Mohamed Salah vs Lamine Yamal
Egypt against Spain. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mohamed Salah
Egypt · 2017–25 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 93
- Rank in Egypt
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 115 · 67 goals
- Clubs
- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC Basel, Liverpool
- Honours
- The Best FIFA award 2018 · 2× African Footballer of the Year (2017–2017) · Golden Boot 2018
His first season at Liverpool ended with 32 league goals in 38 games, still the most anyone has managed in a 38-match Premier League season. The Champions League followed a year later, opened by his penalty inside two minutes of the final against Tottenham; two Premier League titles in 2020 and 2025, four Golden Boots, the Club World Cup and African Footballer of the Year in both 2017 and 2018 sit beside it. Career record: 115 caps and 67 goals for Egypt; club career at Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC, FC Basel, Liverpool; honours include The Best FIFA award 2018, 2× African Footballer of the Year (2017–2017), Golden Boot 2018.
Lamine Yamal
Spain · 2023–26 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Spain
- #14 of 33
- Caps
- 33 · 7 goals
- Clubs
- FC Barcelona
Aged sixteen against France in Munich on 9 July 2024, he cut inside from the right and curled a shot into the top corner past Mike Maignan, the youngest goal in European Championship history. World champion with Spain in 2026 and European champion in 2024, he has three La Liga titles and a Copa del Rey with Barcelona, the Golden Boy award in 2024, and the Kopa Trophy in both 2024 and 2025. Career record: 33 caps and 7 goals for Spain; club career at FC Barcelona.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mohamed Salah ahead by 3 rating points, 93 against 90.
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