
Lamine Yamal’s rise to fame began long before he made his debut for FC Barcelona. In January 2015, at just seven years old, he was already impressing at CF La Torreta, a small club in La Roca del Vallès, Barcelona. His remarkable skill quickly attracted attention from top youth academies in Catalonia, sparking a competition among scouts to sign him.
One of those scouts was Óscar Hernández, the coordinator of Barcelona’s under-10 team at the…