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Lamine Yamal
Right winger · Barcelona
52
Matches
49
In the starting XI
1 497
Minutes
24
Goals
18
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Barcelona
Feyenoord
UEFA Champions League
|
5:1 | |
Valencia
Barcelona
La Liga
|
0:5 | |
Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano
La Liga
|
5:2 | |
Barcelona
Athletic Club
La Liga
|
2:0 | |
Elche
Barcelona
La Liga
|
0:5 | |
Spain
Argentina
World Cup
|
1:0 | |
France
Spain
World Cup
|
0:2 | |
Spain
Belgium
World Cup
|
2:1 | |
Portugal
Spain
World Cup
|
0:1 | |
Spain
Austria
World Cup
|
3:0 |
Season statistics
52
Matches
49
In the starting XI
24
Goals
18
Assists
1 497
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 2025 | 25 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2025 | 10 |
| World Cup | 2026 | 8 |
| La Liga | 2026 | 4 |
| Copa del Rey | 2025 | 2 |
| Friendlies | 2026 | 2 |
Career path
- 2023 — 2027 — now Barcelona 152 matches
- 2023 FC Barcelona UEFA U19 6 matches
- 2023 FC Barcelona Atlètic 3 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Barcelona | LaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 25/26 | Barcelona | LaLiga | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2 270 |
| 25/26 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 6 | 4 | 874 |
| 25/26 | Barcelona | Copa del Rey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 450 |
| 25/26 | Barcelona | Supercopa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 24/25 | Barcelona | LaLiga | 35 | 9 | 15 | 2 864 |
| 24/25 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 103 |
| 24/25 | Barcelona | Copa del Rey | 5 | 2 | 6 | 464 |
| 24/25 | Barcelona | Supercopa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
| 23/24 | Barcelona | LaLiga | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 196 |
| 23/24 | Barcelona | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 579 |
| 23/24 | Barcelona | Supercopa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 23/24 | Barcelona | Copa del Rey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 22/23 | FC Barcelona UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 245 |
| 22/23 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | Promoción de ascenso a LaLiga2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 22/23 | Barcelona | LaLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 22/23 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | Primera Federación - Grupo II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | Barcelona | 152 | 49 | 52 | 11 284 | |
| Total | Spain | 33 | 7 | 13 | 2 374 | |
| Total | Spain U17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 817 | |
| Total | FC Barcelona UEFA U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 245 | |
| Total | Spain U15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 287 | |
| Total | Spain U16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 180 | |
| Total | FC Barcelona Atlètic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| Total | Spain U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 Barça U19 Barcelona Bàsquet
- 22/23 Barça U16 Barça U19
- 21/22 Barça Youth Barça U16
- 14/15 Torreta Yth. Barça Youth
Teammates
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