The budding star for the Blaugrana has been an integral part of Barca’s successful start to the league season. Barca’s great start has helped them maintain their lead in the league.

Lamine Yamal, a rising star among the younger players in La Liga, was named the competition’s best U23 player for the month of August. Even though he is only a youngster, Yamal has already established a reputation for himself in the industry. The title goes to the winger for the Blaugrana, who despite being only 16 years old has had an incredible start to the season for Barca. His performance has earned him this recognition.

The youngest player in the history of La Liga to record an assist in this century

The FC Barcelona winger has burst onto the scene at the beginning of the 2023/24 season, making four appearances for Xavi Hernández’s side, three of them in the starting XI after making an appearance as a substitute in the opening La Liga game of the season at Getafe. Xavi Hernández’s side now sits in first place in La Liga. With a perfect record of 4-0, the team captained by Xavi Hernández is presently in first place in the La Liga standings.

After making his debut in the league for Barcelona at the age of 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days after coming on as a substitute in a game against Betis, the product of La Masia became the club’s youngest player to play in the league. This season, he has proceeded to smash records by being the youngest player to ever start a match after being included in the starting XI for the match in which his club defeated Cadiz 2-0. In this accomplishment, he broke the record that he had previously held for being the youngest player to ever start a match.

The competition has been thrown off their game as a direct result of Yamal’s deft dribbling skills and his early maturity. When he provided an assist for Gavi’s goal against Villarreal, he did it at the age of 16 years and 45 days, becoming him the youngest player in the league to ever produce an assist. As a result of Gavi’s goal, he became the youngest player in the league to ever assist on a goal.