Lamine Yamal World Cup stats: How Spain reached World Cup semifinals despite young star's quiet tournament

When many World Cup viewers hear the word "Spain," two words likely pop into their heads: Lamine Yamal. The 18-year-old, who is turning one year older on July 13, has already become a large part of La Roja's identity.

At his first World Cup, the youngster may be slightly undershooting expectations. Sure, Lamine Yamal has set up some nice attacking plays for the Spanish, but his presence on the scoresheet has not been very notable.

The Barcelona star has just one goal and no assists through six appearances at the 2026 World Cup. Despite this, Spain are into their first semifinal since 2010, when they hoisted their first-ever World Cup trophy.

Here's the rundown on the young phenom's quiet World Cup despite Spain's success thus far.

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Lamine Yamal World Cup stats

While many soccer fans have grown accustomed to Lamine Yamal showing why he's one of the world's best players, that expectation also carried over to this summer's World Cup. Viewers not deeply into soccer may have heard about Lamine Yamal's stardom and expected him to be scoring goals left and right. That's not the case, however, despite Spain's first semifinal appearance since 2010, when they won the World Cup.

Here's a look at the Spaniard's stats through his six World Cup appearances so far:

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Why has Lamine Yamal struggled in World Cup?

While he certainly has not played badly at the 2026 World Cup, Lamine Yamal's summer has still been slightly underwhelming. The Barcelona star was able to tally 1 goal and a tournament-leading 4 assists in 7 appearances at the 2024 Euro, which Spain won. This summer, through six appearances, the soon-to-be 19-year-old has just one goal and is still vying for his first assist.

The 2026 World Cup has been Lamine Yamal's first, so it is possible the biggest stage in all of sports takes some time to get used to. Along with that, Spain's well-rounded attack has shown to operate just fine without the teenager pulling all of the strings.  

Mikel Oyarzabal's three goals and Marc Cucurella's duo of assists lead the team heading into their semifinal matchup against France. By Lamine Yamal not being as heavily involved in Spain's success as people may have originally thought, the youngster may have allowed La Roja to develop more fully and mesh at a more all-around level.

Lamine Yamal 2026 Barcelona stats

Here's a look at Yamal's stats across all club competitions for Barcelona, according to Football Reference:

Lamine Yamal age

Lamine Yamal is currently 18 years old. He was born on July 13, 2007, in Mataro, Spain. 

He first appeared for Barcelona's senior team when he was only 15 years old during the 2022-23 La Liga season.