Lamine Yamal Breaks Jude Bellingham’s Incredible La Liga Record

The remarkable Barcelona teenager continues to shatter records with incredible ease.

Lamine Yamal was named the 2025–26 La Liga player of the season, breaking Jude Bellingham’s record as the youngest player in history to win the award.

In a season where Barcelona were far and away the best team in La Liga, there was little doubt that the award would end up in Yamal’s hands given he was the most influential player on Hansi Flick’s side.

It was a career year for the 18-year-old superstar. In his first season donning Barcelona’s iconic No. 10 shirt, Yamal scored 16 goals and bagged a La Liga-leading 11 assists, despite playing just 28 games due to injuries. The teenager was an absolute force, and this award was clearly coming after he became the first player in history to be voted as the Player of the Month three times in a single season.

At the tender age of 18, Yamal overtakes Bellingham’s record set in 2023–24, when he won the award at the age of 20. The England international had a dream debut season for Los Blancos where his 19 goals and five assists helped Madrid win their most recent La Liga title.

Lionel Messi held the previous record, set when he became the first recipient of the distinction as a 21-year-old in 2008–09. With an absurd record of nine La Liga Player of the Season trophies in his personal collection, Messi will continue to own the record for the most wins for a very long time, with Karim Benzema being the only other player to win the award multiple times.