Who is Lamine Yamal's alleged girlfriend Fati Vasquez?

Fati Vasquez — this name has sent shockwaves through the football world in recent days. The young woman was spotted vacationing alongside none other than Lamina Yamal, the brightest football prodigy of recent years, immediately igniting public curiosity.

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The detail everyone’s talking about? The age gap between Lamina and his supposed new flame. Fati Vasquez is 29, while Yamal is set to celebrate his 18th birthday only next month.

Rumors of their relationship began swirling after fans noticed that photos posted by Fati and Yamal on social media appeared to be taken in the same locations. Soon after, paparazzi snaps, published exclusively by Spanish magazine Lecturas, emerged.

Yamal and Vasquez were seen enjoying a getaway on Pantelleria, a picturesque island off southern Sicily. The pair were all smiles as they rode a jet ski together, soaking up the sun.

Now, every media outlet is buzzing about their possible romance, though the two have so far kept silent, refusing to comment publicly on their relationship status.

But who is this mysterious woman? Let’s take a closer look.

Her full name is Fatima Vasquez Dosantos, and she’ll turn 30 this August. She hails from Galicia, a region in the northwest of Spain. Not much is known about her private life — she previously worked as a flight attendant and is now recognized as the author of a book on teenage bullying, “Let Them Come After Me.” In it, she recounts her own experience with harassment during her youth.

Among the recently surfaced facts: fans discovered that Vasquez is an active user on the adult platform OnlyFans. One Barcelona supporter found her profile and pointed out that she’s still posting content there.

She’s also popular on Instagram, boasting around 500,000 followers on her account.

Following the news of a possible romance between Vasquez and Yamal, the young woman was subjected to a barrage of insults and hate online. She admitted to receiving a flood of disturbing messages, including death threats. Faced with this wave of negativity, Fati was forced to disable comments on her Instagram account.

Aside from the hate, the age gap between Lamina and Fati has become a meme online, with users poking fun and sharing jokes about their difference in years.

For example, one fan mocked the situation by showing what Yamal and Vasquez looked like back in 2019.

Others compared Lamina’s relationship with an older woman to that of his father: while Yamal’s alleged girlfriend is 12 years his senior, his father, Munir Nasraoui, is dating a woman 18 years younger than himself.

In addition, one fan uncovered a surprising detail: Lamina Yamal commented on one of Fati Vasquez’s photos back in August 2020, when he was just 13 years old. It seems the Spanish star had noticed her long before and already had his eye on her back then.

Lamina Yamal has previously been seen with high-profile women. He was in a relationship with TikTok influencer Alex Padilla. The couple made their first public appearance together last summer at the Euro 2024 winners’ award ceremony.

But just two months after going public, Yamal and Padilla broke up. Rumor had it that she had been unfaithful — speculation fueled by a video of her sitting on another guy’s lap.

After some time, the pair reconciled over the Christmas holidays, with Padilla even accompanying Yamal to the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony. However, it soon became clear that the couple had split again, this time for good.

The 17-year-old Spaniard was also linked with Italian beauty Anna Genyoso last November and December. They were spotted shopping together in Barcelona with friends.

Whether Fati Vasquez will officially join the list of Lamina Yamal’s girlfriends remains to be seen. For now, all we can do is watch — perhaps they’re simply friends vacationing with the same group, or maybe there’s something deeper they’re keeping under wraps…