With the goal against Granada at 16 years and 87 days old, the Barcelona player is already the youngest player to score a goal in the First Division.
Record breaker. This is Lamine Yamal, who this Sunday became the youngest footballer to score a goal in the history of the Spanish First Division. It is quickly said…
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With the 2-1 score in the Nuevo Los Cármenes against Granada, for the ninth matchday of LaLiga, Lamine Yamal surpasses the record of Fabrice Olinga, who had scored as a Málaga player in 2012 against Celta, in Vigo, at the age of 16 . and 98 days.
I had some Lamine pressure. And this is a record: if it didn’t arrive this Sunday, it would never arrive again. After this match against Granada there will be an international break and so Yamal should have waited until the match against Athletic that will be played in two weekends. Even if he scored, he would have already been older than Olinga on that date.
Who will follow Lamine and Olina? Iker Muniain (Athletic Club de Bilbao), who scored after 16 years and 289 days, and Xisco (Villarreal), who scored after 16 years and 353 days.
Some Lamine Yamal records:
-Youngest debutant at FC Barcelona: 15 years and 290 days (Betis). He surpasses Vicenç Martínez Alama with 16 years and 280 days.
-Youngest debutant at Barça Atlètic: 15 years and 297 days (Eldense). He surpasses Alejandro Grimaldo with 15 years and 349 days.
-Youngest LaLiga champion: 15 years and 305 days (Espanyol). He surpasses Marc Muniesa with 17 years and 51 days.
-Youngest starter in LaLiga in the 21st century: 16 years and 38 days (Cádiz). He surpasses Fabrice Olinga with 16 years and 112 days.
-Youngest assistant in LaLiga in the 21st century: 16 years and 45 days (Villarreal). He surpasses Juanmi Jiménez with 16 years and 311 days.
-Youngest debutant with the Spanish national team: 16 years and 57 days (Georgia). He surpasses Gavi by 17 years and 62 days.
Youngest goalscorer for the Spanish national team: 16 years and 57 days (Georgia). He surpasses Gavi by 17 years and 304 days.
Source: Goal