Lamine Yamal, a star winger who recently finished second in the Ballon d'Or, global soccer's equivalent of the MVP award, plays with a skill that belies his age.

At just 18, he doesn't yet have a driver's license and still wears braces, all while amazing on the field for FC Barcelona or Barça. He made his pro debut for Barça at 15, becoming the youngest player in the club's 126-year history . Lamine knows he's dribbling rings around players with years on him.

"If I were a fullback, I wouldn't like it if a player who's much better than me were to keep getting away from me all the time. I'd ask them 'please slow down a little,' otherwise my friends would make memes about it," Lamine said in Spanish.

From the 304 to Barça

Lamine, who was born in Spain to a Moroccan father and Equatorial

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