Spain’s Yamal becomes youngest men’s Euros player

Spain forward Lamine Yamal became the first 16-year-old to play at a men’s European Championship as he started yesterday’s Euro 2024 group match against Croatia. The Barcelona teenager was making his eighth appearance for Spain, despite only being 16 years and 338 days old. Yamal became Spain’s youngest player and goalscorer on his debut against […]

Spain forward Lamine Yamal became the first 16-year-old to play at a men’s European Championship as he started yesterday’s Euro 2024 group match against Croatia.

The Barcelona teenager was making his eighth appearance for Spain, despite only being 16 years and 338 days old.

Yamal became Spain’s youngest player and goalscorer on his debut against Georgia in a Euro 2024 qualifier last September.

He broke the European Championship youngest player record by about nine months.

The previous record holder was Poland’s Kacper Kozlowski, who was 17 years and 246 days when he played against Spain at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament.