Lamine Yamal is seen as the present and future of FC Barcelona. At the age of 18, Yamal has achieved a lot throughout his short career so far and is expected to deliver more trophies for Barcelona.
The Spanish winger is considered one of the best players in the world despite his young age. He comes from a humble family that supported him to reach great heights in professional football.
Lamine Yamal was born on July 13, 2007, in Espluguesde Llobregat, Spain. His parents are Sheila Ebana and Mounir Nasraoui. His ethnicity is Spanish, Equatorial Guinean, and Moroccan.
His parents have been separated for a long time, but continued to support their son to this day. Yamal shows pride for his background as he wears the flags of Morocco and Equatorial Guinea on his boots.
Lamine Yamal has two flags on his boots while representing Spain at the Euros:
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Morocco, his father's homeland
Equatorial Guinea, his mother's homeland pic.twitter.com/JVH0mCBysZ
Yamal has a younger half-brother named Kenye, who has appeared with the Barcelona star during trophy celebrations or after matches. He also has a younger sister, Baraa.
Lamine Yamal with his little brother and Raphinha.
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So wholesome pic.twitter.com/5BZabJZUDS
Yamal has a special connection with his grandmother, his father's mother, as she has supported his footballing career from the beginning. Pictures of a younger Yamal along with his grandmother have been revealed.
After reports suggesting Yamal officially signing a contract extension with FC Barcelona, an official contract signing was not filmed as the player wanted his grandmother in attendance.
Today, Yamal was with his grandmother for the contract signing and the presentation of his new number ahead of the new season. The young Barcelona star postponed the contract and jersey reveal presentation to bring his grandmother to the FC Barcelona headquarters.
Lamine Yamal: "This event has been postponed for the sake of my grandmother, who was in Morocco, and without her, I wouldn’t have been able to do something as special as this for me."
Lamine Yamal will be wearing the number 10 jersey at FC Barcelona next season. The number has been worn by many legendary players from the past. Players like Romario, Ronaldinho, and Lionel Messi have worn the number at the club.
In a video with his younger brother, Yamal assured that he will give his all now that he has been awarded the number ten jersey at Barcelona. He refers to Ronaldinho as a player who had fun on the pitch while passing Messi as the best player he's ever seen.
Lamine Yamal: "I'll give everything I've got. I promise. I'm going to make my own history."
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