Confirmed: Lamine Yamal wins 2026 Kopa Trophy to complete hat-trick
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9-second readLamine Yamal has won the 2026 Kopa Trophy, the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Award, at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London, becoming the first player to claim the award three times.
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Lamine Yamal has won the 2026 Kopa Trophy, the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Award, at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London, becoming the first player to claim the award three times.
The Barcelona winger previously won the prize in 2024 and 2025, and has now completed a hat-trick after another successful year for club and country.
Yamal beat competition from several emerging talents, including Barcelona teammate Pau Cubarsi, PSG’s Warren Zaire-Emery, and Real Madrid’s Yan Diomande to retain the award recognising the best young player in world football.
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Barca Blaugranes · reported · 2026-10-26 20:59 UTC
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal wins Kopa Trophy for third year running, Vicky Lopez wins women’s award ↗
Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal has won the 2026 Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or awards in London. The forward scooped the prize after a year where he has starred for club and country, winning La Liga with Barcelona and the
OneFootball · reported · 2026-10-26 20:57 UTC
Lamine Yamal wins the Kopa Trophy ↗
Lamine Yamal wins the Kopa Trophy for the third consecutive time, becoming the first player to do so. The Barcelona winger recorded 24 goals and 18 assists in 45 matches...
Barca Universal · reported · 2026-10-26 21:02 UTC
Confirmed: Lamine Yamal wins 2026 Kopa Trophy to complete hat-trick ↗
Lamine Yamal has won the 2026 Kopa Trophy, the Men’s Young Talent of the Year Award, at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in London, becoming the first player to claim the award three times. The Barcelona winger previously won the prize
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