Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has won the Men’s Young Talent of the Year award for the third consecutive year at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London. The 19-year-old Spain international was among the nominees for the men’s top individual honour, but his success in the young talent category suggests…...
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has won the Men’s Young Talent of the Year award for the third consecutive year at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London.
The 19-year-old Spain international was among the nominees for the men’s top individual honour, but his success in the young talent category suggests he could miss out on the main award.
Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe are among the other leading contenders for the Men’s Ballon d’Or Player of the Year award.
Yamal was nominated alongside nine other young players for the 2026 Men’s Young Talent of the Year award.
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The nominees were:
– Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, RB Salzburg/Juventus)
– Ayyoub Bouaddi (Morocco, Lille/Manchester City)
– Pau Cubarsi (Spain, FC Barcelona)
– Yan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire, RB Leipzig/Real Madrid)
– Lennart Karl (Germany, Bayern Munich)
– Eli Junior Kroupi (France, Bournemouth)
– Lamine Yamal (Spain, FC Barcelona)
– Johan Manzambi (Switzerland, SC Freiburg/Aston Villa)
– Ibrahim Maza (Algeria, Bayer Leverkusen)
– Warren Zaire-Emery (France, Paris-SG)