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Lamine Yamal: Youngest Player of the Season in Transfermarkt History

Published:30/05/2025 - 22:40h

Updated:30/05/2025 - 22:48h

The FC Barcelona winger wins the 'Player of the Season' award with 42.2% of the votes and becomes the youngest winner in Transfermarkt history.

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Lamine Yamal has been chosen by Transfermarkt users as the Best Player of LaLiga 2024/25, after a brilliant season with FC Barcelona. The young winger obtained 42.2% of the votes, surpassing his teammate Raphinha and Real Madrid player Kylian Mbappé. At 17 years old, Lamine becomes the youngest footballer in history to receive this recognition.

Lamine Yamal leads the voting with a large advantage

The crack of FC Barcelona has been awarded as the Player of the Season in LaLiga 2024/25, a distinction awarded by the users of the specialized platform Transfermarkt. The voting has had a clear Azulgrana dominance, with four culé players in the top five positions.

  1. 1. Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona): 42.2%
  2. 2. Raphinha (FC Barcelona): 19.81%
  3. 3. Mbappé (Real Madrid): 18.33%
  4. 4. Pedri (FC Barcelona): 11.39%
  5. 5. Lewandowski (FC Barcelona): 2.58%

With 42.2% of the votes, Yamal clearly prevailed over his teammate Raphinha (19.81%) and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé (18.33%). The top five was completed by the Azulgranas Pedri (11.39%) and Robert Lewandowski (2.58%).

Lamine Yamal: the youngest player to win the Transfermarket award

This victory makes the 17-year-old Azulgrana forward the youngest player to receive this recognition, surpassing figures such as Jude Bellingham, Matthijs de Ligt, Kai Havertz, or Erling Haaland, who had achieved it in previous seasons, but with more years behind them.

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Stellar season with direct impact on the title

Lamine Yamal played 35 matches in the league season, scoring 9 goals and providing 15 assists. His performances were key in the achievement of the league title by FC Barcelona, which was proclaimed champion again after a solid and effective campaign.

  1. Matches: 35
  2. Starter: 31
  3. Minutes: 2861
  4. Goals: 9
  5. Assists: 15
  6. Dribbles: 161

In addition to the sporting impact, the winger's performance has also had consequences on his market valuation. Transfermarkt raised his valuation from 120 to 180 million euros, placing him among the most valuable players in world football.

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An award shared with world-class figures

The Player of the Season award is part of a global vote organized by Transfermarkt in 19 international leagues. In previous editions, the recognition in LaLiga has been given to names such as Lionel Messi (2020/21), Karim Benzema (2021/22), and Vinicius Junior (2022/23).

In the current edition, Harry Kane (Bundesliga), Mohamed Salah (Premier League), Ousmane Dembélé (Ligue 1), and Yann Sommer (Serie A) were also recognized, completing the honor roll of the major European leagues.