Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal added yet another record to his growing collection on Sunday when he started against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
The start saw Yamal make his 50th senior appearance for the Blaugrana, becoming the youngest player in the club’s history to hit the half-century mark.
Yamal goes past Bojan and Pedri to take top spot on the list at the age of just 16 years and 311 days.
Barcelona’s wonderkid wasted very little time making an impact too. Yamal teed up Robert Lewandowski after just two minutes to open the scoring.
The 16-year-old now has seven goals and seven assists for Barcelona since breaking into the first team this season under Xavi and was praised by his manager after the game.
“With Lamine Yamal, everyone can see that he’s 16 years old, but he’s a game changer. It’s marvelous. We have to enjoy him for many years to come,” he said.
Yamal’s emergence has indeed been one of the bright spots of what’s been a difficult campaign for the Blaugrana.
