Lamine Yamal turned 17 years ago a few hours ago, after which he succeeded in surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo in his career spanning 20 years and more on the football field.
The Barcelona star assisted Spain’s first goal in the Euro 2024 final for his teammate Neco Williams, thus raising his tally of assists in European Nations to 4 assists.
Over the course of Ronaldo’s 20-year career with the Portugal national team, whether in the Euro, the World Cup, or any other major tournament, he was able to make only two decisive passes in the knockout rounds.
While Yamal, in his first participation in the Euros at the age of 17, succeeded in assisting 3 goals in the knockout rounds, meaning that he is better than Ronaldo, who is 39 years old.
It is noteworthy that Yamal is the player in the history of Spain who has created the most goals in a single Euro tournament, with 4 assists, surpassing legends such as Iniesta, Xavi, David Silva and others.
Yamal achieved many records. He is the youngest player in history to participate in the Euro final, the youngest player in history in general to participate in the tournament, and the youngest to score and assist a goal in it.
