Every nation's youngest EURO appearance-maker and scorer
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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Who are the youngest players to have played and scored for the EURO 2024 contenders at a EURO finals?
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Spain's Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to appear at a UEFA EURO, taking to the pitch against Croatia on 15 June 2024 aged 16 years and 338 days.
Who are the youngest players to impress for all the EURO contenders?
Albania
Youngest player: Medon Berisha, 20 years 247 days (vs Spain, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Armando Sadiku, 25 years 23 days (vs Romania, EURO 2016)
Austria
Youngest player: Leopold Querfeld, 20 years 188 days (vs Netherlands, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Christoph Baumgartner, 21 years 324 days (vs Ukraine, EURO 2020)
Belgium
Youngest player: Enzo Scifo, 18 years 115 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO '84)
Youngest scorer: Emile Mpenza, 21 years 342 days (vs Sweden, EURO 2000)
Croatia
Youngest player: Ivan Rakitić, 20 years 94 days (vs Germany, EURO 2008)
Youngest scorer: Luka Modrić, 22 years 273 days (vs Austria, EURO 2008)
Czechia
Youngest player: Adam Hložek, 18 years 324 days (vs Scotland, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Milan Baroš, 22 years 231 days (vs Latvia, EURO 2004)
Denmark
Youngest player: Michael Laudrup, 19 years 363 days (vs France, EURO '84)
Youngest scorer: Mikkel Damsgaard, 20 years 353 days (vs Russia, EURO 2020)
England
Youngest player: Jude Bellingham, 17 years 349 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Wayne Rooney, 18 years 237 days (vs Switzerland, EURO 2004)
France
Youngest player: Kingsley Coman, 19 years 363 days (vs Romania, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Bruno Bellone, 22 years 105 days (vs Spain, EURO '84)
Georgia
Youngest player: Anzor Mekvabishvili, 23 years 13 days (vs Türkiye, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 23 years 135 days (vs Portugal, EURO 2024)
Germany
Youngest player: Lukas Podolski, 19 years 19 days (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2004)
Youngest scorer: Florian Wirtz, 21 years 42 days (vs Scotland, EURO 2024)
Hungary
Youngest player: Zoltán Varga, 19 years 171 days (vs Spain, EURO '64)
Youngest scorer: Ferenc Bene, 19 years 183 days (vs Spain, EURO '64)
Italy
Youngest player: Paolo Maldini, 19 years 350 days (vs West Germany, EURO '88)
Youngest scorer: Pietro Anastasi, 20 years 64 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO '68)
Netherlands
Youngest player: Jetro Willems, 18 years 71 days (vs Denmark, EURO 2012)
Youngest scorer: Patrick Kluivert, 19 years 353 days (vs England, EURO '96)
Poland
Youngest player: Kacper Kozłowski, 17 years 246 days (vs Spain, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Arkadiusz Milik, 22 years 105 days (vs Northern Ireland, EURO 2016)
Portugal
Youngest player: Renato Sanches, 18 years 301 days (vs Iceland, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Renato Sanches, 18 years 317 days (vs Poland, EURO 2016)
Romania
Youngest player: Gheorghe Hagi, 19 years 130 days (vs Spain, EURO '84)
Youngest scorer: Cristian Chivu, 19 years 238 days (vs England, EURO 2000)
Scotland
Youngest player: Nathan Patterson, 19 years 279 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Gary McAllister, 27 years 176 days (vs Commonwealth of Independent States, EURO '92)
Serbia
Youngest player: Dragan Stojković, 19 years 102 days (vs Belgium, EURO '84)
Youngest scorer: Dragan Stojković, 19 years 108 days (vs France, EURO '84)
Slovakia
Youngest player: Leo Sauer, 18 years 188 days (vs Ukraine, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Ondrej Duda, 21 years 189 days (vs Wales, EURO 2016)
Slovenia
Youngest player: Benjamin Šeško, 21 years 16 days: (vs Denmark, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Miran Pavlin, 28 years 249 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO 2000)
Spain
Youngest player: Lamine Yamal, 16 years 338 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Lamine Yamal, 16 years 362 days (vs France, EURO 2024)
Switzerland
Youngest player: Johan Vonlanthen, 18 years 137 days (vs England, EURO 2004)
Youngest scorer: Johan Vonlanthen, 18 years 141 days (vs France, EURO 2004)
Türkiye
Youngest player: Emre Mor, 18 years 324 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Arda Güler, 19 years 114 days (vs Georgia, EURO 2024)
Ukraine
Youngest player: Illia Zabarnyi, 18 years 285 days (vs Netherlands, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Artem Dovbyk, 24 years 8 days (vs Sweden, EURO 2020)