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Lamine Yamal on the “Pressure” of Carrying Spain to the World Cup: “My Mother Had Me At 16. My Father Picked Things Off the Street to Feed Us. That’s Real Pressure.”
Spain are now World Cup winners. Yamal, who turned 19 six days before the final, was central to it, just as he was when Spain won Euro 2024 two years earlier.
Asked how he copes with the pressure of carrying Spain, Yamal put it plainly: his mother had him when she was 16, and his father scraped by to keep food on the table. Playing football, he said, isn’t in the same universe.
The full line that circulated: “My mother had me when she was 16, that’s real pressure. My father had to figure out life, going out to the street to pick things up. All I have to do is play football.”
The specifics behind the line are as hard as the quote. His mother, Sheila Ebana, came to Catalonia from Bata, Equatorial Guinea, and worked service jobs, including fast food, to support the family after his parents split when he was around 3. His father, Mounir Nasraoui, arrived in Spain as a young child from Morocco and took blue-collar and odd jobs, including scrap work, to get by.
Yamal grew up in Rocafonda, a working-class immigrant neighborhood in Mataró near Barcelona, in an apartment so small the kitchen and bedroom were essentially one room. The postal code ends in 304, the number he flashes in his goal celebration.
His first names honor two neighbors who helped the family through those early years, including covering rent around the time he was born. He joined Barcelona’s La Masia academy at around 6, won Euro 2024 as a 16-year-old, turned 19 on July 13, and six days later helped Spain lift the World Cup.
Lamine Yamal’s $12 million Barcelona mansion targeted in burglary attempt hours after Spain’s World Cup semifinal win
Amid the mounting excitement for the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Lamine Yamal is facing an unexpected hassle. Not long after Spain’s terrific victory over France in the semis, unidentified suspects attempted to burglarize the 19-year-old’s sprawling $12 million Barcelona home, per the New York Post.
Initially, the Catalan Regional Police did not identify the owner of the house, only informing the news agency AFP of an attempted burglary at a home in Esplugues de Llobregat, per Al Jazeera. Later on, La Vanguardia confirmed that the property belonged to the 19-year-old. Security cameras around the home captured footage of the two suspects, both wearing balaclavas. One of the suspects was dressed entirely in black, while the other was in gray, per the media outlet.
The burglary ultimately did not materialize when security guards spotted the two suspects “perched on one of the walls of the Barcelona player’s property.” Realizing they had been caught, the suspects climbed down the wall and fled the area.
The rising football star is well-known for his keen interest in collecting jewelry and watches. It is quite believable that the suspects were after his expensive collection when they attempted to break into the house around 4:00 a.m. local time, not long after Yamal played a critical role in Spain’s 2-0 victory over France in Texas.
commenting on the burglary episode, Yamal’s uncle, Abdul, stated that the incident did not rattle them much because the house was extremely secure and very difficult to break into. Yamal has owned the house since 2025, which had once belonged to Gerard Piqué and Shakira. The mansion has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, large living rooms, several terraces, a recording studio, a wine cellar, a gym, a library and even indoor and outdoor swimming pools, per Telecinco.
Catalan authorities on the hunt for suspects that target luxury homes
The burglary attempt at Yamal’s home is not an isolated incident in the region. The Catalan Police is investigating whether the suspects are responsible for other robberies that occurred in the same area that night. Investigators are investigating the possibility that the alleged burglars are part of a gang that focuses on robbing affluent properties in the region.
Unidentified suspects also targeted two more homes besides Yamal’s. While it was unsuccessful in breaking into one, it managed entry into the other residence and got away with a considerable bounty, per Telecinco. The investigation into the crimes is underway, but no arrests have been made so far.
Lamine Yamal on the “Pressure” of Carrying Spain to the World Cup: “My Mother Had Me At 16. My Father Picked Things Off the Street to Feed Us. That’s Real Pressure.”
Lamine Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, won’t attend the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday to see his son play in person due to health concerns. Nasraoui has missed all of Spain’s matches at the tournament and will miss his superstar son in the final because he has epilepsy.
“I have to take a lot of medication every day, and I can have an epilepsy seizure,” he said. “I could be here, right now, under the effects of stress or emotion, and have a seizure without realizing it. So you always have to think things through carefully.”
Yamal’s father will watch the final between Spain and Argentina from his home in Barcelona. “Before traveling, you have to think about me, about him, and about all the people around us, you know? I might end up causing problems. So it’s better to stay home and watch all this from here,” he said.
Yamal’s tournament has been anything but ordinary
Yamal has failed to score at the World Cup so far, but he’s made a huge impact for Spain on the wing. The 19-year-old has been one of the most exciting young players in world football over the last few years, and his role in helping Spain reach the final against Argentina is undeniable.
The Barcelona winger said he doesn’t feel pressure. “All that matters is winning,” Yamal said in an interview before facing France in the semifinals. “There are much harder things in life than a football match. It’s a game, I know what I’m capable of and I’m not worried about anything. I was asked if there was fear and I said no, obviously not: we’re European champions. We don’t have to talk too much. We know what we have to do.”
Spain will make history and extend their 38-game unbeaten streak if they overcome Argentina in the final on Sunday. This comes after they beat England 2-1 to win Euro 2024.
Meet World Cup star Lamine Yamal’s parents — who were teenagers when he was born
The World Cup has introduced a new sleet of soccer super stars to non-avid viewers of the sport, including Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham, but the last one that remains standing ahead of the final is Lamine Yamal.
The World Cup final on Sunday, July 19 makes for a hard-to-believe full circle moment for the soccer star, who has gone viral over a 2007 photo of a then-20-year-old Lionel Messi bathing the La Liga player when he was months old for a charity photo shoot.
At the fated final, the teenager will have his parents, who were themselves teenagers when they welcomed him, cheering him on from the stands. Learn all about them below.
Who are Lamine’s parents?
Lamine was born on July 13, 2007, near Barcelona, Spain, to his dad Mounir Nasraoui and his mom Sheila Ebana, both of whom are in their mid-30s.
Sheila is originally from Equatorial Guinea while Mounir is originally from Morocco, both of them arriving in Catalonia as children with their mothers. “The first to arrive was my grandmother, who sneaked onto the bus from Morocco and managed to get to Mataro,” Lamine said of his father’s mom on a 2025 appearance on the Resonancia de Corazón con José Ramón de la Morena podcast.
“She started working three shifts so my father could come because he stayed in Morocco, and when my grandmother made some money, she paid a woman to bring my father and his sister, who came when they were three,” he added.
Lamine’s parents met and welcomed him as teenagers living in Barcelona, though they split when he was three years old, and he subsequently lived with his mom near the city of Granollers, which is a 30-minute drive north-east from Barcelona.
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