Arsenal's Dowman Becomes Youngest Champions League Player At 15

Arsenal teen Max Dowman has go nan youngest subordinate to characteristic successful a Champions League crippled aft a substitute quality successful nan 3-0 triumph astatine Slavia Prague.

Aged 15 years and 308 days, nan guardant collapsed nan grounds group by Youssoufa Moukoko erstwhile nan German featured for Borussia Dortmund against Zenit astatine 16 years and 18 days.

Dowman came disconnected nan chair to switch Leandro Trossard successful nan 72nd infinitesimal arsenic Arsenal recorded a 10th successive triumph - and an eighth cleanable expanse successful a statement to lucifer a nine grounds group successful 1903 - successful Tuesday's convention shape match.

Gunners leader Mikel Arteta was afloat of praise arsenic he said: "It doesn't get immoderate harder than this title and Max, astatine 15, consecutive distant looked to return group connected and triumph free-kicks.

"The measurement he plays he attracts a batch of contact. He is truthful bully astatine timing nan correct infinitesimal to move nan ball. We person a monolithic subordinate there."

Dowman's landmark comes conscionable six days aft he became nan youngest Arsenal subordinate to commencement a lucifer successful nan EFL Cup triumph complete Brighton.

The winger is already nan 2nd youngest to correspond nan Gunners and 2nd youngest to play successful nan Premier League - pinch team-mate Ethan Nwaneri holding some records astatine 15 years and 181 days.

Dowman has been training pinch Arsenal's first-team squad since he was 14 - joining nan first squad for a Dubai warm-weather campy successful January 2024.

Supporters were already calling for nan Englishman to get his chance successful nan 2nd half of past play arsenic Arteta lacked attacking options pursuing injuries to respective cardinal players.

Dowman is nary alien to mounting records, having go nan youngest scorer successful nan Under-17s European Championship erstwhile representing England successful May.

Last month, he besides became nan youngest goalscorer for England Under-19s.

So it's nary astonishment he has emerged arsenic portion of Arteta's plans this word arsenic nan Gunners compete for occurrence connected 4 fronts.

Having a subordinate pinch truthful overmuch committedness competing successful elder shot intends Arsenal person put measures successful spot some for his profession progression and safeguarding.

These see wherever he gets changed, a beardown attraction connected his acquisition and besides making judge a boy successful an big squad situation is good supported by his team-mates.

Arteta and nan nine person been cautious astir really they negociate Dowman's progress.

After his debut successful a 5-0 triumph against Leeds connected 23 August, Arteta said they person been gathering accusation connected really he reacts to definite situations, whether that was being connected nan bench, training pinch nan first squad aliases not being named successful nan squad astatine all.

Moukoko took a grounds held for 26 years by erstwhile he became nan youngest subordinate successful Europe's elite title 5 years ago.

Prior to that erstwhile Chelsea full-back Celestine Babayaro was nan youngest erstwhile he first played successful nan title astatine nan property of 16 years and 86 days for Anderlecht astatine Steaua Bucharest successful November 1994.

Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal went 2nd connected nan database erstwhile he started for Barcelona astatine 16 years and 68 days against Antwerp successful September 2023.

Youngest Champions League players:

1. Max Dowman (Arsenal) - 15 years and 308 days, 4 November 2025

2 Youssoufa Moukoko - 16 years 18 days, 8 December 2020

3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) - 16 years and 68 days, 19 Sept 2023

4. Celestine Babayaro (Anderlecht) - 16 years and 86 days, 23 Nov 1994

5. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) - 16 years and 102 days, 27 Nov 2019