Lamine Yamal Could Become Youngest Ballon d'Or Winner in History
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, still a teenager, could become the youngest winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or. The current benchmark is Brazil's Ronaldo Nazario, who won the award at 21.
Lamine Yamal, a forward at Spanish football club Barcelona, has a chance to become the youngest player ever to win the Ballon d'Or, the prestigious individual award for excellence in football. According to Al Jazeera, Yamal is still a teenager, and in the context of the 2026 award he could surpass Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario.
Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or at the age of 21, and that is the age Yamal could beat. If the Barcelona player does take the trophy, he would become the youngest winner in the history of the award.
The source provides no further details on the other contenders or on how the award ceremony will proceed.
