Often popularly hailed as the most coveted and prestigious club football tournament in the world, the UEFA Champions League that features the top football clubs is nothing short of a dream for a broad majority of football players in the world. Scoring a goal in the UEFA Champions League not only garners them immense fame but also considerably increases their chances of being transferred to elite clubs and claiming more valuable contracts.
Additionally, scoring goals in the UEFA Champions League also leads them to the glorious opportunity of capturing the coveted awards, including Golden Boots and Ballon d’Or awards. Well, although it takes extensive experience and unwavering dedication to score the match-winning goals against the seasoned players of the opponent team in the UEFA Champions League, a few football stalwarts have defied their age and re-written the history of the world’s most prestigious club football tournament.
In this article we will take a look at the top four youngest football players who have managed to score in the UEFA Champions League.
Top 4 Youngest Players to score in UEFA Champions League
| Rank | Player | Club | Age |
| 1. | Ansu Fati | Barcelona | 17 years and 40 days |
| 2. | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | 17 years and 68 days |
| 3. | George Ilenikhena | Royal Antwerp | 17 years and 119 days |
| 4. | Antonio Nusa | Club Brugge | 17 years and 149 days |
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Ansu Fati, Barcelona – 17 Years and 40 Days
Anssumane Fati Vieira, popularly referred to as “Ansu Fati”, who currently plays as a forward or winger for the La Liga club Barcelona, is at the first spot in our list of the top four youngest football players in the history of the UEFA Champions League to score a goal for their respective clubs.
During a group stage match against Inter Milan on 10 December 2019, Barcelona’s Ansu Fati netted a stunning winning goal at the San Siro at the age of seventeen years and forty days and established himself as the youngest ever football player to score a goal in the decades-old history of the UEFA Champions League. Ansu Fati’s maiden goal against Inter Milan at the 2019 UCL undoubtedly marked the star-studded beginning of his international football career.
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Lamine Yamal, Barcelona- 17 Years and 68 Days
At the second spot in our list of the top four youngest football players to ever score a goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League, we have the Spanish professional football player, Lamine Yamal, who is often hailed as one of the most prominent and lethal teenage football players in the world and currently plays as a winger for the La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain’s national football team.
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During the group stage match against Royal Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal smashed a goal in the second half, leading his club to a commanding 5-0 victory. The sensational goal from Lamine Yamal at the UCL 2024 undoubtedly established him as the “next big thing” in the arena of Spanish football and the second-youngest football player to score a goal in the UEFA Champions League.
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George Ilenikhena, Royal Antwerp – 17 Years and 119 Days
The iconic Nigerian professional football player, George Ilenikhena, who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Monaco, is at the third spot in our list of the top four youngest football players to score a goal in the UEFA Champions League.
In a group stage match against Shakhtar Donetsk on November 28, 2023, George Ilenikhena played for Royal Antwerp and scored a goal, leading the club to a sensational 2-1 victory. George Ilenikhena’s goal not only established him as the third-youngest football player to score a goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League at the age of 17 years and 119 days, but also led Royal Antwerp to a record-breaking victory in the group stage match for the very first time.
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Antonio Nusa, Club Brugge – 17 Years and 149 Days
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four youngest football players to ever score a goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League, we have the Norwegian professional footballer, Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa, popularly referred to as “Antonio Nusa”, who currently plays for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Norway national team.
Antonio Nusa created history after scoring for Club Brugge in a UEFA Champions League match on September 13, 2022, against FC Porto in the 84th minute of the match, leading Club Brugge to a phenomenal 4-0 victory and establishing him as the fourth-youngest football player to score a goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League at the age of 17 years and 149 days.
