Lamine Yamal doesn’t want to lose this record

Johan Jarlín Vonlanthen Benavides (38 years old), Johan Vonlanthen in the world of football, born in Colombia and since the age of 12 in Switzerland due to his mother’s marriage to a Swiss, he still has the honor of being the youngest scorer in the history of the final stages of the Euro Cups. Retired after a declining career, his early entry into professional football (at 16 he made his debut for Young Boys and at 18 for the Swiss national team) earned him the opportunity to play at Euro 2004 Championship in Portugal. In Coimbra, at the age of 18 years and 141 days, he scored the only goal for his team in a 1–3 loss against France. He took the record from Wayne Rooney which was established four days before this specific against Switzerland. Two decades later, it’s the record that’s missing Lamine Yamal to succeed in this Euro Cup in Germany 2024.

The end of Barçawho on Tuesday will play in the semifinal with the Spanish team against France in Munich (9:00 pm, TVE1), he experienced a similar situation in the final Champions League 2023-24. He broke all the precocity records, but the one he couldn’t beat anymore: the top scorer. He did not score in 10 games and the number 1 in the ranking will continue to be Barcelona’s player as well. Ansu Fatiwho at the age of 17 years and 40 days scored Barça’s 1-2 in Milan against Inter on December 10, 2019 in Barça in Ernesto Valverde at the close of the group stage of the 2019-20 season. When the 2024-25 Champions League kicks off in mid-September, Lamine will be over 17 years and 40 days, as he turns 17 on July 13.

Now, in the Euro Cup, Lamine Yamal faced with a similar situation. He already holds the records for youngest debutant and earliest assist, both at the age of 16 and 339 days in the 3-0 rout of Croatia that opened the group stage. He is the tournament’s assist leader with three assists on goal. Dani Carvajal, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Olmo, a figure that no one of his age could reach. But he still hasn’t scored a goal despite playing in all five games, four as a starter, and creating plenty of dangerous chances. Against Croatia and Georgia it was very close, but the goalkeepers stopped it.

Against France there is another chance. And if he doesn’t score, I hope he can fight again for the record in the final because that means Spain will go through to the semifinal. But if he doesn’t score in the rest of the competition, the record will continue Johan Vonlanthen because Lamine Yamalnext Euro 2028, he will be 20 years old.

VonlanthenBy the way, he was a globetrotter who played for Young Boys, PSV, Brescia, NAC Breda, Red Bull Salzburg, FC Zurich, Águilas Doradas de Colombia, Grasshopper, Servette and FC Wil. In Switzerland, he played 47 games and scored three goals. From all this, he lived, but not with the brilliance of his goal, what remained was the record of the youngest scorer in the Euro Cup that he could still take Laminate.