Kerala prestige is brought to the internet when a 15 year old boy got noticed by social media due to his resemblance with Barcelona and Spain football star Lamine Yamal.
Now, school boy Alan James, from Kollam, is a reason for the stunning looks he traces on the football grounds in Chakkuvally especially when he wears a Spain jersey while playing. It has been said that people have been seeing the connection between the teen and Yamal for quite some time now, but his popularity really took off when a video of him was posted online.
It is a video shot and uploaded by Nikhil Manohar, a member of the block panchayat and vlogger. Videos of James sporting a Yamal jersey soon started to trend on social media as people started to compare him to the young Spanish football star.
One of Manohar’s videos posted on Instagram has amassed 14 million views making the Kerala school boy a viral phenomenon, ANI reported.
James’ sudden rise to fame has made his acts and his love for football subject of attention. The resemblance has indeed made him a familiar person on social media, as viewers were amazed to see the resemblance between Yamal and the teenager.
The comparisons are all the more striking take into account the fact that Yamal has already emerged as the most exciting youth talent in football. Having come full circle and being doubtfully likened to some around him as his childhood, what James has now come to see is now being embraced by the entire online community.
The Kerala football fan, who had been circulating his videos on social media has found an unexpected moment at the centre of attention because of his uncanny resemblance to one of the world football’s largest young guns.