Lamine Yamal closed the 2023 converting a so much with a zurdazo subtle in the friendly against the America in Dallas (2-3). It has been a loaded year of positive feelings and stellar moments that have catapulted it, to his 16 years of age, as one of the most exciting promises of the FC Barcelona. It foresees that in the 2024 continue with this promotion stood out.

The good news for the native of Esplugues of Llobregat began to arrive around the middle of this year. On 29 April, Xavi Hernández gave him the opportunity to play against the Real Betis, turning into the youngest player in debuting with the first team of the Barça in all the history of LaLiga, with so alone 15 years and 290 days. This movement, more than generating illusion, went a clear statement of intentions by part of the egarense on the future of the player.

Anybody expected that this 'youngster', that probably would have a secondary paper like revulsivo in the staff of this season 2023/2024, had an irruption so impactante in the panorama of the international football. It has won the confidence of the technician of Terrassa, topping a spectacular pre-season with the club, being key like revulsivo in the trophy Joan Gamper in front of the Tottenham (4-2). All this has done that it turn into an active very attractive for the team.

Xavi trusted Lamine Yamal in the start of this season

Once begun the season, also had the fortune of his side, since after the unlucky expulsion of Raphinha against the Getafe CF in the debut suspender belt, Hernández decided to bet by him like right extreme, in spite of having players more experienced like Ferran Torres, Ez Abde and Ansu Fati that also could play in this position. This backrest was key for Lamine, the one who took advantage of the opportunity and showed disequilibrium, confidence and implacabilidad by the right-handed lane. His speed and skill generated a necessary impact in a square like the Barcelona, that is used to to support in the sides to cause estragos.

These performances, to his time, did not happen unobserved for Luis de la Fuente, the one who decided to summon it and do it debut with the selection of Spain. Yamal turned into the debutante younger of 'The Red' with 16 years and 57 days, and answered to this confidence when annotating his first goal with the Hispanics after doing present in the goleada against the representation of Georgia (1-7), converting also in the goleador younger in the history of the Spanish selection.

All this occurred in a short period of time, and later had another joy when marking his first official goal with the T-shirt of the Barça (16 years and 87 days), after opening the account for the culés in the commitment in front of the Granada (2-2). In spite of having had varied finish to the stick and some impressive saved of the rival goalkeepers, finally attained his longed for first annotation with the club culé that, on the other hand, also catapulted him like the youngest scorer in the history of LaLiga.

Lamine Will have to continue his evolution in the 2024

Further of all the stir futbolístico that has generated, seems that the things have gone back to the 'normality' for Lamine Yamal in the last times. After some frantic months in which it broke records and thought that the technician egarense would keep it like titling to complete time, has understood that the espluguense is grieve a boy and that load it with the responsibility to be the extreme title right of the FC Barcelona to his age would be a big weight. Therefore, in the last commitments has assumed a paper more like revulsivo, allowing that Raphinha recover his place like titling.

However, his presence in the staff keeps on being stood out. In fact, beside Ilkay Gündoğan, is the only player that has contested minutes in the 24 official parties that has played the picture culé in this period. It has accumulated a goal and four assistances, in addition to 1091 minutes of game, what turns it into one of the most employed players by the one of Terrassa. This leaves in clear the importance of Lamine in the club and the expectations that have of him for this 2024.

The right extreme has experienced a significant increase in his value of market this year, happening to be priced in 60 million euros. At present, has (for the moment) agreement with the club until 2026, with a clause of rescission of 1000 M€. It expects that it continue developing and establishing in the elite, showing even more the potential that attributes him . His presence will be fundamental in the combined Barcelona in the right side.