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At the age of 15, a Moroccan enters history and becomes the youngest player on Barcelona’s list.

April 22, 2023

The youngster, Al-Amin Jamal, entered history after becoming the youngest player in Barcelona’s first team list at the age of 15, after joining the list of the Catalan team that will face Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

On Saturday, Barcelona coach Xavi announced his team’s list that will face its guest Atletico Madrid in the 30th stage of the Spanish League’s life, which witnessed Pedri’s return after a long absence due to injury and the entry of Frenkie de Young after obtaining a medical permit.

The list also witnessed the presence of the Moroccan and Spanish nationality, Al-Amin Jamal for the first time.

Al-Amin Jamal is one of the Barcelona under-19 players, and he appeared in the first team’s training several times at Xavi’s request, but he had not previously entered the first team’s list for a match before that day happened.

Jamal was born in the city of Mataro, 30 km east of Barcelona city center, to a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea, and joined the Barcelona Academy. "La Masia" At the age of seven.

Jamal has great dribbling, passing and scoring abilities and is capable of playing as a centre-forward, attacking midfielder or winger mostly on the right flank.

He also has an amazing left foot, which makes it easier for him to make the decision to shoot from anywhere on the field, and some compare him to the legend of FC Barcelona, ​​Argentine Lionel Messi.

Jamal chose to represent the Spanish national teams at the level of juniors and youth, however he can still join the Moroccan national team if he decides to change his sporting identity, as he has not yet carried the first Spain national team shirt.

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The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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