Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona's youngest captain at 19
Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest captain at 19.
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - FC Barcelona v Feyenoord - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - 9 September, 2026 FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Raphinha and Joao Cancelo. Photo: Reuters
Lamine Yamal became the youngest Barcelona captain at 19 years and 58 days old during the Spanish champions' 5-1 win over Feyenoord in the Champions League on Wednesday (19 September).
First-choice captain Raphinha handed the armband to the Spanish forward when the Brazilian was substituted in the 71st minute.
Bojan Krkic was Barcelona's previous youngest skipper, having captained the team during a 2010 Copa del Rey match when he was 20.
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