At 18, Real Madrid’s new Brazilian striker Endrick scored a goal against Stuttgart and fans wondered if he was the youngest player to score in the competition. Unfortunately for Los Blancos fans, that record still belongs to Barcelona striker Ansu Fati.
The Spaniard at 17 years and 40 days scored against Inter Milan goalkeeper Handanovic scored from distance to become the youngest player to ever score in the competition. The previous youngest goalscorer in the Champions League was Peter Ofori-Quayewho scored a goal for Olympiacos at the age of 17 years and 195 days. Georgi Ilenikhenawho coincidentally scored for Antwerp against Barcelona at the age of 17 years and 119 days, overtook Ofori-Quaye to take second place.
According to Endrick, which player is the youngest to score a goal in the Champions League?
The best young players who have scored goals in the Champions League are all under 18 years old. Unfortunately, the Madrid player hardly makes it into the top scorers list. 20 at 18just ahead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Here is the list of the youngest players to score a goal in a Champions League match.
On the other hand, Ansu Fati is not the youngest goalscorer in the history of the tournament. Before UEFA changed the name to the Champions League, there was the European Cup, and the honor goes to Włodzimierz Lubański from the Polish club Górnik Zabrze, who was just 16 years and 258 days old when he scored in the first leg of the tournament’s first round match against FK Dukla Prague on 13 November 1963. Górnik Zabrze won 2-0 that night, but were eliminated 4-1 in the second leg.
With 48 goals, “Włodek” became the second best goalscorer of the Polish national team of all time, only Robert Lewandowski was more successful.
