Gael Clichy made
his league debut aged 18 (in November 2003).
Made his A
League debut aged 15 and his talents have since been spotted by Roma who have paid # 1.4 m to bring the winger to Italy.
Not exact matches
The England Under - 21 international joined the west London giants» academy
aged 7 and earned his first competitive
debut in a Champions
League clash against MSK Zilina in 2010 — with high expectations placed on his shoulders.
Akpom has been with Arsenal since the
age of seven, progressing through their academy to make his first team
debut last year in the
League Cup loss to Southampton.
Just 18 - years - old, and the midfielder made his Champions
League debut at the
age of 16.
Kelly has been at Liverpool since the
age of seven and emerged through the academy to make his first - team
debut in 2009 when starting a Champions
League group game against Lyon before making his Premier
League bow later that season.
When Todd Van Poppel made his major
league debut at
age 19 in 1991, he was sporting a $ 1.2 million contract, which had been a record for a draft choice the year before, and had the weight of unrealistic expectations on his shoulders.
On 19 October 2013, Silva made his
debut for Benfica at the
age of 19, in a Taça de Portugal 1 — 0 victory against lower
league Cinfães, coming out of the bench in the 80th minute.
Since making his
League debut for the Gunners at the tender
age of 18 he has never managed to stay fit for a full season, and last years tally of 24
League starts is the best he has achieved in the intervening 6 years at the club, but he has always shown great promise when fit enough to play.
By
age 15 he was a regular feature within the Under - 19 side, and made his first - team
debut as a 16 year - old, going on to score five
league goals in his
debut season.
The Catalan side had already identified the defender's early promise, and Maffeo made his
league debut for Espanyol B in Segunda Division B at just 15 years of
age, entering the fray as a late substitute against Constancia.
Fluent in six languages, Mkhitaryan began his professional footballing career with Pyunik, where he made his
debut at 17 and won the Armenian Premier
League four times, before making the move to Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk, where he was named club captain at just 21 years of
age.
So far this term, he's netted five goals in 21
league appearances for Red Star after making his
debut aged just 17 in 2013.
He made his Tykes
debut at the
age of 17 and made 24
league appearances before moving to Everton in January 2013 for a fee thought to be about # 3m.
Manchester City's all - time record goal - scorer, Kun's professional career started in July 2003 when,
aged just 15 years and 13 days, he made his
debut for Independiente, becoming the youngest debutant in the Argentine Premier
League - a record previously held by the man who became his future father - in - law, none other than Diego Maradona.
The youngest ever player to captain a side in the Champions
League, it's quite evident that Rúben Neves has been groomed to be something of a prodigy since he first made his way through the Porto academy,
debuting at the tender
age of 17 and becoming the youngest ever goalscorer for the club he holds dearest to his heart.
Not many goalkeepers are given their
debut in the Premier
League aged 19, but that's exactly what happened to Rachubka in 2001.
After impressing for Basel against Chelsea in Europe, Salah moved to Stamford Bridge and was handed his
debut in the Premier
League by José Mourinho at the
age of 21.
Having previously played for Barcelona's youth teams, he joined Arsenal as a scholar in 2011 and impressed in the academy before making his first - team
debut,
aged 18, in the 2013
League Cup.
He made his senior
debut as a substitute in a
league match against Wigan in March 2012 -
aged 17 years and 107 days - becoming the third youngest player for the club behind Jerome Sinclair and Jack Robinson.
However, with persistent support from his mother and David Moyes, Barkley made a tremendous recovery and the England International made his Premier
League debut at a tender
age of 17, where he would acclaim praise of many football pundits.
The Swiss international has scored 20 goals in 56
leagues appearances and 10 international caps since he made his
debut for FC Basel at of seventeen years of
age.
Plucked from the famous Jos based Gee - Lec Football Academy, he made his
debut in the Nigeria Professional Football
League at the
age of 17, and he was details away from joining Polish side Legia Warsaw one year ago.
His overall game has improved massively since he made his devastating
debut in the Europa
League and under Jose Mourinho, the 19 - year old, who defies his
age, is developing into an all - round forward, which can only stand him and United in good stead for whatever lies ahead in the future.
The New Jersey - born 20 - year - old joined the Red Bulls Academy in 2009 and made his
debut for the Major
League Soccer outfit
aged 18.