The UEFA Champions League has long been a platform for emerging football talents, with young players seizing their moment on the grand stage. Each season, these rising stars set records and captivate fans with their skill, demonstrating that the future of football is in good hands.
According to a recent release by UEFA, titled *”Champions League youngest goalscorers: Ansu Fati, Yamal, Kovačić, Fàbregas, Bellingham,”* several football prodigies have made their mark at remarkably young ages:
#### Youngest Goalscorers in Champions League History:
– **Ansu Fati** (Barcelona) – 17 years, 40 days (Inter 1-2 Barcelona, 10/12/19)
– **Lamine Yamal** (Barcelona) – 17 years, 68 days (Monaco 2-1 Barcelona, 19/09/24)
– **Antonio Nusa** (Club Brugge) – 17 years, 149 days (Porto 0-4 Club Brugge, 13/09/22)
– **Peter Ofori-Quaye** (Olympiacos) – 17 years, 194 days (Rosenborg 5-1 Olympiacos, 01/10/97)
– **Mateo Kovačić** (Dinamo Zagreb) – 17 years, 215 days (Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Lyon, 07/12/11)
– **Cesc Fàbregas** (Arsenal) – 17 years, 217 days (Arsenal 5-1 Rosenborg, 07/12/04)
– **Bojan Krkić** (Barcelona) – 17 years, 217 days (Schalke 0-1 Barcelona, 01/04/08)
– **Martin Klein** (Sparta Praha) – 17 years, 240 days (Panathinaikos 2-1 Sparta Praha, 27/02/02)
– **Breel Embolo** (Basel) – 17 years, 263 days (Basel 4-0 Ludogorets, 04/11/14)
– **Jude Bellingham** (Dortmund) – 17 years, 289 days (Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City, 14/04/21)
– **Aaron Ramsey** (Arsenal) – 17 years, 300 days (Fenerbahçe 2-5 Arsenal, 21/10/08)
#### Youngest Goalscorers in the Knockout Stage:
– **Bojan Krkić** (Barcelona) – 17 years, 217 days (Schalke 0-1 Barcelona, 01/04/08)
– **Jude Bellingham** (Dortmund) – 17 years, 289 days (Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City, 14/04/21)
– **Jamal Musiala** (Bayern) – 17 years, 363 days (Lazio 1-4 Bayern, 23/02/2021)
These young footballers have proven that age is no barrier to success, as they continue to leave their mark on one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.
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