Lamine Yamal

Born 13 July 2007, Yamal came through Barcelona's La Masia academy and joined the first team at 15 in 2023-24. A year later he became the youngest Ballon d'Or nominee at 17, won back-to-back Kopa Trophies in 2024 and 2025, and helped Barcelona claim a domestic treble under Hansi Flick. He debuted for Spain's senior side at 16 in 2023, then lit up Euro 2024 as the tournament's youngest scorer, earning Young Player honours as Spain took their fourth title. Barcelona retained La Liga in 2025-26 with Yamal named Player of the Season. At the 2026 World Cup, his first, Spain won and Yamal collected the trophy at 18 - the same year he finished second in Ballon d'Or voting.