FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal Makes History With Appearance In Spain Vs Croatia Euro 2024 Match

The FC Barcelona teenage sensation keeps on creating history and has created another one with his appearance in the Spain Vs Croatia Euro 2024 Match. Here are the details.

Lamine Yamal makes his start at the age of 16 years 338 days ( Image Source :@ReshadFCB / X )

Euro 2024: FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal has created history by becoming the youngest ever player to start a game at Euros. The La Masia product has achieved the feat aged 16 years 338 days and will be starting alongside Alvaro Morata and Nico Williams in the front 3 for Spain againsgt Croatia. The Spanish international's prominence ha sgrown in past 12 months and is one of the hottest contenders for Young Player of the Tournament award. 

🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal. Youngest player ever to appear at a EURO 🤩#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/nbu19gl2mQ

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 15, 2024

Lamine Yamal, youngest player in UEFA Euro history! 💎#MadeInLaMasia | #Euro2024 pic.twitter.com/rMs86mXTjN

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 15, 2024

Here are the 5 youngest debutants in the history of the Euros:

• 16 years 338 days: Lamine Yamal (Spain Vs Croatia, 15/06/2024)
• 17 yrs 246 days: Kacper Kozłowski (Spain Vs Poland, 19/06/2021)
• 17 yrs 349 days: Jude Bellingham (England Vs Croatia, 13/06/2021)
• 18 yrs 71 days: Jetro Willems (Netherlands Vs Denmark, 09/06/2012)
• 18yrs 115 days: Enzo Scifo (Belgium Vs Yugoslavia, 13/06/1984)

 

Lamine Yamal Becomes Youngest Player Ever To Provide An Assist At Euros

Lamine Yamal managed to put on a show in his first ever match at Euros, as Croatian defence was humbled by a boy, who's now becoming THE MAN of his team. At a tender age of 16, Lamine Yamal provided in an inch-perfect cross to assist Dani Carvajal for the third goal of the game. Here are the incredible numbers the right-winger managed to record during the game:

• 15 passes completed out of 18 total passes
• 1 assist
• Chances created - 3
• Big chances created - 2
• Total shots - 3
• Shots on target - 1
• 3 successful dribbles completed out of 4 dribbles

🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal writes his name in the record books as youngest player to feature at a EURO 👏#EURO2024

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 15, 2024

🌟#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/0OWHH4N0oY

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 15, 2024

Lamine Yamal...💨😳

The starboy is a history maker.⭐️ pic.twitter.com/zUtMf4VKfj

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 15, 2024