Ansu Fati is still breaking records and another one dropped tonight. With his goal against Inter Milan, just a minute after coming on as a substitute for another first-time UCL goalscorer
The goal means he has scored at even tenderer age than Olympiacos striker Peter Ofori-Quaye. The Ghanaian was only 17 years, 6 months and 7 days old when he netted against Rosenborg, but his record has now been confined to the history books, and replaced by that of a Barça teenager who just can’t stop breaking records!
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Youngest UEFA Champions League scorers
17 years 40 days: Ansu Fati (Internazionale Milano 1-2 Barcelona, 10/12/19)
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)
17 years 263 days: Breel Embolo (Basel 4-0 Ludogorets, 04/11/14)
17 years 300 days: Aaron Ramsey (Fenerbahçe 2-5 Arsenal, 21/10/08)
17 years 322 days: Karim Benzema (Lyon 2-1 Rosenborg, 06/11/05)
18 years 44 days: Alex Oxlade-Chambelain (Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos, 28/09/11)
Ansu Fati, youngest goalscorer in Champions League history
Aged 17 years and 40 days, the Barça youngster sets a tournament record with his goal against Inter Milan
Ansu Fati is still breaking records and another one dropped tonight. With his goal against Inter Milan, just a minute after coming on as a substitute for another first-time UCL goalscorer Carles Pérez, the Guinea-Bissau born sensation of just 17 years and 40 days became the youngest goalscorer in the entire history of Europe’s premier club competition.
The goal means he has scored at even tenderer age than Olympiacos striker Peter Ofori-Quaye. The Ghanaian was only 17 years, 6 months and 7 days old when he netted against Rosenborg, but his record has now been confined to the history books, and replaced by that of a Barça teenager who just can’t stop breaking records!