Lamine Yamal, a 15-year-old gem raised in Barcelona’s widely-recognized La Masia academy, has been included in the Blaugrana squad for Sunday’s La Liga derby against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.Thus Yamal became the youngest player to be called into the Barcelona first team, and should he feature against Atletico, he would be their youngest-ever player, aged 15 years and 284 days, surpassing Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.15-year-old winger Lamine Yamal is in the squad for #BarçaAtleti! Congratulations! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/d4eibZ999b— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 22, 2023 As per the newspaper Sport, his full name is actually Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana. His father is Moroccan, and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. He has played in Spain’s youth setup already, but Morocco are interested in securing his international future.##NAJAVA_MECA_7198461##’Gavi wouldn’t be as happy in any other team in the world’Within La Masia, Yamal is considered to be a shy and focused individual, although he was involved in an altercation while on international duty with Spain’s U17 side last month, which resulted in an in-house suspension.Yamal, who has played for Barcelona’s U19s for the majority of the season, despite regularly training with the first team, typically plays as a right winger, although he has played as a ‘false 9’ on occasion. He is left-footed, which has led to comparisons with Rivaldo, Ivan de la Pena and Messi.This is Lamine Yamal. pic.twitter.com/9skFlWY3tE— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 22, 2023 Lamine may not see action against Atletico Madrid on Sunday, but should Barcelona get the La Liga title wrapped up before the final weeks of the season, there is a real possibility that he will make his first team debut before the summer.LA LIGA – ROUND 30FridayEspanyol – Cadiz 0-0SaturdayOsasuna – Betis 3-2 (3-1)/Budimir 6, 11, Moncayola 41 – Miranda 16, Rodriguez 70/Almeria – Athl. Bilbao 1-2 (0-1)/Centelles 90+2 – Williams 9, De Marcos 56/ Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano 2-1 (0-0)/Sorloth 59, Lejeune 81 og – Palazon 57/Valladolid – Girona 1-0 (1-0)/Monchu 24/Real Madrid – Celta 2-0 (1-0)/Asensio 42, Eder Militao 48/Sunday15:00: (4.20) Elche (3.45) Valencia (1.94)17:15: (2.09) Barcelona (3.50) Atl.Madrid (4.00)19:30: (2.50) Mallorca (2.90) Getafe (3.70)22:00: (2.85) Sevilla (3.30) Villareal (2.75)***odds are subject to change***
