Lamine Yamal managed to set several records, surpassing those set earlier by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In fact, he scored 50 goals earlier than these two soccer stars, but could not surpass the historic record set by Diego Maradona and Pel.
Lamine couldn’t beat Diego Maradona or Pell.
At 18 years, 7 months and 22 days old, the young Barcelona talent scored 6 goals and provided 12 assists for the Spanish national team, and for Barcelona he had 44 goals and 15 assists.
On Saturday, March 7, Yamal scored the winning goal for Hansi Flick’s side in the 68th minute in Barcelona’s game against Athletic Club at San Mams, making history with this goal and reaching 50 competitive goals in his sporting career, much earlier than Lionel or Cristiano.
The Portuguese star was 20 years, 10 months and 9 days old when he reached this milestone, while the Argentine icon was 21 years, 8 months and 28 days old. However, in this important record, he could not surpass Maradona and Pell, even though he surpassed these two football giants, more than two years ahead of Messi and nearly three years ahead of Cristiano.
The Argentina star reached his 50th goal in the Argentinos Juniors jersey on May 13, 1979, almost 40 days before Lamine, at the age of 18 years, six months and 11 days. Meanwhile, Boravip said O Rey was only 16 years and 7 months old when Santos defeated Lavras 7-1 in June 1957 when he reached this milestone.
The truth is that even though he did not achieve this feat before these two soccer legends, his early career has historic statistics, records, and accomplishments. In fact, he surpasses legends like Lionel and CR7 in terms of precociousness, which shows the impact of his play and ability to score.
Still, his early numbers make us imagine a big future for the young Barcelona player, whose path is still in its infancy, and if he continues at this pace, he could potentially be in the historical conversation alongside the great footballers he has just beaten.
Meanwhile, Barcelona’s next match is against Newcastle United in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at St James’ Park on Tuesday. They will then face La Liga side Sevilla FC on March 15th at the Spotify Camp Nou.
