Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has been named LaLiga Player of the season, the Spanish ​league announced on Friday.

The 18-year-old helped Barca retain ‌their domestic crown, became the first player to win the league’s Player of the Month award three times ​in one season and finished as the ​club’s top scorer in La Liga with ⁠16 goals and 11 assists.

Regarding ​Yamal, Barca said in a statement: “He is the proverbial headache for opponent defences, who have to make a real ​effort to try to stop the blaugrana’s ​attacking threats.

“Beyond the intangibles, the young Catalan scored 16 goals ‌and ⁠provided 11 assists, with no other LaLiga player providing that many passes leading to goals.”

Yamal, who has been sidelined with groin issues multiple times ​this term, is ​expected to ⁠be fit for Spain at the World Cup starting next week in ​Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

He missed ​the ⁠last six games of the season for Barcelona due to a hamstring injury.

Yamal exploded onto the scene at ⁠16 ​and was an integral part ​of Spain’s record fourth European Championship triumph in 2024.

 The Thomson Reuters