national team. Yamal got exposure for his world class assists, dribbles and his signature Trivela passes. Read more about his biography, family background, career statistics and personal life.

Lamine Yamal
Birthday: July 13, 2007
Birthplace: Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Occupation: Footballer
Biography
Born Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana on July 13, 2007, in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain to parents Sheila Ebana and Mounir Nasraoui. His mother Sheila, a waitress, was born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, and his father Mounir is from Larache, Morocco. The name Lamine Yamal was given to him as a way of acknowledging the two people who helped them financially before their son was born. Yamal is also Islam by religion. He also has a younger brother named Keyne and a younger sister named Baraa.
His parents parted ways when he was barely three years of age and Yamal’s mother relocated to Granollers, where he started playing football at the local club La Torreta at the age of four.
Yamal was discovered by Barcelona and was called up for a training session at La Masia and eventually signed for the club in 2014. He developed his passion for football with inspiration from his idols; Ronaldinho, Messi, and Neymar.
He began his football career at the youth level with the Barcelona youth academy popularly called La Masia. He broke into the Barcelona’s first team in the 2023-24 season. It all started when he was selected by Xavi to train with the first team alongside other youngsters in early September 2022. He made his first team debut in a 4-0 win against Real Betist on April 29, 2023, where he came on as a substitute for Gavi at the 83rd minute. He was part of the squad that won 2022-23 La Liga which became his first title with Barcelona. He scored his first goal for the senior team on a 2-2 away draw to Granada.
He became the Ballon d’Or favorite after achieving a domestic treble with Barcelona for the 2024-25 season. His equaliser against against Real Madrid, moved Barcelona closer to clinch the La Liga title with the manager Hansi Flick, although it ended in a 3-2 victory.
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He represented Spain at the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 levels before being called up to the senior team in 2023 ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024. He became a force to reckon with in the Spanish team as he helped his team secured their fourth title at the UEFa European Championship and was also given the tournaments Young Player Award.
Lamine Yamal style of play – He is a right-winger with lots of flair on the ball. He is known for his intelligence and tactical awareness. He is also known for his trademark crosses with the outside of his boot often called Trivela. He has made it known that he does not feel any pressure despite gaining recognition at a very young age.
Yamal became the youngest player at the age of 17 to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or and had received the Kopa Trophy in 2024, an award for the Best young Player in the World. He has won other individual awards such as;
UEFA European Championship YoungbPlayer of the Tournament: 2024
UEFA European Championship Goal of the Tournament: 2024
La Liga Player of the Month: September 2024
La Liga Goal of the Month: March 2024
Golden Boy: 2024
Kopa Trophy: 2024
The Athletic European Men’s Young Player of the Season: 2024-25
Lamine Yamal is in a relationship with Alex Padilla, a Tiktok star.
People also ask
- Is Lamine Yamal an African? Lamine Yamal has African roots as his father Mounir Nasraoui is a from Morocco while his mother Sheila Ebana is from Equatorial Guinea.
- What is Lamine Yamal Nationality? He is Equatorial Guinea, Moroccan and Spanish.
- What language does Yamal speak? He speaks Spanish fluently. He is also reported to speak Arabic and English.
- What is Lamine Yamal height? He has a height of 1.8 m.
- What is Lamine Yamal market value? His market value is €180 million based on stats from Transfermarkt as at December 2024.
- What is Lamine Yamal salary? His salary is 15 million EUR as of 2025.
- What is Lamine Yamal net worth? He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.