Arsenal wonderkid, 14, makes history by becoming youngest scorer in Uefa Youth League as fans gush ‘future is bright’

ARSENAL fans rejoiced arsenic their latest wonderkid became the Uefa Youth League's youngest-ever goalscorer.

The Gunners were dealt an almighty stroke connected Wednesday erstwhile skipper Martin Odegaard was ruled retired for "a while" with an ankle injury.

But connected Thursday, determination was plentifulness of crushed for celebration.

That is due to the fact that teenage prima Max Dowman was connected the scoresheet for the Arsenal Under-19s distant astatine Atalanta.

And successful doing so, helium broke the grounds arsenic the youngest subordinate to find the nett successful the competition.

England U17 planetary Dowman was aged conscionable 14 years, 8 months and 19 days erstwhile helium fired location from a cross.

The attacking midfielder - calved connected December 31, 2009 - broke the erstwhile grounds held by Borussia Dortmund sensation Youssoufa Moukoko, who was 14 years, 11 months and 3 days astatine the clip of his archetypal Youth League goal.

They are the lone 2 players to person struck successful the U19s tourney - a younker mentation of the Champions League.

Among the different youngest goalscorers is Ryan Gravenberch.

The Liverpool midfielder was conscionable 15 years, 4 months and 10 days aged erstwhile helium fired location for Ajax.

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But Dowman's effort bumps him retired of the apical 5 down to sixth connected the list.

According to Scouted, Dowman besides became the youngest-ever starter successful the Youth League and second-youngest debutant against Atalanta.

And fans were speedy to heap praise connected the teen for his awesome exploits.

One said: "Spectacular talent."

Another wrote: "A due baller."

A 3rd commented: "Max Dowman is genuinely a rising star! Excited to spot what the aboriginal holds for him and the Arsenal academy!"

A 4th typed: "Another incoming wonderkid from Hale End."

A 5th labelled him "Talent of the Century".

A 5th added: "You conscionable cognize he’s gonna beryllium the youngest subordinate starting for america successful the premier league. I spot him getting his debut wrong the adjacent 2 years."

And a last idiosyncratic replied: "He is pursuing successful the footsteps of Ethan Nwaneri."

Nwaneri became the Premier League's youngest player erstwhile helium came connected for the Gunners against Brentford successful 2022.

The schoolkid was conscionable 15 years and 181 days old erstwhile helium made his elder debut successful West London - and is present portion of the first-team set-up nether Mikel Arteta.

So overmuch truthful that helium was brought connected successful the closing minutes for Arsenal successful Sunday's North London Derby triumph astatine Tottenham to assistance spot retired victory.

However, contempt Dowman's occurrence against Atalanta today, Arsenal supporters volition beryllium hoping determination is nary repetition of the scoreline erstwhile the senior sides look disconnected successful the Champions League.

The inferior Italians ran retired comfy 4-1 winners - racing into a 3-0 pb by half-time earlier Dowman pulled 1 backmost aboriginal successful the 2nd and past the location broadside grabbed a 4th precocious on.