Barcelona and Spain’s young star player Lamine Yamal has been named the Golden Boy for the year 2024. The award which was founded by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, is given to the best European men’s player under the age of 21. Unlike the Ballon d’Or it is not coaches or captains that vote but journalists and they voted Yamal.
17-year-old Lemina Yamal established himself as a first-team regular for Barcelona last season before helping Spain to win Euro 2024. The winger scored one goal and assisted four more as he was named young player of the tournament.
In October Yamal won the Kopa Trophy, an equivalent prize handed out during the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony. Lemina Yamal has so far scored six goals and provided eight assists in 16 games in all competitions this season.
