Lamine Yamal leaves Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo behind with historic LaLiga Player of the Month feat

Lamine Yamal has created a new piece of LaLiga history, and this time, even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo could not do it before him. The young Barcelona star has become the first player in LaLiga history to win the Player of the Month award three times in a single season. He won the award in November, December, and now April during the 2025-26 season.

This record has made Yamal one of the biggest talking points in Spanish football. At just a young age, he is already doing things that many legends could not achieve in Spain’s top league. His performances have helped Barcelona stay strong in the title race, and many now believe he could also win the season’s overall best player award if his form continues.

Lamine Yamal breaks Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo record with dominant LaLiga season for Barcelona

Lamine Yamal has been one of Barcelona’s most important players this season. Before his recent season-ending injury, he scored his 16th LaLiga goal, which is the highest among all Barcelona players this season. Along with that, he also leads the league in assists with 11, showing how complete his attacking game has become.

His latest Player of the Month award for April added to the ones he already won in November and December. Since LaLiga started officially giving this monthly award in 2013, no player had ever won it three times in one season until now.

Cristiano Ronaldo, despite being one of Real Madrid’s greatest players, only won the Player of the Month award three times in total during his LaLiga career. His wins came in November 2013, May 2015, and May 2017. However, it is important to note that the award only started in 2013, so some of his best early seasons were not included.

Lionel Messi also never managed to win the award three times in one season, even though he dominated Spanish football for years with Barcelona. That makes Yamal’s achievement even more surprising.

According to LaLiga’s official records, Yamal now has four Player of the Month awards overall, including one from September 2024. This means he has already gone past Ronaldo’s total number of monthly awards. He is now getting closer to Messi and Antoine Griezmann in the all-time list.

Barcelona fans are now waiting to see if he can also win the May award and possibly the season’s top individual prize. For a teenager to reach this level so quickly shows just how special Lamine Yamal has become for both Barcelona and LaLiga.


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