Lamine Yamal

At 18, Lamine Yamal is already wearing Barcelona's No. 10 and carrying Spain into the 2026 World Cup, the most exciting teenager in world football, full stop.

By Alexandre Le Hégarat · datastats · Updated June 15, 2026

Lamine Yamal was born on 13 July 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona. He came through La Masia, FC Barcelona’s legendary academy, and forced his way into the first team so fast that the football world barely had time to process it. He plays as a right winger and is already one of the most-watched players on the planet.

His international breakthrough arrived with Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, and he has not slowed down since. In club football, he inherited the iconic No. 10 shirt at Barcelona from the 2025–26 season, the same number worn by Lionel Messi during his peak years at the club. That single fact tells you everything about the weight of expectation on his shoulders.

The individual honours have followed. Yamal won the Kopa Trophy (best young player in the world) in both 2024 and 2025, becoming the first player ever to claim the award twice. He finished runner-up to Ousmane Dembélé for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, a remarkable placing for someone still in his teens.

Heading into the 2026 World Cup, Yamal is the face of a Spain side considered among the pre-tournament favourites. He suffered a hamstring injury in April 2026 but was reported to be recovering in time for the tournament, which kicks off on 11 June 2026. On 11 May 2026, during Barcelona’s La Liga title celebrations, he was widely reported to have waved a Palestinian flag, a moment that drew both praise and criticism across international media.

People search for him constantly: for his age (it still surprises people), his background, his personal life, and his place in football history. Here is what is publicly known, and where the facts run out, we say so clearly.

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Yamal is based in the Barcelona area, where he trains with FC Barcelona. Beyond that general fact, his specific residential address is private and not publicly reported, and it should stay that way for a teenager.

Lamine Yamal is Spanish. He was born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain, and represents the Spanish national team internationally.

He is 18 years old, born on 13 July 2007. Yes, that birthday means he turned 16 during Euro 2024, the tournament where he announced himself to the world.

Yamal is reported to stand around 5 ft 9 in (approximately 175–176 cm). That figure circulates widely in football media, though official club measurements can vary slightly over time as he is still growing.

Exact salary figures for Yamal have not been officially confirmed by FC Barcelona or his representatives, so any specific number you see online should be treated as unverified. Spanish football contracts for elite young players typically include substantial wages plus performance bonuses, but we won't invent a figure.

This is not publicly confirmed information. Yamal is 18 years old, and his private life is not something he or his representatives have put on the public record. We're not speculating about the personal life of a teenager.

No girlfriend has been officially confirmed by Yamal or his camp. Any names circulating online are unverified rumours, and given his age, this is private-life territory we are not going to fill with speculation.

His representation has been publicly linked to his father, Mounir Nasraoui, playing an advisory role in his career, with professional agency support involved in his Barcelona contract. However, the specific agent arrangement has not been officially confirmed in detail, so treat any precise name you see elsewhere as unverified.

Same answer as above: no girlfriend, new or otherwise, has been confirmed. Yamal is 18, keeps his private life private, and we're not going to invent or amplify unconfirmed rumours about a teenager's relationships.

His full registered name is Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana. He plays and is universally known as Lamine Yamal, there is no hidden stage name or alias.

Yamal's religious beliefs have not been officially stated by him in a widely reported, verified context. His family heritage is Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean, but we will not assign a religion to him based on ethnicity, that is his private matter to share if he chooses.

No verified net worth figure exists in the public record. He holds a major contract with FC Barcelona and significant commercial endorsements for his age, so he is clearly well-compensated, but any specific millions figure you see quoted online is an estimate, not a confirmed fact, and we won't fabricate one.

FC Barcelona has not officially published Yamal's contract terms. Reputable football finance outlets have reported figures in the multi-million-euro range annually, but none of those numbers are confirmed by the club or player. Treat all specific salary claims as unverified estimates.

He is genuinely 18, born 13 July 2007. There is no mystery here; his age is officially documented and has been independently verified multiple times. The surprise is simply how much he has already achieved at that age.

He didn't do anything special, he is still a teenager and simply grew naturally. There is no publicly reported programme, supplement, or intervention behind his height. At 18, he may still have some natural growth ahead of him.

No. He is 18 years old and there is no credible, publicly reported information suggesting he is married.

Yamal was born in Spain, but his family heritage is dual: his father, Mounir Nasraoui, is Moroccan, and his mother, Sheila Ebana, is from Equatorial Guinea. He has spoken publicly about this mixed heritage, which is a documented and widely reported part of his background.

There is no publicly reported or confirmed medical diagnosis associated with Lamine Yamal. He did suffer a hamstring injury in April 2026, from which he was reported to be recovering ahead of the World Cup, but that is a sports injury, not a diagnosis of any condition.

Sort of, it depends on how you define it. His father is Moroccan, and Morocco is an Arab-majority country where Amazigh (Berber) heritage is also widespread. Yamal himself has not publicly defined his own identity in those terms in any widely reported statement, so projecting a specific ethnic label onto him goes beyond what he has confirmed.

His primary languages are Spanish and Catalan, the natural result of growing up in Barcelona. In public interviews and press conferences he speaks Spanish. Whether he speaks conversational English has not been specifically confirmed, and no widely reported English-language interviews suggest fluency, but it would be entirely normal for a professional footballer with international exposure to have working knowledge of it.