According to Sport, the photo was taken at the end of 2007, when Yamal was just a few months old. Ms. Sheila Ebana, Yamal’s mother, is also a Barca fan, brought her child to meet Messi during a meeting.
The Argentinian superstar had thoughtful gestures with Yamal, recorded by the photographer. Yamal was born on July 13, 2007, in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona. From a young age, the player’s parents expressed their desire for their child to pursue a football career.
At the age of 7, the player began joining La Masia. The above photo quickly went viral on social networks. El Pais calls this one of the exciting moments of Spanish football, because Yamal is on his way to going down in history.
In fact, Yamal and Messi were photographed together many times after that, when the player born in 2007 practiced at La Masia. However, the moment the newborn boy Yamal came into contact with Messi made fans admire.
Yamal is becoming a phenomenon at EURO 2024. EURO history does not often witness a teenage player leaving as strong an impression as the Spain star.
At 16 years, 11 months and 18 days, Yamal became the youngest player to ever assist in the EURO knock-out round. Last week, when asked about comparisons with Messi, Yamal affirmed that he only wished to have half the career of Messi to be satisfied.
“Messi is the best player in history. No one can compare with him. I hope to have half the career that Messi has”, the young star of “La Roja” confided.