Lamine Yamal has won the Golden Boy award after a starring role for club and country in 2024. The award is given to the best under-21 footballer each year. At 17 years and 4 months, he also becomes the youngest-ever winner in the award’s history.

Lamine Yamal has added another recognition to his growing trophy cabinet as he was named 2024 Golden Boy. Let's take a look at how old Lionel Messi was when he won the award. Lamine Yamal, the teenage sensation from Barcelona,

By winning this prize, Lamine Yamal continues the incredible run of LALIGA EA SPORTS players when it comes to the Golden Boy award. He is the fourth LALIGA footballer in a row to win it, after his Barça teammates Pedri and Gavi won it in 2021 and 2022, respectively, and after Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham claimed the honour in 2023.