Lamine Yamal is now the youngest goalscorer in Euros history!
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Spain beat France 2-1 in the first semi-final of Euro 24 and are now through to the final.
One of the players celebrating is Spain's Lamine Yamal.
At just 16-years-old, he's the youngest EVER player to take part in the Euros, celebrating his 17th birthday the day before the final and now he's the youngest goalscorer too.
Here are three things to know about Spain's newest star.
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He's a record-breaker
Lamine Yamal is the youngest ever person to play in the Euros tournament, but the records don't stop there.
The 16-year-old scored an incredible equaliser against France during the semi-final making him the youngest goalscorer in Euros history.
He also broke another record during Spain's game against Croatia. When he helped Carvajal's injury-time goal, he became the youngest player to get an assist in Euros history.
When he joined Barcelona, he was only 15 years old, which made him the team's youngest player in over a century and La Liga's youngest goalscorer. He's already played 51 games for Barcelona.
He's showing his skills for Barcelona, but will he become the youngest player to score in the Euros as well?
He's a hard worker
Not just on the pitch, but off it too. He told a Spanish newspaper that he was bringing his homework with him to Germany.
Lamine Yamal would be coming to the end of his final year in ESO - which is Spain's secondary education for kids aged 12-16.
He said he was lucky to do his classes online, and that he was "doing well".
He's being compared to footballing greats
Lamine Yamal's playing technique has already been compared to that of football legend Lionel Messi.
One of his former coaches - Ivan Carrasco - called him a "very, very special footballer".
"I remember him as a boy who was very aware of his talent. In sport, talented people tend to be very selfish, but not Yamal", he explained.
With this being the start of his international career, we will just have to wait and see what he accomplishes!
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