Talent in soccer has no age, because in the world children have become known who show great signs of a promising future, debuting at a very young age, so much so that sometimes they are even named the next Pele, Diego Armando Maradona, Lionel Messi or Zinedine Zidane.
Here are the ten youngest players in history to make their professional debut:
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Ten days after turning 16, the D10S debuted with the Argentinos Juniors in view of Workshops, on October 20, 1976.
His debut could have been much earlier, however, he had to pay a five-date suspension for an expulsion in a match for the seventh category of youth.
That was the beginning of the considered best player of all time, who was world champion in Mexico 1986.
The Norwegian started his professional career in the Stromgodset, at the age of 15, being the youngest player to debut in the Tippeligaen, the highest category of football in his country.
Real Madrid decided to take over their services and have transferred them to different clubs such as Heerenveen, Vitesse, Real society and Arsenal.
The Nigerian drew attention in the Ajax, where his brother was active TijaniSo he was taken to the Barcelona youth teams in 1998 and at the age of 15 he made his debut with the B team, being the youngest player to make his debut in the history of the culé club.
Later he passed through the Terrassa FC, Cadiz, Metalurg Donetsk, Olympiakos, among others.
Before turning 16, the Brazilian star made his debut with the Saints in front of Corinthians.
To this must be added that he is the youngest player to have won a World Cup, which he did in Sweden 1958 at the age of 17.
The current French journalist made his debut in the League 1 with the Saint-Étienne, at the age of 15 years, ten months and five days.
He retired before the age of 30 due to a serious injury, but in his walk he defended the cause of the Toulon, Grenoble, Olympique Avignonnais and Nyonnais.
The Spanish defender made his debut in the Spanish First Division at 15 years and eight months of age in the 1939-40 season, having a record that lasted quite a long time, simply more than 50 years.
Debuted with Celta Vigo, but also carried the colors of the Real Sporting, Real Oviedo, Cultural Leonesa and Xerez.
He played a total of 15 seasons and retired in 1956, passing away at age 87 in 2012.
The Mexican had his first match in the MX League with the Pachuca jersey by beating 2-1 at Blue Cross in the Apertura 2007, with just 15 years, seven months and two days.
Since then he wandered through the First Division and Second Division, achieving in the 2018-19 season the scoring championship with the Tepatitlan of the Expansion League.
The Mexican-Argentine had the good fortune to make his debut at 15 years and 219 days in one of the best leagues in the world: LaLiga de España. It was on June 24, 2020 when the Majorca made the decision to send the far right onto the pitch to be measured at Real Madrid.
He currently defends the Lazio and it is part of the inferiors of Argentina.
In the First Division of Argentina, El Kun made history, since he made his debut at 15 years and 35 days with Independiente de Avellaneda, quickly making the leap to the Old Continent.
Has been in the Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona, as well as with the selection of Argentina.
The current player of the Al Rayyan Qatar also began his career in professional football very young, with only 14 years and 313 days, when in 2006 the Envigado His country no longer aspired to qualify for the final home runs, they chose to give him a chance.
Just a year later it was consolidated with oranges passing through Banfield, Porto, AS Monaco, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Everton.
The American striker at the time became the youngest player in his country to make his professional debut, when the DC United gave him the confidence at age 14 to see action in the Major League Soccer.
He was considered a promise, going through the youth teams to reach the absolute, however, when he arrived in Europe he was stagnant.
He defended the Benfica, AS Monaco, Aris, Bay, Rizespor, Philadelphia Union, among others.
The forward of the Real Salt Lake Academy made history last Friday by becoming the youngest player to make his professional debut in the United States, with 13 years, nine months and nine days, entering the exchange against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
During the MLS Next Cup last summer, the American helped the RSL win the national U-15 title, taking the Golden Boot by converting a treble to add five goals in total during the tournament.
The current national team of Colombia debuted at 13 years and 112 days with the Boyacá Lancers, club of the First B of his country, in the 1999 season.
Two years were enough for him to make the leap to River Plate, then to Porto and from there build the great career that he is known for.
The Bolivian debuted as a twelve-year-old boy in the ranks of the dawn. His father, Julio César Baldivieso, was the coach of the team and in charge of debuting it on July 19, 2009 against La Paz Football Club in the First Division of Bolivian soccer.
He also defended the jackets of the Real Potosí, National Potosí, University of Sucre, Wilstermann and San José, all in their country, apart from the 2015 South American U-20, playing one match.
In the fourth division of football Liberia, in the modest FC Ga’rouThe ten-year-old appeared, surrounded by several footballers who were three times his age.
Even weeks later, the little one lived a second game as a professional, already eleven years old, against the Mondee lions.
They have come to compare it with George Weah, the country’s greatest legend and one of the best African players in history.
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