Lamine Yamal named La Liga Player of the Season

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been named LaLiga player of the season, the Spanish league announced on Friday.

The 18-year-old helped Barça retain the domestic crown, becoming the first player to win the league’s Player of the Month award three times in a single season and finishing as the club’s top scorer in La Liga with 16 goals and 11 assists.

Barcelona’s Hansi Flick was named Coach of the Year on Thursday.

About Yamal, Barça said in a statement: “He is the proverbial headache for the opposition defense, which has to make a real effort to stop the blaugrana’s attacking threats.

“Leaving aside the intangibles, the young Catalan scored 16 goals and provided 11 assists, while no other LaLiga player made as many passes that led to goals.”

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Yamal, who has been sidelined several times this season due to groin problems, is expected to be fit for Spain at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US from next week.

He missed the last six games of the season for Barcelona due to a hamstring injury.

Yamal exploded onto the scene at the age of 16 and was an integral part of Spain’s record fourth win at the 2024 European Championship.

Published on June 5, 2026