lamina yamal is back on everyone’s lips. In April this year, the Spanish forward made history in LaLiga by becoming the youngest rookie with FC Barcelona. a few weeks ago shone at the Gamper against Tottenham and now he is making headlines for being, at only 16 years old, the great novelty of a new list of the Spain national teamthe first for coach Luis de la Fuente after winning the League of Nations title, to face Georgia in Tbilisi and Cyprus in Granada, in qualifying matches for the Eurocup Germany 2024.
Along with Yamal, the presence of youngsters Álex Baena, a Villarreal midfielder, and Abel Ruiz, a striker for Portuguese Braga, who has been international in all the lower categories and who has already worn the senior team twice, in a match against Lithuania in June 2021 in which the U21 national team played due to COVID-19 and three months later against Georgia.
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Regarding the League of Nations list, Jesús Navas, with discomfort, Jordi Alba, who has announced his farewell from the national team, Nacho Fernández, who replaced David García, Fran García, Sergio Canales – now in football Mexican -, Ansu Fati, who also replaced Nico Williams, Rodrigo Moreno and Jeremy Pino before the tournament. Other players like Pedri González or Dani Ceballos also do not enter due to injury problems.
Both David García and Nico Williams, who were called up for the Nations League but could not play it due to injuries, as well as Alejandro Balde and Pau Torres, return to the national team.
Squad from Spain vs. Georgia and Cyprus
GOALKEEPERS
Unai Simón (Athletic Club)
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Real Madrid)
David Raya (Arsenal/ENG)
DEFENSES
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Cesar Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid)
Robin Le Normand (Royal Society)
David Garcia (Osasuna)
Pau Torres (Aston Villa/ENG)
Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr/KSA)
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)
Jose Luis Gaya (Valencia)
FRILLS
Rodri Hernández (Manchester City/ENG)
Gavi (Barcelona)
Martin Zubimendi (Royal Society)
Mikel Merino (Royal Society)
Alex Baena (Villarreal)
Fabian Ruiz (PSG/FRA)
FRONTS
Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid)
Joselu Mato (Real Madrid)
Marco Asensio (PSG/FRA)
Dani Olmo (Leipzig/GER)
Nico Williams (Athletic)
Abel Ruiz (Braga/POR)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Who is Lamine Yamal?
The son of a Moroccan father and an Equatorial Guinean mother, Lamine Yamal was born on July 13, 2007 in Esplugas de Llobregat, a town in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Last April he made history by becoming the youngest rookie to play a Spanish league game in an FC Barcelona jersey.
At 15 years, 9 months and 16 days, this mini star set a new record for precociousness, being the youngest footballer to play for the FC Barcelona first team in the 21st century. On the day of his debut, he was on the left wing and was very close to scoring a great goal after a one-on-one.
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