Lamine Yamal
Active- Current or last club
- Barcelona
- Country (nationality)
- Spain
- League or competition
- La Liga
- Position
- Winger
- How is the religion known?
- Stated publicly by the player
- Last checked
- 9 October 2026
Yamal confirmed his faith publicly on Instagram, writing, "I am Muslim, alhamdulillah."
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What religion is Lamine Yamal?
Lamine Yamal is a Spanish professional footballer who is a practicing Muslim. Born to a Moroccan father, Mounir Nasraoui, Yamal was introduced to Islamic traditions from a young age. He has been explicitly open about his religious identity, publicly declaring to his followers on social media, “I am Muslim, alhamdulillah” (Praise be to God).
Yamal’s faith plays a visible role in his football career. He routinely performs Islamic rituals, such as making dua on the pitch before games and performing sujood to offer thanks after major achievements. This religious devotion directly shapes his lifestyle choices, as seen when he publicly confirmed on El Partidazo de COPE that his refusal to get any tattoos is strictly based on his Islamic beliefs. Furthermore, during his personal breaks, he has spoken about visiting mosques, sharing that they provide a sense of universal calm and unique inner peace for Muslims.
This commitment to his faith carries over into his professional career, making him a historic example of balancing athletic demands with religious obligations. He became the first Muslim player to actively fast during Ramadan while training and playing for the Spanish senior national team.
Yamal’s pride in his identity also translates into using his global platform to defend his faith against prejudice. Following an international friendly match against Egypt where sections of the crowd directed discriminatory chants at the pitch, Yamal took to social media to firmly condemn the behavior. He publicly addressed the intolerance, stating that using religion as a form of mockery is unacceptable, and called for an end to racism and ignorance within football. Through his vocal pride and open practice, Yamal stands as one of the most prominent young Muslim figures in modern European football.
Lamine Yamal plays as a right winger for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. He broke through as a teenager to become one of the youngest players in the history of both Barcelona and Spanish football, and he has gone on to win the UEFA European Championship, multiple La Liga titles, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, all before turning 20.
Contracts & Salary
Yamal signed his first professional contract with Barcelona as a teenager, initially earning a modest salary in the range of a few million euros per year as he broke into the first team. In May 2025, ahead of his 18th birthday, Barcelona signed him to a new six-year contract running until 30 June 2031. The deal includes a release clause reported at €1 billion, the highest in the club’s history.
His base salary under the current agreement stands at approximately €16.6 million per year, which is roughly €320,000 per week, and can rise to €24.6 million annually when performance-related bonus triggers are met. The extension made him one of Barcelona’s top earners, sitting ahead of Frenkie de Jong and Raphinha in the club’s wage structure.
Endorsements
Despite his relatively modest playing salary compared to some senior stars, Yamal has built substantial wealth through endorsements. In early 2024 he signed a long-term partnership with Adidas, reportedly worth as much as $34 million over a decade, having previously been associated with Nike. He also holds endorsement deals with brands including Beats by Dre, OPPO, Powerade, Visa, American Eagle, and Konami’s eFootball series and serves as a UNICEF ambassador.
Forbes has estimated his total annual earnings, including both salary and endorsements, at more than $40 million, with the majority of that figure coming from sponsorships rather than his Barcelona wages.
Early life
Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana was born on 13 July 2007 in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain. His father, Mounir Nasraoui, emigrated to Spain from Morocco, while his mother, Sheila Ebana, is of Equatoguinean descent. His parents met as teenagers in Barcelona and had Yamal when his mother was 16, though they separated when he was around three years old. He was subsequently raised primarily by his mother in the working-class Rocafonda neighborhood of Mataró, a coastal town roughly 20 miles northeast of Barcelona, while also spending time with his father, who remained nearby.
He began playing organized football with local club CF La Torreta before being scouted by FC Barcelona at age six. He joined the club’s famed La Masia academy in 2014 at age seven.
Barcelona
Yamal made his senior debut for Barcelona against Real Betis in April 2023, becoming the youngest player ever to feature for the first team. He went on to set a string of further youth records for the club, including becoming the youngest player to start a Champions League match, the youngest to appear in an El Clásico, and the youngest to reach 50 official appearances for the club. In October 2023, he scored against Granada to become the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history.
In the 2024-25 season he recorded 18 goals and 25 assists across 55 appearances, helping Barcelona win a domestic treble consisting of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup. He continued that form into the 2025-26 season, contributing 16 goals and 11 assists in La Liga as Barcelona won a third league title of his career, along with a further Supercopa de España. He was named the Kopa Trophy winner as the world’s best under-21 player in both 2024 and 2025 and finished as runner-up to Ousmane Dembélé for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
International career
Yamal made his senior debut for Spain on 8 September 2023, coming on as a substitute in a 7-1 win over Georgia during Euro 2024 qualifying at 16 years and 57 days old. He scored in that same match, making him both the youngest player and youngest goalscorer in the history of the Spanish national team.
He was part of Spain’s squad at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, becoming the youngest player to feature in the tournament’s history and helping Spain win the competition, a triumph achieved the day after his 17th birthday that made him the youngest player ever to win a major international trophy, surpassing a record previously held by Pelé. He was named the tournament’s Young Player of the Tournament and won the Goal of the Tournament award for his strike against France in the semi-final.
At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Yamal overcame a hamstring injury that put his participation in Spain’s opening matches in doubt. He went on to score against Saudi Arabia to become the youngest Spanish player to score at a World Cup. He became the third-youngest player to appear in a World Cup final, behind only Pelé and Giuseppe Bergomi, as Spain went on to win the tournament, completing a rare World Cup and European Championship double for Yamal by the age of 19.
Personal life
In August 2025, Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, was reportedly stabbed in a parking lot in Mataró. He suffered serious injuries to his chest and abdomen, was hospitalized in stable condition, and later made a full recovery. Local police arrested four suspects in connection with the attack.
Away from football, his Instagram following grew from 24.7 million to over 46 million in just 16 months.
Honors
Yamal has been part of a Barcelona side that has won three La Liga titles in the 2022-23, 2024-25, and 2025-26 seasons, along with the Copa del Rey in 2024-25 and the Supercopa de España in both 2025 and 2026. With Spain, he won the UEFA European Championship in 2024 and the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Individually, he won the Kopa Trophy in both 2024 and 2025, was named Young Player of the Tournament at Euro 2024, and claimed the Goal of the Tournament award. Additionally, he finished as the runner-up for the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
Sources
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