Lamine Yamal continues his stunning rise at Barcelona after scoring the opener against Elche, taking his La Liga tally this season to 9 goals in just 17 appearances.
The 18-year-old forward has already matched his total from last season, when he also scored 9 league goals but needed 35 games to reach that mark.
Hitting the same number with 18 fewer matches underlines the huge step forward he has taken in his finishing and overall influence in the final third. Yamal is now emerging not just as a creative talent, but as a consistent scorer in Xavi’s attacking setup.
Across all competitions, his numbers look even more impressive: 12 goals and 13 assists in 27 games so far this campaign. That output confirms his status as one of Europe’s most exciting young attackers and a central figure in Barça’s present and future.
With plenty of the season still to play, Yamal appears on course to comfortably surpass every benchmark he set in his breakthrough year, as expectations around him continue to grow at Camp Nou.
