FC Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal remains patient in his pursuit of the coveted Ballon d'Or, as suggested by his recent social media post.

Barcelona's Spanish player Lamine Yamal speaks after receiving the Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 player during the 2025 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, on Sept. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

The Barcelona and Spain player, who recently celebrated his 18th birthday, was named second behind Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembele in Monday's star-studded presentation in Paris.

Despite his impressive performance in leading Barca to both a league and cup double in Spain and reaching the Champions League semifinals last season, Yamal recognizes that his opportunity to claim the Ballon d'Or will come.

"God's plan is perfect, you have to climb to get to the summit," wrote the teenager on his social media.

Meanwhile, though he missed out on the Ballon d'Or, Yamal retained the Kopa Trophy for the best young player for a second consecutive year.

"I am happy for the Trophy Kopa X2 and I want to congratulate Dembele for his award and a great season," he added.