Modern football is producing stars at a very young age. The latest sensation is Lamine Yamal who at the tender age of 16 represented Spain when it played against Croatia and won 3-0. Yamal played a stellar role in that victory.
He may remind us Indians of Sachin Tendulkar who had also made his international debut at the age of 16 against Pakistan in 1989. How far will he go in his career? Lake Sachin will Lamine Yamal be considered the God of football one day? Nobody can predict what may happen in the future but the young Lamine has all the required skills to reach the very top of the world of football. His full name is Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana.
He was born on 13th July 2007 to African parents. His father Mounir Nasraoui is from Morocco and his mother Sheila Ebana from Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. The couple was living in Spain when Lamine Yamal was born and so the lad is Spanish by birth.
Like Tendulkar, his skills too began showing up very early in life. During his childhood, he grew up in Granollers which is a city in the Catalonian region of Spain known mainly for its textile industry. It is also the hometown of some of Spain’s most outstanding footballers.
Little Lamine grew up watching football, worshiping its heroes, and playing the game with friends in the streets of Granollers. When he was seven years old, his family moved to the bigger city of Barcelona and his love affair with football increased in intensity. He joined the Barcelona football club’s yout.
