By Ayobami Ogunrombi
Barcelona have confirmed the new shirt number that Lamine Yamal will wear for the club after promoting the 17-year-old football genius to official first-team status ahead of the new season.
Yamal played virtually every game for Barcelona across 2023/24 but wasn’t officially registered as a first-team player, which is a more important recognition in Spanish football than elsewhere.
Now, having shone at Euro 2024 and further enhanced his status as one of the best players in the world already, it an obvious step to make at club level. But with first-team status at Barcelona also comes a new shirt number.
Team numbers in Spain are 1-25 and Yamal has so far worn 27. However, going forward the Spanish star will sport the number 19 – the same he wore for his nation at Euro 2024.