16-year-old Spaniard Yamal became the youngest football player in the history of the European Championship
In the match of the first round of Euro 2024 between the national teams of Spain and Croatia, the youngest footballer in the history of the European Championships, 16-year-old Spaniard Lamin Yamal, took to the field. The Opta Sports Telegram channel writes about this.
At the time of his first appearance in a European Championship match in his career, Yamal was 16 years and 338 days old. The previous record belonged to the Pole Kacper Kozlowski. He made his Euro 2021 debut at the age of 17 years and 246 days in a match against Spain.
In the season ended at the club level, Yamal played 50 matches for Barcelona, scored seven goals and provided 10 assists. Previously, he became the youngest player in history to take the field in the starting lineup in a Champions League match.
On June 11, it became known that 16-year-old Yamal was going to do his school homework during Euro 2024. “I took my homework with me. I will also have online classes. I study well and I hope that the teacher will not blame me for playing football,” said the Spaniard.
Source: Lenta
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