Yamal Wears Jersey Number 19 at Barca

Barcelona's young star, Lamine Yamal, is following in Lionel Messi's footsteps by wearing the number 19 jersey at Camp Nou. Like Messi, Yamal is a product of the La Masia academy, he made his way to Barcelona's senior team in the summer of 2022. In April 2023, Yamal made his debut for Barcelona's senior team, at that time he was only 15 years old.

After that in the 2023/2024 season, Yamal got the chance to play regularly in the Barca senior squad. So far he has played 51 times in all competitions. In the 2023/2024 season, La Blaugrana striker wore jersey number 27. For the 2024/2025 season, he will not wear that number.

Yamal will wear the new number 19, Barcelona announced this on its official website. "The uncertainty is over. Yamal, who became an official first-team player this season, will wear the number '19' for the 2024/25 season. The teenager follows in the footsteps of some of the most famous players in FC Barcelona's history and it was also the number he wore during the recent Euro 2024 tournament where he was named the competition's Young Player after a series of performances that captivated the world of football."

In a video uploaded by Barcelona to announce Yamal's new jersey number at Camp Nou for the 2024/2025 season. The number 19 is no ordinary number, before the latest Euro 2024 winner, several stars had worn the number. Among them is former Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert, he wore it in the 1998/99 season then there's Sergio Aguero. He wore the jersey for a short time in 2021.

The most flashy of course is Barcelona legend Lionel Messi, he wore the number from 2005 to 2008. Vitor Roque last wore the number 19 in the 2023/2024 season. Barca has not announced which number the Brazilian will get as his replacement.