Lamine Yamal pens new 6-year deal at Barcelona that keeps him with the Catalan club until 2031 following breakout season.
Lamine Yamal pens a new six-year Barcelona contract following a breakout season in which he helped the Catalan club win a domestic treble.
The Spain winger, 17, has a new contract with Barca that will keep him there until 2031. His previous one was scheduled to expire at the end of the 2025–26 season.
During Hansi Flick’s first season as manager, Yamal, who made his Barca debut in 2023 at the age of 15, scored 18 goals and provided 25 assists in 55 games as Barca won La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup.
According to Barca, Yamal signed the new deal on Tuesday in front of Deco, the sporting director, and club president Joan Laporta.
“Yamal’s renewal is a demonstration of the solidity of Barca’s project. His emergence on to the world football scene is like few others,” the club said.
“The lad from Mataro near Barcelona has exploded on to the stage that is world football with performances that are already part of Barcelona history.”
With 25 goals in 115 games for the team, Yamal is now the youngest goal scorer in La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup history.
In addition to being the youngest player to reach 100 appearances for Barcelona, Yamal will turn 18 in July.
In addition, he has 19 caps for Spain and was a member of the team that defeated England 2-1 in the Berlin final to win Euro 2024.
The young player, who also attended Barcelona’s renowned La Masia academy, has been compared to the club’s legendary Lionel Messi.
Barca have also extended contracts of their manager Flick and Brazil forward Raphinha in recent weeks.