Lamine Yamal has become one of the best footballers ever since his promotion to Barcelona’s first team, quickly demonstrating his talent as one of the main attacking players alongside Rafinha and Lewandowski, leading the Blaugrana to Liga, Supercopa de Espana and Copa del Rey titles. However, their Champions League dreams were dashed in Italy when they lost to Inter Milan.
His excellent season earned him a call-up to the Spanish national team, which he has already won at Euro 2024, but lost to Portugal in the 2025 UEFA Nations League, and is on the verge of being one of the leaders at the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada. His career is on the rise and much more is expected from the Barcelona youngster who enjoyed a brilliant 2024-25 season and recently won the Di Stéfano Trophy.
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The FC Barcelona winger was presented with a new trophy, the Di Stéfano Trophy, which is given to the best player of the season, by the MARCA director. This prestigious recognition highlights his brilliant performances and shows that he is better than La Liga stars such as Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Pedri and Rafinha.
Far from being dazzled, Lamine Yamal preferred to dedicate the award to his teammates, stating that it reflected the team’s performance as a whole.
All individual titles indicate a great season for the team. For me, it makes me happy and proud. Accumulating awards at this age is a very positive thing. I will continue to strive and fight to achieve things like this
Lamine Yamal talks about his return to Camp Nou and his desire to win everything with Barcelona
Barcelona have been away from stadiums for months, but Lamine admits that his return to the Camp Nou has been a mental lift that he will try to take advantage of, even going so far as to say that his return is like adding an elite player to the squad.
I value my fans very much. Monjuc was good, but it wasn’t what we wanted. Camp Nou will be a huge support for everyone and will benefit us a lot for the rest of the season.
But what caught the attention of Barcelona fans the most was the Spaniard’s thirst for victory, who does not hide his goals or set limits.
I want them all. I’d like to get them all if possible, and it’s possible to get them as long as I can play.
Lamine has said that he is not looking for the Ballon d’Or, but many awards, and now that he has won the Di Stéfano Trophy, he does not hesitate to show that he wants to win everything in his football career, including La Liga, the Champions League and the World Cup.
