Lamine Yamal breaks two records in Spain debut against Georgia

Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal became the youngest player and youngest goalscorer for Spain’s senior team. Yamal scored on his debut in Friday’s 7-1 European Championship qualifying win against Georgia.

Yamal, who is 16 years and 57 days old, now holds the record as Spain’s youngest player from Barcelona teammate Gavi, who was 17 years and 62 days old when he debuted for La Roja in 2021.

Angel Zubieta (17 years and 284 days), Ansu Fati (17 years and 208 days), and Bojan Krkic (18 years and 13 days) complete the top five.

The 16-year-old came on as a substitute in the 44th minute in Georgia. Yamal wasted no time in adding another record to his collection when he found the net in the 74th minute for Spain’s seventh and final goal.

Furthermore, he is also the youngest player ever to score in Euro qualifying, breaking the record of former Real Madrid player Gareth Bale (17 years and 83 days).

Lamine Yamal breaks another record as Spain run riot against Georgia

Yamal was also eligible to play for Morocco and Equatorial Guinea through his parents. However, he has always represented Spain, the country of his birth, at youth level.

Furthermore, the player made his final decision to play for La Roja at the end of August following a meeting in Barcelona with delegates from the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF].

“I am really happy to make my debut and to score. I’m living a dream. I have to thank my teammates and the coach for the confidence placed in me, as well as everyone else who has helped me along the way.

“You can see I am happy and satisfied with the decision. I hope to have a long career with Spain and that we win many things together,” Yamal said after Friday’s debut.