A head-turning statistic, highlighting the ongoing excellence of Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal, has this week come to the fore online.
This comes amid confirmation that the 17-year-old is leading all players in Europe’s leading leagues in successful take-ons in 2024/25.
Wide-man Lamine is for his part of course in the midst of nothing short of a spectacular campaign to date.
Now considered one of the first names on the team sheet of Barcelona boss Hansi Flick, the Spanish international has continued to build on his reputation as the very standout young talent in the game.
All told, in 44 appearances across all competitions, Lamine has directly contributed to 35 goals.
And as alluded to above, along the way, the attacker has nothing short of terrorised the opposing defenders in front of him.
As revealed by StatMuse, Lamine leads Europe’s top-5 leagues in successful take-ons this season, with a whopping 113 to his name.
And the drop-off to 2nd place is a significant one, with Manchester City’s Jérémy Doku next up, on 82 completed dribbles.
Conor Laird – GSFN
