Arsenal youngster Max Dowman is on the cusp of setting a new record if he features in their Champions League clash against Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao on Tuesday.
Dowman, 15, already made headlines when he became the second-youngest debutant in the Premier League, coming off the bench against Leeds United. He has also drawn praise from former England striker and Manchester United’s record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney.
“… You can see his future is so bright, he is going to have a massive future. “Everyone you speak to in football, the same name keeps coming back: Max Dowman,” Rooney told BBC.
Dowman, born in December 2009, is yet to turn 16, and should be make his debut in the Champions League in the next two months, he would become the youngest debutant in the tournament.
Youngest debutants in the Champions League:
- Youssoufa Moukoko (16y 18d) for Borussia Dortmund v Zenit St Petersburg, December 2020
- Lamine Yamal (16y 68d) for Barcelona v Royal Antwerp – September 2023
- Celestine Babayaro (16y 86d) for Anderlecht v FCSB – November 1994
- Rayan Cherki (16y 102d) for Lyon v Zenit – November 2019
- Alen Halilovic (16y 128d) for Dinamo Zagreb v Paris St-Germain – October 2012
- Youri Tielemans (16y 148d) for Anderlecht v Olympiakos – October 2013
- Francesco Camarda (16y 226d) for AC Milian v Club Brugge – October 2024
- Warren Zaire-Emery (16y 228d) for PSG v Maccabi Haifa – October 2022
- Charalampos Mavrias (16y 241d) for Panathinaikos v Rubin Kazan – October 2010
- Kenneth Zohore (16y 262d) for FC Copenhagen v Barcelona – October 2010
Published on Sep 16, 2025
