Keeping the ball moving is becoming Lamine Yamal’s signature. The 18-year-old right winger has turned 1v1s into a Barcelona staple this season, which fits the theme of our graphic highlighting matches with 9 or more successful dribbles. It shows how valuable elite take-on players are across leagues, and Barcelona have a special one on their right flank.

Built for 1v1s on the right

Yamal is left-footed, plays wide on the right, and loves to receive early to face up defenders. Barcelona use him to pull full-backs out of shape, then attack the inside channel. When he goes outside, he buys corners and fouls; when he cuts in, he links with the No. 9 or fires at goal.

His height at 180 cm helps him ride challenges, but it is his balance and first touch that create separation. For a team that often meets low blocks in LaLiga, that ability is pure problem-solving.

End product growing with responsibility

The take-ons matter because they open lanes. Yamal’s carries draw double teams, which create simple passes into the box for runners. His final ball from the right half-space has improved, and his shot selection is cleaner, with more attempts from central areas.

Barcelona also lean on him in transition. He often starts counters from deep, turning defensive clearances into attacking phases with one successful dribble.

How the 9+ dribbles graphic frames his season

The image underlines how rare a 9-plus successful dribble night is and how many different leagues produce these outlier displays. It includes clubs from Spain and beyond, reminding us that ball carriers can tilt matches at any level.

Yamal is Barcelona’s best candidate for those peaks. Whether it is breaking a press or unlocking a compact defense, his dribbling sets the tempo of the attack and keeps defenders guessing.

Sofascore view and what to track next

On Sofascore, successful dribbles, key passes, and ball progression feed into the Sofascore Rating, where 10 is a perfect score. When Yamal’s take-ons are efficient and paired with chance creation, his Sofascore Rating trends up.

You can follow his match pages on Sofascore to compare his LaLiga output with other wide forwards. His proposed market value sits at €215m, which says plenty about how Barcelona and Spain see his ceiling for the coming years.

A rising leader in Barcelona’s attack

The shirt No. 10 is not just symbolic. Yamal has become a main route of progression on the right, a late-teen who already shapes how Barcelona play. If the dribbles keep flowing, the end product will follow, and the numbers everyone tracks on Sofascore will keep moving in the right direction.