The surprising statistic that puts Lamine Yamal above Vinicius, Mbappé, and other 'cracks'

Lamine Yamal continues to establish himself as one of the great players in the international sports scene. In the 2024-25 season, the Barcelona youth player has taken significant steps towards stardom with FC Barcelona.

The '19' player has secured his position as the starting right winger and has become one of the club's great stars, accumulating 12 goals and 17 assists in 37 matches. With this in mind, it can be seen that he has participated in 29 of the 128 goals scored by Barcelona this season (22.6%), leaving a great impression on the field, typical of players categorized as special.

This is supported by various statistical aspects. Currently, according to the CIES Football Observatory in its publication 495, which analyzes the 100 players with the best offensive performance in the world in terms of receiving, creating chances, and finishing, Lamine Yamal is in a prominent position on the table.

Lamine Yamal: one of the most complete forwards in the world

The aforementioned publication ranks Lamine Yamal as the second player with the best offensive performance index, considering the three aspects mentioned above. His total of 87.7% consists of 90.1% in ball receptions, 90.4% in chance creation, and 82.5% in finishing accuracy. In this regard, the Hispano-Moroccan forward is only slightly surpassed by Michael Olise from Bayern Munich, with an index of 88.5%.

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It should also be noted that Lamine Yamal, in this list of 100 players, surpasses important assets such as Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen (85.0%), Vinicius Jr. from Real Madrid (84.2%), Ousmane Dembélé from Paris Saint-Germain (83.6%), Mohamed Salah from Liverpool (81.9%), Kylian Mbappé from Real Madrid (80.7%), and Rafael Leão from AC Milan (80.2%), among others. These numbers confirm that the 'jewel' from Barcelona is already among the best in the world at just 17 years old, being the youngest in this select group.

Raphinha also appears in this list

At the same time, it is important to point out that Lamine Yamal is not the only player from FC Barcelona on this list, but he is the best positioned. Raphinha ranks 19th with an index of 79.5% (72.2% in receptions, 81.2% in chance creation, and 85.1% in finishing), being the second and last Barcelona player in this ranking.