Lamine Yamal’s Model Girlfriend Ines Garcia Shares Herpes Diagnosis

Lamine Yamal never seems to be cold or in pain on the football field.

The 19-year-old is months away from winning the 2026 World Cup with Spain and is currently tearing up La Liga with FC Barcelona, ​​tallying 10 goals and 7 assists in 11 league matches.

Off the field, Yamal still enjoys a high-profile relationship with his model girlfriend, Spanish model Ines Garcia.

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona plays against Atletico de Madrid during an EA SPORTS LaLiga soccer match in Madrid, Spain on November 8, 2026. Maciej Rogowski/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Garcia posted an unfortunate health update on her Instagram Story on Saturday.

The post showed Garcia wearing some sort of cream on her nose, around her nostrils, and was captioned (in translated Spanish): “It’s been a long time since I had a herpes outbreak… Remember about a year ago??

“I used to get at least one a month… 😢 / Yesterday I woke up with one on my nose, and I look like that 24 hours a day.”

Ines Garcia, Lamine Yamal’s girlfriend, posts a photo in Instagram story wearing cream on her nose. (Instagram/@ineesgarcia).
Ines Garcia attends the 70th Ballon d’Or ceremony at the Palladium Theater in London, England on October 26, 2026. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Garcia has received praise for being open-minded about her herpes diagnosis, as it can be a difficult and stigmatized topic to talk about, especially for someone who has a huge following like Garcia.

Yamal helped FC Barcelona defeat Atlético Madrid in La Liga today, 2-1.

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