Lamine Yamal, 15, was deemed “fearless” by Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez after being added to the team for the first time for Sunday’s match against Atletico Madrid.
The La Masia academy graduate, who turns 16 in July, has a chance to surpass all previous Barcelona players in terms of age.
He is the youngest player to have ever been a part of an official Barcelona squad.
Because of his talent, he is a player that can benefit us, according to Xavi.
“We’re talking about a player who can mark an era at the club. He’s got a lot of personality, talent, can play the final ball, take players on, and he’s strong.”
Yamal, who was born on July 13, 2007, and has been a member of the Barca team since he was five years old, has an Equatorial Guinean mother and a Moroccan father.
If he shows up on Sunday, he will be 15 years and 285 days old.
At present, Armand Martinez Sagi has the record. On April 2, 1922, when he faced Real Gijon, he was 15 years, 11 months, and 5 days old.
It is challenging to compare Yamal to other players, according to Xavi, another former product of Barcelona’s development system.
He stated, “He’s an innate talent, the difference with my era is that they have no fear.”
“Lamine is different… I don’t see a direct comparison. He has attributes from different players.”
Barcelona has a game in hand and leads La Liga by eight points over Real Madrid, but they have played to scoreless draws in their previous two games against Getafe and Girona.
