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Lamine Yamal has won the Golden Boy award after a starring role for club and country in 2024.
The award is given to the best under-21 footballer each year. At 17 years and 4 months, he also becomes the youngest-ever winner in the award’s history. The previous record was held Yamal’s Barcelona team-mate, Gavi, when he won in 2022 at the age of 18 years and 77 days.
Yamal enjoyed a breakout year for Barcelona making 50 appearances in all competitions for the club despite not turning 17 until July.
He then announced himself on the world stage with his performances for Spain at Euro…