Lamine Yamal became Barcelona’s youngest-ever captain at 19 years and 58 days when the Spanish champions routed Feyenoord 5-1 in their Champions League opener Wednesday.
Yamal inherited the armband from first-choice captain Raphinha after the Brazilian was substituted in the 71st minute, becoming the youngest player to captain Barcelona in the club’s history.
The milestone came just minutes before Yamal added to an outstanding individual performance, curling a free kick into the net in the 77th minute to put Barcelona 4-1 ahead at Spotify Camp Nou.
Bojan Krkić had held the previous record after captaining Barcelona at age 20 during a 2010 Copa del Rey match against Ceuta. Yamal, a product of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, surpassed that mark more than 15 years later.
The captaincy was a natural progression for Yamal, who had already been named one of Barcelona’s five captains for the 2026-27 season. Raphinha and Pedri were selected as the first two captains, while Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong and Yamal completed the group.
