LaLiga: Barcelona and Spain’s Lamine Yamal wins 2024 Golden Boy award

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has clinched the 2024 Golden Boy award, marking a rare yr through which he performed a pivotal position in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph. At simply 17 years and 4 months, Yamal is the youngest-ever recipient of the award, as reported by Italian sports activities every day Tuttosport on Wednesday.

The Golden Boy award, celebrating Europe’s greatest participant underneath 21, noticed Yamal surpass Actual Madrid’s Arda G¼ler and PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery. He additionally received the Younger Participant of Euro 2024 honour, changing into the event’s youngest-ever participant and scorer after his decisive purpose in opposition to France within the semifinals. Spain’s victory over England within the last made him the youngest participant to win the Euros.

Final month, Yamal was awarded the Kopa Trophy for the world’s greatest U21 participant on the Ballon d’Or ceremony, the place he additionally completed eighth total. This season, the La Masia graduate has shone for La Liga leaders Barcelona, scoring 5 objectives in 12 matches.

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Yamal is the fourth Barcelona participant to win the Golden Boy award, becoming a member of Lionel Messi, Pedri, and Gavi. Earlier winners embrace Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham, who claimed the prize final yr. On the ladies’s aspect, Barcelona’s 18-year-old Vicky L³pez earned the Golden Woman award.

What Lamine Yamal mentioned

Yamal mentioned it was a satisfaction for him to win the Golden Boy award and claimed it was a dream for him. The 17-year-old additionally paid tribute to his teammates, coaches and the workers of each the Barcelona and Spain nationwide groups.

“For me it is a satisfaction to win the Golden Boy. I am very blissful and it is a dream”.

“I do not need to overlook my teammates, my coaches, the workers of each Barça and the Spanish nationwide staff. It has been an unimaginable yr and it is also ending in an unimaginable manner,” mentioned Yamal.

Yamal missed the final 3 video games for Barcelona resulting from an ankle harm and returned to coaching on Wednesday, November 27. In 16 matches throughout all competitions, Yamal has scored six objectives and supplied eight assists.