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LAMINE Yamal made his football debut at just 16, and remarkably won the Euros at 17 with his parents cheering him on from the crowd.
In a tragic turn of events, his father Mounir was reportedly rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a Barcelona car park on August 14, 2024.
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GettyWho are Lamine Yamal’s parents?
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born to dad Mounir Nasraoui and mum Sheila Ebana on July 13, 2007.
His mother is from Equatorial Guinea, while dad hails from Morocco.
The couple met after emigrating to Spain, with Lamine born in the town of Mataró in Catalonia.
This made the young footballer eligible to play for Spain as well as his parents’ home nations.
However in an interview with the Spainsh Federation, Yamal said: “I have always played for Spain, since the under-15s.
“I have always been clear, I want to play for Spain.”
Nasrouri is known for actively celebrating his son’s achievements on social media, sharing pride in Lamine’s journey as a footballer.
What do Lamine Yamal’s parents do for a living?
After migrating from Equatorial Guinea to Spain, Sheila became a waitress
Morrocan-born Mounir, who was brought to Spain by his mother when he was nine, worked as a building painter.
Mounir also played football, but his inability to turn professional left him juggling various jobs to make ends meet.
While it’s unclear how he met Sheila, their love blossomed, and they married soon after.
Sheila gave birth to son, Lamine, when she was 21.
Unfortunately, Mounir and Sheila divorced just three years later in 2010.
After their split, Sheila moved away and signed Lamine up for Club de Futbol La Torretta in the nearby town of Granollers, where he began his football journey.
I have faith that he could go all the way and be greater than Messi.
Mounir Nasraoui about his son, LamineLamine Yamal told Barca Universal: “My mother is afraid for me when I start, but she supports me a lot!”
His father told The Telegraph about his son: “You cannot imagine how proud I am of my son.
“I always knew that he would achieve what he has.
“I had total faith. And I have faith that he could go all the way and be greater than Messi.”
How old is Lamine Yamal’s dad?
Lamine Yamal’s father was born in the nineties.
During the Euro 2024 finals it was revealed that he was 35 – making him three years younger than Lamine’s teammate Jesus Navas.
Inside the baffling, brilliant story of Lamine Yamal – from being bathed by Messi to doing homework while taking Euros by storm
LAMINE YAMAL has confirmed his status as football’s next superstar at Euro 2024 – but has only been playing 11-a-side games for four years, write Jack Rosser.
Spain’s incredible 16-year-old bent home the goal of the tournament so far against France as La Roja sealed the spot in the final.
But his first five years in Barcelona’s academy were spent playing seven-a-side football, up until the age of 12 in 2020 when he finally got a crack at 11-a-side games.
Yamal’s story is baffling, brilliant and barely believable in equal measure.
He is a boy born to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea, who turned 17 the day before the Euros final, and was cradled by footballing royalty at just six months old.
Staggering pictures of Yamal as a baby being held and bathed by Messi, taken for a Barcelona charity calendar 16 years ago, resurfaced this week.
He did not restrict his brushes with greatness to Barcelona either, with footage of Yamal as an academy player walking as a mascot with Spain and Real Madrid icon Sergio Ramos at an El Clasico in 2016.
There is a touch of fate about this gem, Spain’s “little MVP”, as team-mate Nico Williams has dubbed him.
Yamal has been doing homework in his spare time and received exam results during the tournament. He passed, obviously.
Now he’s the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros, also becoming the youngest player to ever start a major semi-final – claiming that title from Pele.
But it’s Yamal’s humble approach on and off the pitch that most impresses everyone he meets.
And France star Adrien Rabiot probably felt quite embarrassed as he boarded his plane back home from Germany.
He had tried to intimidate Yamal ahead of their semi-final clash – telling Yamal he “needs to do more.”
Was this good enough, then? Yamal responded with a goal for the ages and a man of the match performance.
A season which started with a pre-season game against Tottenham where Yamal excelled but was overshadowed by Oliver Skipp scoring a brace will end on the biggest stage European football has to offer on Sunday.
From being outshone by Skipp to eclipsing Pele’s records is not a bad year’s work – just imagine what he will do when he grows up.
Read all about the incredible rise of Lamine Yamal in full…
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