Playing in the UCL as a teenager is one thing, but scoring is another. Here, Ladbrokes looks through the 10 youngest Champions League goalscorers of all time.
From modern superstars like Lamine Yamal to heroes of yesteryear like Cesc Fabregas, this list features some truly iconic names - with every single player in the top ten clocking in at 17 years old. This season, both Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha and Arsenal's Max Dowman have the chance to write their name in this list, with both players already proving their quality in the domestic game.
But, without further ado, let's dive into the 10 youngest players to ever score a Champions League goal, starting with Basel's home game against Ludogorets in 2014.
Before we jump into the top 10, it's worth remembering that Rio Ngumoha - who already has a memorable Premier League goal under his belt - could enter the top 10 with a goal for Liverpool this season.
Plus, another young Premier League player with the chance to break the record this season is Arsenal's Max Dowman, with the 15-year-old needing just one Champions League goal before Christmas 2026 to write his name into the history books.
The 10 youngest Champions League goalscorers of all time
10. Bojan Krkic (17 years and 217 days)
The first of three Barcelona players to feature in this list of the top 10 youngest Champions League goalscorers in history, Bokan Krkic scored the only goal as Barca beat Schalke 1-0 in April 2008, with the teenager tapping in from a couple of yards out.
Krkic was assisted by Premier League legend Thierry Henry, and he followed in the Frenchman's footsteps by forging his own PL career at Stoke City, when the Potters were at the peak of their powers. Five years in England preceded a couple of loans and uninspiring moves, before Bojan retired in 2023.
Level with Bojan at 17 years and 217 days, former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is the youngest player to score a Champions League goal while playing for a Premier League club, finding the net for the Gunners in a 5-1 thrashing of Rosenborg in 2004.
And it had all the typical quality of a Cesc Fabregas goal, with a clever bit of skill to flick the ball over a defender before controlling a volley into the far corner - with this the first of 16 UCL strikes for the Spaniard. He never won the competition, but with a World Cup trophy - which Spain are favourites to lift again - two Premier League winners medals and much, much more, we think he did alright.
8. Mateo Kovacic (17 years and 215 days)
Another technically gifted midfielder with a memorable Premier League career, Mateo Kovacic just misses out on the top five for his strike in 2011 - scoring at just two days younger than Fabregas.
Kovacic scored for Dinamo Zagreb, getting his side's only goal in a brutal 7-1 defeat to Lyon. The Croatian's career has been one to remember since then, playing for the likes of Real Madrid, Man City, Chelsea and this year's finalists Inter Milan. Kovacic has also won a remarkable number of trophies - including the Champions League - and has represented his country over 100 times.
7. Peter Ofori-Quaye (17 years and 194 days)
Following on from those two iconic midfielders is Peter Ofori-Quaye, a less familiar name who scored for Olympiacos in a 5-1 defeat to Rosenborg in 1997, making him the UCL's youngest ever scorer at the time.
The forward controlled a cross with his back to goal, before swivelling and firing a strike into the bottom corner to produce a very tidy goal - but his career never quite reached the heights they might've done. He did manage to win the Greek title six years in a row, which takes some doing, but Ofari-Quaye's 24 league goals for Olympiacos across seven years were certainly the peak of his playing days.
6. Antonio Nusa (17 years and 149 days)
Antonio Nusa's Champions League career couldn't have got off to a better start, with the 17-year-old scoring on his debut in a 4-0 win for Brugge away at former UCL winners Porto. His goal saw him race away from the Porto defence before finishing confidently into the far corner.
Now at RB Leipzig - and still only 20 years old - Nusa has made some promising progression in his career already, representing Norway 13 times and scoring four times for his country - including on his debut. He also has a couple of league titles to his name, winning the Belgian Pro League in 2022 and 2024 while still at Brugge.
5. George Ilenikhena (17 years and 119 days)
When George Ilenikhena entered the pitch for Royal Antwerp against Barcelona in 2023, he could've been forgiven for being starstruck against the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal - but he only went and scored a stoppage-time winner to give the Belgian side a famous win.
Ilenikhena finished clinically in the 92nd minute to sink Barca, and moved to Monaco - where he is now a teammate of Breel Embolo - off the back of a strong campaign for Royal Antwerp. Still a teenager, the striker has plenty of time ahead of him to make a significant impact in the Champions League and add to his three goals in the competition.
4. Viktor Dadason (17 years and 113 days)
The first of two goalscorers to have added their names to this list in 2025, Viktor Dadason's strike for Copenhagen in a 4-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund may not have meant much in the context of the match - but it catapulted him into the Champions League history books.
The teenager was only introduced to the action in the 75th minute, with his side 3-1 down, and despite Copenhagen then conceding another, Dadason's consolation goal in the 90th minute was something for everyone to savour. A powerful header that just crept over the line gave the youngster his first UCL goal - which he has since added to - and saw him become the youngest Icelandic to ever score in the competition.
3. Dastan Satpayev (17 years and 106 days)
Also scoring as a 17-year-old in 2025 was Dastan Satpayev, who found the net for Kairat Almaty in a defeat to Copenhagen. Incidentally, Viktor Dadason also scored in this match, but Satpayev's strike saw him edge above his opponent in the list of the youngest-ever Champions League goalscorers.
Satpayev pulled a goal back for his team to make it 3-1, before Kairat Almaty scored another to make it a nervy last few minutes, but Copenhagen held on to win against their Kazakh visitors. Tackling the goalkeeper and slotting into an empty net is the perfect way to announce yourself on the European stage, and with multiple UCL goals now to his name, Dastan Satpayev could well be a player to watch in the coming years.
2. Lamine Yamal (17 years and 68 days)
The most recent addition to the list, Lamine Yamal's goal against Monaco in September 2024 was typical of the man, cutting inside onto his left foot before unleashing an unstoppable strike into the bottom corner.
Yamal is racking up records left, right, and centre, being the youngest player to score at the Euros, the youngest player to feature in the Champions League knockout stages, the youngest player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or, and much, much more. He is already a world-renowned talent, has won trophies with club and country, and is firmly recognised as one of the world's very best - all before his 18th birthday.
1. Ansu Fati (17 years and 40 days)
Rounding off the list, we have yet another Barcelona player, with Ansu Fati bagging for Barca just over a month after his 17th birthday with a winning goal against Inter in 2019.
Once Barcelona's brightest spark, Ansu Fati has been plagued by injuries for the last couple of seasons, falling out of favour at the La Liga giants and suffering during a largely uninspiring loan spell at Brighton. Still only 22, the winger has the time to turn his fortunes around and realise his once sky-high potential - but a quiet few years has certainly seen him fall out of the limelight.
