Lamine Yamal’s attacking talent has many soccer fans paying close attention to the 18-year-old forward’s game.
This is also reflected in the digital world, where he has more followers than big sports stars such as Kylian Mbapp, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Ramin is gaining recognition on and off the field, which is reflected in key metrics on social media.
The young Bara prospect is a media sensation and his popularity is rapidly increasing. His special talent for the ball and the influence of his romance with Argentine singer Nicky Nicole were some of the key factors that contributed to this phenomenon.
As a result, Yamal has seen a 58% increase in viewership over last year, gaining 38 million followers, according to DirecTV Sports. And as if that wasn’t enough, with these numbers he also managed to far surpass the great icons and legends of the sport such as Leo Messi, CR7 and Kylian Mbapp.
The current world champion recorded a 1% growth, which equates to 6 million followers. Cristiano had 21.7 million fans and achieved a 3% viewership increase. Mbapp grew its digital community by 6%, reaching 7.4 million followers.
It is important to note that in a world where digital presence is becoming increasingly important, it is no easy feat for such young athletes to surpass those with long sporting careers.
Lamine also outperformed Mbapp on the field.
Lamine’s latest feat comes after Rose won the Spanish Super Cup by defeating Kylian’s Real Madrid 3-2 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The French star entered the final with a knee injury and played 14 minutes, but made several mistakes and ultimately could do nothing to prevent his team from defeat.
With two goals from Rafinha and a goal from Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona overcame the Merengue defense and won a new title.
Although Lamine didn’t score, his presence and threat were always a headache for Courtois, who saved the team many times.
In this way, Yamal will hang a new medal around his neck and celebrate with the club the new trophy he has won while continuing to establish himself in the digital world.
