Surprise Barcelona star leading all of Europe in one statistical category this season | OneFootball

A leading member of the attacking ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona is leading all players across the continent in ground duels over the course of the season to date.

The player in question? Lamine Yamal.

Wide-man Lamine is for his part of course in the midst of a fine opening to the campaign.

All told, across nine appearances to date, the 17-year-old has racked up 10 direct goal contributions, by way of five goals and five assists.

As much comes as Lamine continues to make a name for himself as one of the most highly-regarded attacking talents to grace the game in some time.

And yet, amidst such endeavours, one aspect of the youngster’s game which has gone somewhat under the radar comes in the form of Lamine’s attitude.

As regular viewers of Barcelona will be well aware, the Spanish international puts in a thoroughly impressive shift not only on the ball, but off it on a weekly basis, too.

It may still come as a source of surprise, though, to hear of Lamine leading the continent’s top leagues in one particular statistical category.

As revealed by statisticians WhoScored, with a total of 60 to his name, the Blaugrana sensation has won more ground duels than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues in 2024/25:

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