Lamine Yamal used his first World Cup goal to name Inés García Santos, the girlfriend readers know as Lamine Yamal wife in the story’s framing. He told DAZN he dedicated the goal “to my mother, my girlfriend, to my friends, and everyone back at home in Mataró.”
García Santos is 21 years old and Yamal turned 19 yesterday, according to the article. She has become a regular presence at World Cup games and has worn his jersey while supporting Spain.
Greece and Barcelona
The couple’s public timeline began earlier this year, when rumors started after they were seen vacationing in Greece. They made their first public appearance in May at a FC Barcelona dinner, which put a name and face to a relationship that had already been developing online.
García Santos said, “People started seeing us together when we went to Greece.” She also said, “I've known Lamine for a lot longer than that. Not quite three years, but a good deal more months than people realize, even now.”
Inés García Santos
Her comments added another layer to that timeline. García Santos said, “We gave things time,” and, “We also spent a long time talking before seeing each other.” She also described the origin of the relationship this way: “Here's the real story: 3, 2, 1... social media!”
That online beginning helps explain why her support has been so visible since the relationship became public. She has attended every World Cup game since then, often in Yamal’s jersey, while he now enters each match with his first World Cup goal already tied to her name.
García Santos has also described a more personal obstacle in her own public comments. She told Woman Madame Figaro, “I love traveling, but I'm terrified of flying,” and added, “The two things don't really go together, but I'm facing my fears little by little.”
For readers following the relationship, the clearest unresolved point is still the one she left open: exactly when the two started talking online. That missing date matters because it is the piece that turns a public sighting into a full timeline.
