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Youngest Players
This list features the youngest players to play professionally in football history.
RANK | PLAYERS | AGE | CLUB | YEAR |
1 | Eric Godpower Mashall | 10 years & 11 months | Gar’ou (Liberia) | 2021 |
2 | Mauricio Baldivieso | 12 years | Club Aurora (Bolivia) | 2009 |
3 | Da’vian Kimbrough | 13 years & 226 days | Las Vegas Lights (United States) | 2023 |
4 | Souleymane Mamam | 13 years & 310 days | Togo National Team (World Cup Qualifier) | 2001 |
5 | Cavan Sullivan | 14 years & 293 days | Philadelphia Union (United States) | 2024 |
6 | Freddy Adu | 14 years & 306 days | D.C. United (United States) | 2004 |
7 | Ethan Nwaneri | 15 years & 181 days | Arsenal (England) | 2022 |
8 | Martin Ødegaard | 15 years & 253 days | Strømsgodset 3 (Norway) | 2012 |
9 | Pelé | 15 years & 290 days | Santos (Brazil) | 1956 |
10 | Lamine Yamal | 15 years & 290 days | Barcelona (Spain) | 2023 |
References
Oldest.org (2025) 8 Youngest Soccer Players to Play Professionally. Available at: https://www.oldest.org/sports/youngest-professional-soccer-players/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
FourFourTwo (2023) Da'vian Kimbrough: 13-year-old becomes youngest professional footballer ever in USA. Available at: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/davian-kimbrough-13-year-old-becomes-youngest-professional-footballer-ever-in-usa (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Daily Mail (2023) Cavan Sullivan youngest MLS Man City. Available at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13645765/cavan-sullivan-youngest-mls-man-city.html (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Sky Sports (2023) Ethan Nwaneri: Inside the rise of the Arsenal teenager, 15, who became the youngest ever Premier League player. Available at: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12702010/ethan-nwaneri-inside-the-rise-of-the-arsenal-teenager-15-who-became-the-youngest-ever-premier-league-player (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
FC Barcelona (2025) Lamine Yamal. Available at: https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/barca-b/players/3673478/lamine-yamal (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia (n.d.) List of men's footballers with 1,000 or more official appearances. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_footballers_with_1%2C000_or_more_official_appearances (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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