Raphinha wins Liga player of the year as Yamal gets youth prize
Barcelona's Spanish forward #19 Lamine Yamal and Barcelona's Brazilian forward #11 Raphinha speak during the Spanish league football match between Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Barcelona at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, on May 25, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)
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Brazil winger Raphinha has been voted player of the year of Spain's La Liga after Barcelona won the domestic double.
The 28-year-old, in his third season at Barca having joined from Leeds, notched 18 goals and nine assists.
The hard working right-sided winger is a skilled dribbler and assiduous back-tracker.
Barcelona's teenage striker Lamine Yamal won the under-23 award.
Raphinha was on the verge of leaving the Catalan club in the close season but instead new coach Hansi Flick named him captain and offered him an extension until July 2028.
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