Lamine Yamalheadline at the premiere of the Spanish selection in Germany 2024 against Croatia, leaves his name for posterity with a historic double record in the final phase of a Euro Cup.
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At 16 years, 11 months and 2 days, becomes the youngest player to debut in this competition -takes the record from the Polish Kacper Kozlowski- and to be a starter, surpassing the Dutch Jetro Willems.
The previous record of the youngest player in a Euro Cup was set in the 2020 edition, played in 2021. midfielder Kozlowski, in a match played in Seville, in La Cartujaagainst the Spanish team.
Three years later, Lamine Yamal smashes the record and becomes the youngest footballer to make his debut in the history of the European Championship at 16 years and 338 days old.ahead of Kozlowski and the Englishman Jude Bellingham.
Furthermore, he does so as a starter, also lowering the best mark in that section that he had, at 18 years and 71 days, Dutch defender Jetro Willems.
Regarding the history of the Spanish team, Yamal considerably lowers that double record, which belonged to Pedriwhich debuted in a European Championship at the age of 18 years and 201 days, also as a starter.
