Against Croatia
Youngest EM player! Spaniard makes history
Spaniard Lamine Yamal is the youngest player in European Championship history to make an appearance. The FC Barcelona professional was 16 years and 338 days old when he started in Spain's opening game against Croatia at the Berlin Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
Yamal, who turns 17 the day before the final, replaced Poland's Kacper Kozlowski (17 years and 246 days) as the all-time age record holder.
"He is a boy with incredible talent. It's almost like a gift from God, only a few players have his quality," Spain's national coach Luis de la Fuente enthused about the youngster on Friday: "We're trying to deal with the situation in a normal way. But we also have to teach him to stay humble, because he will get so much better."
Yamal made his debut for Barcelona in the Spanish first division at the age of 15 and became the youngest debutant and goalscorer in the Spanish national team last year in the 7-1 win over Georgia at the age of 16 years and 57 days.
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