Max Dowman Makes Major Champions League History With European Debut

Max Dowman has go nan youngest quality shaper successful Champions League history aft coming disconnected nan chair during Arsenal’s conflict pinch Slavia Prague connected Tuesday evening.

The young guardant enjoyed an awesome pre-season pinch nan Gunners and has been regularly utilized by Mikel Arteta successful competitory fixtures already this term, making his 5th quality of nan run against Slavia Prague.

Dowman is already nan second-youngest subordinate successful Arsenal and Premier League history aft he featured successful nan club’s 5–0 demolition of Leeds United successful August—sitting only down clubmate Ethan Nwaneri—although he still awaits his first elder commencement for nan northbound London giants.

At 15 years and 308 days, nan Arsenal wonderkid successful now nan youngest subordinate to ever characteristic successful a Champions League match, and he’s nan only personification nether nan property of 16 to play successful Europe’s starring competition.

Dowman is simply a prima successful nan making. / Visionhaus/Getty Images

The grounds was antecedently held by Youssoufa Moukoko, who featured for Borussia Dortmund against Zenit Saint Petersburg successful 2020 astatine conscionable 16 years and 18 days. Barcelona star Lamine Yamal conscionable missed retired connected leapfrogging Moukoko erstwhile he turned retired against Royal Antwerp successful 2023.

Former Chelsea prima Celestine Babayoro sits 4th successful nan all-time rankings aft appearing for Anderlecht astatine 16 years and 68 days, while Manchester City’s caller enlistee Rayan Cherki is 5th pursuing a Champions League outing for Lyon against Zenit successful 2019.

Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans and Paris Saint-Germain’s Warren Zaïre-Emery are different notable players successful nan apical 10, arsenic is ex-Barcelona wonderkid Alen Halilović, who grounded to make bully connected his immense imaginable contempt being tipped for superstardom early successful his career.

Dowman has plentifulness of clip to go nan youngest goalscorer successful Champions League history contempt not uncovering nan nett against Slavia Prague, pinch nan existent grounds held by Ansu Fati aft his onslaught for Barcelona astatine 17 years and 40 days.

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