In an unprecedented achievement of a young player, the Spanish newspaper “Marca” chose the rising star Lamal Yamal, the Barcelona and Spain player, as the best player in the world for the 2024-2025 season, after leading to its annual classification “Los 100”, beating the names of Renneh in the world of football.
An overwhelming superiority in an international vote
Marca announced that only 17 -year -old Lamal Yamal received the highest number of points in an international jury of 133 members of journalists, players and former coaches from around the world. The player got 3310 points, a comfortable difference over French Osman Dembele (3100 points) and Portuguese Vitenia (2732 points).
The voting system depends on granting 30 points for first place, 25 for the second, 23 for the third, and so on. With this coronation, Yamal, Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who is crowned the prize in the previous version, and joins a group of stars such as Karim Benzema and Erling Halland who have won this title before.
An exceptional individual season with Barcelona
Despite his absence from the Club World Cup, Lamal, the spotlight from everyone, kidnapped his impressive individual performance throughout the season. He directly contributed to 43 goals in the Barcelona shirt, with 18 goals and 25 assists in all competitions.
Yamal scored 9 goals in the Spanish League, along with 15 decisive passes, and the net shook 5 times in the Champions League and presented 4 decisive passes. In the King’s Cup, he scored two goals and made 6, while he scored two additional goals in the Spanish Super Cup.
This is a qualitative leap compared to its numbers in the 2023-2024 season, when it was satisfied with only 7 goals and 9 assists, which reflects its great development at all levels.
Decisive contributions with the Spanish national team
At the level of the teams, Yamal maintained his luster after the end of the European Nations Cup, scored 3 goals and made a goal during his participation with Spain, who crowned the European Nations League title, adding a new international achievement to his promising career.
Collective championships enhance individual brilliance
Yamal’s brilliance was not only individually, but also contributed to Barcelona for a local trilogy consisting of the Spanish League title, the King’s Cup, and the Spanish Super Cup. Although the Catalan team failed to reach the Champions League final after eliminating the semi -finals by Inter Milan, Yamal’s performance remained a fixed element in all achievements.
