The youngest Champions League goalscorers for English clubs

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·6 mars 2025

The youngest Champions League goalscorers for English clubs

Ethan Nwaneri underlined his status as a superstar-in-waiting with another goal for Arsenal this week.

Nwaneri’s thunderous hit doubled Arsenal’s lead at PSV Eindhoven, as the Gunners won 7-1 at The Philips Stadion in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The teenager’s goal continued a phenomenal breakout season for Nwaneri.

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The 17-year-old has scored eight goals in all competitions for Arsenal, including two in this season’s Champions League. He’s only the fourth footballer aged under 18 to score a Champions League goal for an English club.

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Incredibly, of the 10 youngest Champions League goalscorers for Premier League clubs, six achieved the feat in an Arsenal shirt. Nwaneri is third on the list, behind only Cesc Fabregas and Aaron Ramsey.

Manchester City defender Rico Lewis is the only other player to score a Champions League goal for a Premier League team before his 18th birthday.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere increase the Arsenal representation, alongside Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Wayne Rooney is ninth on the list. Rooney remarkably scored an unforgettable hat-trick on his Manchester United and Champions League debut. After being signed from Everton in 2004, the forward scored three times in a 6-2 thrashing of Turkish side Fenerbahce at Old Trafford.