From the 14-year-old American making history in MLS to the recent record of AC Milan player Camarda, the stories of kids taking to the field as youngsters are always fascinating. Let’s explore the most unusual ones.
Serie A’s youngest football players
Modern football is increasingly blasé look for the talents of many young people. This is because, on the one hand, player trading is now one of the most functional ways to generate profitability for most clubs. On the other hand, it is now almost impossible for even well-known clubs to transfer ready and trained players at acceptable costs.
For this reason, even teams with a long history have to somehow search for very young talents. Thanks to men of Primavera championship age who successfully enter the first team, clubs can support both their technical and tactical projects and become a successful bet. achieve significant capital gainsIt has never been as important as in contemporary football.
Youngest debutants in Italian and world football
As we take a look at the list of the youngest players to make their Serie A debut, we also find some names from the past. Comprehensive Gianni Rivera’s attracts attentionIn this particular ranking of precocious talents, he still ranks 5th. The Golden Boy, who played 501 times for Milan, made his Serie A debut with Alessandria in the match against Inter, which ended 1-1 on June 2, 1959, at the age of 15 years, 9 months and 15 days.
Above him, we still rank 3rd in the ranking of the youngest players to make their debut in Italy’s top championship. “Frascati’s Fornaretto” Amadeo AmadeiThe legendary striker of Rome’s first scudetto won in the 1941/1942 season and made his debut on the field after 15 years, 9 months and 5 days: On May 2, 1937, Roma-Fiorentina was 2-2.
In first place in Serie A is one of the most talked about news of recent months: Francesco Camarda made his debut for Milan. For several years, despite his very young age, he has been a Potential crack in Italian footballThe boy, born in Milan but of Sicilian descent (his parents are from the province of Caltanissetta), held the new record as the youngest player to make his Serie A debut since last November.
Camarda, aged 15 years, 8 months and 15 days, entered the game in the 84th minute of the Milan-Fiorentina match on November 25, 2023. Wisdom broke Amey’s previous recordHe was born in Bologna in 2005. Amey made his debut in the rossoblu jersey on May 21, 2021, at the age of 15 years, 8 months and one day, in the 88th minute of the Bologna – Genoa match. He was thrown into controversy by the then coach of the Emilians, Sinisa Mihajlovic.
From Freddy Adu to Luka Romero: world record holders
The name that has become a legend despite his career never meeting expectations is Freddy Adu. Adu, an MLS prodigy from the USA, was born in 2004 when he was just 14 years and 306 days old. Youngest rookie in the US professional league. Adu, who played in the 61st minute for DC United against the Earthquakes, was even compared to Pelé by some commentators who saw the young Ghanaian striker as an elusive talent. History will tell us instead that Adu would be the protagonist of a mediocre and wandering career, filled with experiences at clubs like The Guardian that were far from memorable, perhaps because he was crushed by the enormous expectations for him to make such an early debut. KuPS Finns or Serbs from Jagodina.
Instead, he plays for Milan in Italy. The youngest player to play in the Spanish La Liga. 15 years and 219 days old Luka Romero, who entered 2020 with the Mallorca jersey in the 83rd minute against Real Madrid, broke a record that has existed since 1939. Before that he was at the top of Celta Vigo Sanson’s role as defender. It has been in the rankings for 81 years.
Moreover Record holder in Bundesliga still continues at full speed. His name is Youssufa Moukoko and he made his debut for Borussia Dortmund among the Bundesliga’s best in the 2020-21 season the day after his 16th birthday. Moukoko replaced Erling Haaland in the last five minutes of the 5-2 defeat against Hertha Berlin. Two weeks later, Moukoko became the youngest player to feature in the Champions League when he made his debut for Dortmund against Zenit St Petersburg at the age of 16 years and 18 days. With his contribution, the young Cameroonian enabled the yellow-blacks to turn the game around and beat Russia 2-1.
