Lamine Yamal - Most fouled player this season

Lamine Yamal has been in the headlines in recent days following the Nations League match between Spain and Denmark. The 17-year-old limped out of the Enrique Roca stadium in Murcia after being deliberately targeted by opponents.

Fouls were a constant against La Roja's No.10, who added the pain of the knocks to a very noticeable muscle fatigue. The youngster was forced to leave the national team camp after suffering discomfort from a hamstring strain.

Yamal - due to his style of play - has to bear the wrath of many of his opponents, something that is not only evident to the fans, but is also reflected in the stats.

Analysing his performance throughout the season by BeSoccer Pro, taking into account his commitments with the Spanish national team and Barcelona, we can see how, by far, Lamine Yamal is the most fouled player so far this season among those footballers who played in the big leagues of Europe.

Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jr - second and third respectively

Lamine Yamal is more used to opposition contact than the player himself would like. This year, the winger has already made 14 appearances between club and country, with a total of 39 fouls.

The closest players to that figure are two Brazilians - Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Junior. The Newcastle player has been fouled 31 times, the same number as Real Madrid's No.7.

They are followed by another Newcastle player Anthony Gordon, with a total of 28, and Getafe's Christantus Uche, who is also very close to the 30 mark after a start to the league in which he has played a leading role in many of his club's matches.

Closer to 170 fouls by the end of the season

Lamine Yamal is fouled up to 2.79 times per game. A high figure that does not make him the leader in this aspect among the players who receive the most fouls. On average, nobody stands out more than Ndoye among the players on this list, as the Helvetian is the subject of up to 3.33 fouls per meeting.

Behind him, Uche also surpasses the three fouls per game barrier, with a figure of 3.11. Below this number, but ahead of Lamine Yamal, is the aforementioned Bruno Guimaraes with an average of 2.81 fouls per game, which is also higher than Vinicius (2.22).

Looking to the future, if we take into account that last year alone with his club he already played 50 games and that this year the number of games in competitions such as the Champions League is higher, it would not be unreasonable that Lamine Yamal could shoot up to 60 games in the 2024/25 season.

A huge figure which, if he maintains his average, would easily take him over the 150 fouls suffered barrier and practically touch 170. A problem that the player, fundamental for Barcelona and Spain, is going to have to deal with practically twice a week.