Ballon d’Or 2026: Can Barcelona phenom Lamine Yamal become youngest winner?
Summary
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal is among the leading contenders for the 2026 Ballon d’Or after winning the 2026 World Cup with Spain and La Liga with Barcelona. He faces Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé in a close race and says he deserves the award; at 19, he could become its youngest winner.Key Facts
- Yamal won the 2026 World Cup with Spain shortly after turning 19.
- Barcelona won La Liga in 2025–26, with Yamal also part of its Spanish Super Cup-winning squad.
- Yamal scored 22 goals and provided 15 assists in 38 La Liga appearances.
- He scored one goal and provided one assist at the World Cup, where his campaign was affected by injury.
- Bookmakers listed Yamal, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé among the leading contenders.
- Yamal finished second to Ousmane Dembélé in the 2025 Ballon d’Or race.
- Yamal is seeking to become the youngest Ballon d’Or winner; no teenager has won the award in its 70-year history.
- Yamal said he and Mbappé are the two best players in the world and that he deserves to win based on his trophies.
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