Lamine Yamal reaches 50 goals for FC Barcelona with a work of art
Lamine Yamal continues to make history. The Barça number 10 has scored his first goal of the season, and it was no ordinary goal. Firstly, because of the quality of the finish, a fierce strike into the near top corner of the Rayo Vallecano net, and secondly, because it was his 50th goal for the FC Barcelona first team. In the second half he added a 51st goal for the blaugranes with another precise finish to round off the 5-2 win at Spotify Camp Nou.
19 years and 49 days
He has reached the landmark at just 19 years and 49 days old, making him the youngest player in club history to do so. Almost three years have passed since that first goal, which already hinted that something special was beginning. It was 8 October 2023 and Barça were away to Granada.
That strike made him the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history. Since that night, his rise has been meteoric. The teenager who was then beginning to establish himself among the game's elite has become one of the faces of Barça and of world football. Fifty goals for Barça before turning 20. A figure that places Lamine among the most extraordinary young goalscorers in the game today. And of any era.
Ahead of prodigies such as Mbappé and Haaland
Across Europe's big five leagues, taking all competitions into account, only two of the biggest names of his generation had previously reached 50 goals at such a young age. But Lamine has beaten them both. Kylian Mbappé reached the mark at 19 years and 241 days, while Erling Haaland did so at 20 years and 196 days.
These 51 goals from Lamine Yamal are much more than just a number. They reflect the development of a player who began writing his Barça story that night in Granada and who is now making history once again. And there is still a long way to go.