Lamine Yamal Named LaLiga Player of the Season 2025-26

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been named the LaLiga Player of the Season for the 2025-26 campaign, capping a remarkable individual season that has positioned the 18-year-old as a global star ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The award was announced by the league on Friday.

Yamal played a pivotal role in Barcelona’s successful title defense, scoring 16 league goals and providing a league-high 11 assists. His performances helped the club amass 94 points and complete a perfect season at home with 19 wins. Despite missing the final six games of the season with a hamstring injury, the winger’s influence was undeniable, with the club praising his consistent delivery of dribbling, goals, and assists.

The teenage sensation also shared the Zarra Trophy, awarded to the highest-scoring Spanish player in LaLiga, with his Barcelona teammate Ferran Torres, as both players netted 16 times. His goal tally this season is the highest for a Spanish Barcelona player in a single LaLiga campaign in the 21st century, surpassed only by David Villa’s 18 goals in 2010-11.

Yamal’s accolade contributed to a clean sweep of major individual awards for Barcelona. Manager Hansi Flick was named Coach of the...