Yamal is now making an impact on the international stage, but he had already rewritten the record books in his breakthrough season at Barcelona.
He became the Spanish side’s youngest starter and goalscorer, as well as the youngest scorer in La Liga.
Yamal turns 17 on 13 July – one day before the final of Euro 2024, in which Spain will face either England or the Netherlands.
Giving an insight into his mentality, the teenager said all he wanted to do to celebrate his birthday was “win, win, win and win”.
Whoever Spain face in the final, they would be advised not to provide the youngster with additional motivation, as France perhaps did.
Prior to the game, midfielder Adrien Rabiot said Yamal would need to “show more than he had so far at the tournament”.
At the end of the game, Yamal celebrated by saying to a TV camera: “Speak now, speak now.”
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand said: “It’s almost like Yamal saw Rabiot and his eyes lit up and he said: ‘I’m going to show you.’
“A wonderful finish from a kid so young.”
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