Lamine Yamal: I owe who I am to my hero grandmother
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal opens up on childhood poverty and the Moroccan grandmother who sneaked onto a bus alone to reach Spain for his family.
Barcelona winger and Spain international Lamine Yamal has made headlines away from the pitch, opening up about his family's difficult past and the sacrifices that paved the way for his football career.
Describing the home he grew up in, Yamal said: "I come from a house where the kitchen and the bedroom were almost in the same space. We were very poor."
A grandmother's journey from Morocco
The young star explained that his grandmother travelled from Morocco on her own, secretly getting on a bus to reach Spain. She was the first member of the family to arrive in the country, and she started working there so that Yamal's father could also come to Spain.
Yamal added that his mother came to Spain together with his other grandmother from Equatorial Guinea, a dual heritage that forms a key part of his story.
"I owe this to my hero grandmother"
It was in Spain that Yamal turned to football, and he says that is how he became the player and person he is today. He was clear about who deserves the credit: "I owe this to my hero grandmother, who sneaked onto a bus so that we could come to Spain."
The comments add a powerful personal chapter to the story of one of the most talked-about young talents in La Liga and European football, showing that behind the headlines at Barcelona lies a family tale of migration, sacrifice and hard work.
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