The 'king' of dribbling: Lamine Yamal reaches 100 and enters Barça's history

Thursday night, March 27, was a historic one for Lamine Yamal. Although he did not have a direct involvement in any of the goals of the FC Barcelona in their victory against Osasuna, the star from Mataró was once again one of the main sources of danger, if not the most, for the blaugrana team and, in addition, had time to add a new record to his collection.

Against the rojillos, the academy player attempted 19 dribbles and completed 9 of them (54.5%), becoming the first player in LaLiga to register over 100 successful dribbles this season. The '19' blaugrana has completed 110 of the 202 'dribbles' he has attempted this season, significantly surpassing his closest competitor, Dodi Lukébakio (73).

To top it off, the culé winger is close to doubling the records of figures like Kylian Mbappé (65), Vinicius Jr. (64), and Nico Williams (57), who complete the 'top 5'. In 'Barça terms', the second blaugrana player with the most dribbles this season in the domestic competition is Alejandro Balde (41), who matched the figure of Raphinha (also 41) in Thursday's match against the Navarrese.

The ten top dribblers in LaLiga

1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) - 101 dribbles
2. D. Lukébakio (Sevilla) - 73
3. K. Mbappé (Real Madrid) - 65
4. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) - 64
5. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) - 57
6. A. Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano) - 53
7. Alberto Moleiro (Las Palmas) - 50
8. T. Kubo (Real Sociedad) - 48
9. Moro (Real Valladolid) - 45
10. Abde (Real Betis) - 42

Lamine follows in Leo Messi's footsteps

After surpassing the barrier of 100 completed dribbles in a single LaLiga season, Yamal became the first Barça player to reach this century mark since Lionel Messi did it in the 2020/21 season. At that time, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner successfully completed 159 dribbles out of the 261 he attempted, so, with 10 matches left to play, his record is in serious danger.

Lamine Yamal's dominance in this area also translates to a continental level, as the forward is the player who has completed the most dribbles this season in both LaLiga (110) and ranks third in the Champions League (63), only behind Vinicius Jr. (78) and Rafael Leao (64).

In total, there are 173 dribbles completed this season by the Barça star, who is the first player to complete 100 'dribbles' this season in the 5 major leagues of Europe. This statistic, combined with the 30 goals and assists in 39 matches that the '19' has achieved, confirms that, at just 17 years old, the future of the club is in his feet.