Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has rare Pele record taken away from him

One of Lamine Yamal's astir awesome records has already been taken disconnected him little than a twelvemonth aft helium acceptable it.

The Barcelona star, who has signed a caller lucrative six-year contract, has rapidly developed into 1 of the champion players successful satellite shot and is one of the starring contenders for the Ballon d'Or after a stellar play wherever helium scored 21 goals and registered 22 assists arsenic Barcelona won La Liga.

Still lone 17, Yamal has won the European Championship and was named the Young Player of the Tournament past year, portion helium besides featured successful the Nations League last wherever Spain mislaid to Portugal on penalties.

Just implicit a twelvemonth ago, Yamal starred arsenic Spain bushed England 2-1 successful Berlin and helium achieved his ain portion of past after beating Pele's grounds and becoming the youngest subordinate to triumph an planetary tournament.

Lamine Yamal's grounds lasted little than a year. Image: Getty

Pele won the World Cup aged 17 years and 249 days aged successful 1958, scoring doubly against Sweden successful the final.

Yamal was conscionable 1 time older than 17 erstwhile helium lifted the silverware but helium appears to person been usurped little than a twelvemonth later.

How was Lamine Yama's grounds beaten?

On Sunday nighttime Mexico bushed the United States 2-1 to triumph the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with goals from Raul Jimenez and Edson Alvarez aft Chris Richards opened the scoring astatine the NRG Stadium successful Houston, Texas.

A subordinate of the squad was pint-sized imaginable Gilberto Mora, who started the last aged 16 for his 3rd quality of the tourney and became the youngest subordinate to triumph an planetary trophy.

Mora had already acceptable the grounds for being Mexico's youngest ever debutant against Saudi Arabia successful the 4th last and registered an assistance against Honduras successful the semi last to marque much history.

Gilberto Mora has won his archetypal planetary trophy aged 16. Image: Getty

He has besides made immense waves astatine nine level with Tijuana and is some the youngest subordinate to people and assistance successful Liga MX, doing truthful aged conscionable 15.

“He is making history," El Tri manager Javier Aguirre said on Mora.

"Mora has a large mentality, helium is simply a invaluable plus for us. He’s well-mannered, respectful, and anxious to learn. He passed the trial successful his debut."