Youngest scorers in UEFA's top competitions
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Who are the youngest goalscorers in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA European Championships – qualifying and finals? Find out here.
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Youngest UEFA Champions League scorers*
17 years 195 days: Peter Ofori-Quaye (Rosenborg 5-1 Olympiacos, 01/10/97)
17 years 216 days: Mateo Kovačić (Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Lyon, 07/12/11)
17 years 218 days: Cesc Fàbregas (Arsenal 5-1 Rosenborg, 07/12/04)
17 years 218 days: Bojan Krkić (Schalke 0-1 Barcelona, 01/04/08)
17 years 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos 2-1 Sparta Praha, 27/02/02)
Youngest UEFA Europa League scorers (group stage to final)*
16 years 218 days: Romelu Lukaku (Ajax 1-3 Anderlecht, 17/12/09)
16 years 272 days: Iker Muniain (Athletic Club 3-0 Austria Wien, 17/09/09)
17 years 148 days: Adam Maher (AZ Alkmaar 3-0 BATE Borisov, 15/12/10)
17 years 157 days: Ante Ćorić (Dinamo Zagreb 5-1 Astra Giurgiu, 18/09/14)
17 years 231 days: Arnaud Souquet (Slavia Praha 1-5 LOSC Lille, 01/10/09)
Youngest EURO finals scorers
18yrs 141 days: Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland 1-3 France, 21/06/04)
18yrs 237 days: Wayne Rooney (England 3-0 Switzerland, 17/06/04)
18yrs 317 days: Renato Sanches (Poland 1-1 Portugal (3-5 pens), 30/06/16)
19yrs 107 days: Dragan Stojković (France 3-2 Yugoslavia, 19/06/84)
19yrs 129 days: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal 1-2 Greece, 12/06/04)
Youngest EURO qualifying scorers
17 years 83 days: Gareth Bale (Wales 1-5 Slovakia, 07/10/06)
17 years 207 days: Levan Mchedlidze (Georgia 2-0 Scotland, 17/10/07)
17 years 230 days: Ben Sahar (Israel 4-0 Estonia, 28/03/07)
17 years 317 days: Wayne Rooney (FYR Macedonia 1-2 England, 06/09/03)
18 years 92 days: Zoran Filipović (East Germany 1-2 Yugoslavia, 09/05/71)
*UEFA Champions League/UEFA Europa League only; European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Cup not included