Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest captain at just 19

10 Sep 2026, 5:58 AM
Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest captain at just 19

BARCELONA, Sept 10 — Lamine Yamal became Barcelona’s youngest-ever captain at 19 years and 58 days during the Spanish champions’ 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League yesterday.

First-choice captain Raphinha handed the armband to the Spanish forward when the Brazilian was substituted in the 71st minute.

Bojan Krkic was Barcelona’s previous youngest captain, having led the team in a Copa del Rey match in 2010 at the age of 20.

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal against Feyenoord during their UEFA Champions League match at Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on September 9, 2026. — Picture by REUTERS

Categorysports

What do you think?

Latest
Media Selangor
About Us

Media Selangor Sdn Bhd (MSSB), a subsidiary of Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI), is the official media agency of the Selangor State Government. In addition to the Media Selangor news portal (formerly known as Selangorkini & Selangor Journal), Media Selangor also publishes newspapers in Mandarin, Tamil, and English.