It is an unbelievable fact that veteran Jesus Navas of the Spanish team is older than the father of prodigy Lamine Yamal.

Jesus Navas is older than Lamine Yamal’s father

Jesus Navas and Lamine Yamal set records together in the match between Spain and France. Yamal (16 years and 362 days) became the youngest player to play in a major tournament semi-final, breaking the record of the “King of Football” Pele. In contrast, Jesus Navas (38 years and 231 days) became the oldest player, excluding a goalkeeper, to play in a major tournament semi-final.

Jesus Navas is older than Lamine Yamal’s father

Jesus Navas and Lamine Yamal played together on the right wing for Spain in the last match. And they contributed to help La Roja win 2-1 against France to advance to the final. In this match, Yamal became the hero with a superb equalizer to break the deadlock for Spain.

The age difference between the pair is 22 years. And fans quickly realized that Jesus Navas is actually older than Lamine Yamal’s father. It is known that Yamal’s father is only 35 years old this year

Another fact is that when Jesus Navas debuted for the Spanish national team in 2009, Lamine Yamal was only 2 years old. Yamal was 3 when Navas and the Spanish players won the World Cup in 2010

Praise must be given to Jesus Navas’s tenacity. While he is still playing for the Spanish national team, most of his 2010 World Cup-winning teammates have retired.