Nonetheless, here are the top 10 youngest Champions League goalscorers in the competition's history. Also, feel free to check out our dedicated Champions League predictions & betting tips page for this season's competition.
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9. Martin Klein – 17 years 240 days
Maybe the least heralded player on our list is Czech centre-back Martin Klein. The then-Sparta Prague teenager scored a consolation header against Panathinaikos back in 2002.
The first La Masia wonderkid on our list, Bojan was considered the heir to Lionel Messi at one point. Things never quite turned out that way, but it was very easy to believe the hype.
7. Cesc Fabregas – 17 years 217 days
Next on our list is Cesc Fabregas. Like Bojan, Fabregas was made at La Masia, but it was at Arsenal where the Spaniard really thrived.
Dinamo Zagreb are one of the most productive clubs in Europe, with their former players populating the ranks of many clubs across the continent’s top five leagues. Four-time UCL winner Mateo Kovacic ranks highly among them, and became one of the youngest UCL scorers with a strike against Lyon in 2011.
5. Peter Ofori-Quaye – 17 years 194 days
Peter Ofori-Quaye was the youngest Champions League scorer ever for 22 years, thanks to his 1997 goal against Rosenborg. Like Kovacic, Ofori-Quaye’s goal was a consolation in a thrashing, as his Olympiacos side lost 5-1.
Norwegian starlet Antonio Nusa turned many heads in the 2022/23 UCL group stage, as Club Brugge revealed themselves as the tournament’s surprise package. The Belgians beat Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen to qualify from Group B, in large part thanks to Nusa’s skill, speed and trickery.
3. George Ilenikhena – 17 years 119 days
Ranking in third place in our list is perhaps an unknown name in George Ilenikhena. He scored in a famous 3-2 win for Belgian side Antwerp at home to Barcelona in the 2023/24 UCL campaign.
Yamal continues to shock world football with his ability at still such a young age. Could he help Barcelona win the UCL in the 2025/26 season?
1. Ansu Fati – 17 years 40 days
Unfortunately for Fati, injuries have hit his young career very hard. The Spaniard, has missed over 120 football matches since a horrific meniscus tear in 2020. He spent 2023/24 on loan at Brighton, but struggled for fitness there too.
However, Fati can still get the career his prodigious talent deserves. He is now playing for Monaco in the 2025/26 campaign.
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