Lamine Yamal made history by becoming the youngest player to win a European Championship after inspiring Spain’s 2-1 win over England in the Euro 2024 final. He produced an assist for Nico Williams’ goal and also won the Best Young Player of the Tournament award.
The 17-year-old Barcelona winger finally got some time to celebrate with his loved ones after the game. He also seemingly made his relationship status public by revealing his girlfriend to the entire world. In the post-match celebrations, the Barcelona winger was seen sharing some intimate moments with his girlfriend, Alex Padilla.
The two have tried their best to keep their relationship a secret, but it’s quite clearly out in the open now. Padilla has been a staunch supporter of Yamal throughout his exceptional Euro 2024 campaign, as she attended every single match with his family members.
The fling between Yamal and Padilla flared up in Barcelona, where both of them currently live. Lamine’s girlfriend is of the same age of him and is currently a student in Barcelona who is pursuing her degrees before deciding what to do in her career. The two might’ve actually had their first interaction on social media.
Padilla has seen her popularity soar on social media since the rumours of her relationship with Yamal started going viral. Lamine, who has a private TikTok account, reportedly only follows two accounts on the platform and his girlfriend is one of them. They might have started their interactions on TikTok itself before beign involved in private dates in and around Barcelona.
Alex has witnessed her TikTok followers soar up to over 175,000 as a result of her association with Yamal and she often releases viral skits or reaction clips on the platform. Padilla also sparked some controversy with her official ‘description’ on her TikTok account, where she wrote that ‘I’m married’.
This got the speculations firing on whether the Barcelona teenager had already tied the knot in a private ceremony before even turning 18. Some fans even started speculating if Padilla was actually married to someone else before her relationship with Yamal. But at this point, it only appears that her words was another way of hinting that she’s in a relationship with the European Champion.
There is no proof of whether either Lamine or Alex are actually married, and the two have only confirmed their relationship very recently. To her credit, Padilla has also tried her best to keep her love life under wraps despite the investigative nature of Spanish tabloids and the fans.
There is also no chance that Yamal is wooed into marrying so early in his life because of the kind of ambitious footballer he is. In fact, in an interview with Mundo Deportivo last season, he was asked about his marriage plans and if he’ll get married before teammate Fermin Lopez. He replied: “I’m certain. I plan to get married when I’m 26 years old.”
So it’s clear that Lamine is not interested in marrying before at least 2033. This could be the ultimate test of faith for Alex Padilla, as she might need to be in a relationship with Yamal for almost another decade before tying the knot. But the duo are currently focusing on the glorious present, with Lamine on top of world football right now and ready to enjoy some deserved me-time with Padilla after an exhaustive 2023/24 season.