Spain Thrash Georgia in Yamal’s Dream Debut
16-year-old youngster, Lamine Yamal, broke multiple records in his debut game for the Spain National Team as Spain defeated Georgia by 7-1 in the Euro Qualifiers match.
Yamal’s Debut for Spain
Even though Álvaro Morata scored a hat-trick in the game against Georgia, it was Lamine Yamal who stole the limelight from the game. Lamine Yamal played his first match for the Spanish national team and became the youngest player ever to play for La Roja.
Yamal, aged 16 years and 57 days, came on for Dani Olmo just before half-time. Already breaking the record for being the youngest player to play for Spain, later on, Yamal broke the record for being the youngest-ever goalscorer for Spain when he scored Spain’s seventh goal of the match.
La Masia’s Supremacy
La Masia has always been renowned for providing Spain with young talents. Yamal is the recent La Masia product to take the football world by storm. With Yamal being the youngest scorer of La Roja, now all three youngest scorers in Spain’s history are La Masia’s players. The three youngest scorers for Spain are:
- Lamine Yamal (16 years and 57 days old)
- Gavi (17 years and 304 days old)
- Ansu Fati (17 years and 311 days old)
Breakthrough Season for Yamal
The 2023/24 season has just begun, and Lamine Yamal has already established himself as one of football’s brightest stars. He has played four games for Barcelona this season and has already shown his prospect of replacing Ousmane Dembélé at FC Barcelona. Recently, he broke the record for the youngest assist provider in La Liga’s history and also became the youngest player to win La Liga’s Man of the Match award.
