Artificial Intelligence has been in the world of football for some time now, and a few weeks ago, it made a wild prediction about who would win the Ballon d'Or in the coming years… and it predicted that Lamine Yamal would win the award three times throughout his career. Once in 2029 as a player for Barcelona… and twice more with Real Madrid in 2035 and 2037!

"I hope to win the Ballon d'Or before 2029"

After a first season at the top that ended with him lifting the Europa League with Spain just one day after turning 17, individual awards started coming in for Lamine Yamal. On one hand, he became the youngest player in history to be awarded France Football's Golden Boy… and he finished in eighth place in the 2024 Ballon d'Or, ahead of players like Harry Kane and Toni Kroos.

Without a doubt, everything is heading in the direction that he could win the Ballon d'Or multiple times throughout his career as predicted by Artificial Intelligence. However, Lamine Yamal wanted to set a date: "As for 2029, I hope to win it before because it would mean winning the Champions League with Barcelona and the World Cup with Spain, which are my two big dreams," he said in an interview with 'Diario AS.'

Can Lamine Yamal win the Ballon d'Or?

The truth is that Lamine Yamal's predictions could meet the set deadlines if he continues playing at this level. In fact, he recently ended a 141-day goal drought in LaLiga… the same week he became the youngest player in Champions League history to both score and assist in the same match. He's breaking all the records for precocity.

This season, he has scored 13 goals and provided 17 assists in 38 matches with Barcelona, whose chances of winning the treble continue to grow with each passing match. If he succeeds, it’s clear that Lamine Yamal could be in line for the Ballon d'Or: "The first thing Barcelona needs to do is win titles, and everything else will fall into place," admitted Lamine Yamal.