Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal turned 17 the day after Spain won Euro 2024, having already been one of the tournament's outstanding players — a statistic that barely seems real. A product of Barcelona's La Masia academy, he plays on the right wing with a directness and technical confidence that most players take a decade to develop, cutting inside onto his left foot to create and score. His partnership with Nico Williams gave Spain's attack a width and unpredictability that opponents struggled to contain. At 18 heading into the 2026 World Cup, he arrives not as a prospect but as one of the world's most dangerous attacking players.