Lamine Yamal Wins LaLiga Player of the Season, Edging Out Kylian Mbappé as Barcelona Dominate 2025/26 Honours

Lamine Yamal has been crowned the 2025/26 LaLiga Player of the Season, outpacing Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé to claim the award as Barcelona secured back-to-back league titles. The announcement adds a significant individual honour to what has been a landmark campaign for the teenage forward.

Yamal, who turned 18 during the season, registered 16 goals and 11 assists across 28 league appearances — a return that made him Barcelona’s top scorer in the competition despite missing the final six matches through a hamstring injury. He shared the Zarra Trophy, awarded to the top-scoring Spanish player in LaLiga, with club teammate Ferran Torres.

Beyond his goal contributions, Yamal’s influence on Barcelona’s title run was underscored by a record of consistency rarely seen at his age. He became the first player in a single LaLiga season to win the Player of the Month award on three separate occasions, a milestone that reinforced his status as the division’s standout performer.

This is not the first time Yamal has been in contention for the accolade. Last season, he finished as a finalist for the same award but was pipped to it by Brazilian teammate Raphinha. The 2025/26 campaign, however, left little room for debate.

Barcelona’s dominance of the season’s major honours extended beyond the playing field. Head coach Hansi Flick was named LaLiga Manager of the Season for the second consecutive year, seeing off competition from Getafe’s José Bordalás and Villarreal’s Marcelino in the final vote. The German coach guided the Blaugrana to an imposing 94-point haul across the 38-game campaign.

Under Flick’s management, Barcelona scored 95 league goals and suffered only six defeats. The club also etched their name into Spanish football history by winning all 19 home matches in a single season — a feat that has not been achieved since the 38-game format was introduced to LaLiga.

The scale of Barcelona’s season places them among the most dominant title-winning sides in the competition’s recent history. Their points total of 94 and perfect home record reflect a team operating well above the rest of the division, with Yamal serving as the central creative force throughout.

With Yamal still only 18 and Flick having now delivered consecutive league titles, Barcelona’s grip on domestic football shows little sign of loosening heading into the 2026/27 season.