Lamine Yamal has 17 goal contributions in 10 Barcelona games, putting him ahead of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at the same stage of their careers. The comparison has fuelled debate over how far the 19-year-old can go.
01Summary
- 01Yamal has scored eight goals and made nine assists in 10 games for Barcelona this season.
- 02Messi had 14 goal contributions in his 2008-09 Ballon d’Or-winning season as a 19-year-old.
- 03Mbappe had 16 goal contributions after his first 10 games as a 19-year-old, one behind Yamal’s total.
- 04Barcelona boss Hansi Flick praised Yamal after the 4-1 win over Galatasaray in Istanbul.
- 05Yamal has seven league goals, more than Valencia, Getafe and Malaga have scored as teams.
02Why it matters
The numbers place Yamal in rare company and intensify talk about whether Barcelona have another generational talent on their hands. It also shows how one teenager is already shaping debates around the club, La Liga and the Ballon d’Or.
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