Who is the youngest GK in Premier League?

background. Illan Meslier recently made his 50th Premier League appearance at the age of 21, becoming the youngest goalkeeper in the competition's history to reach that particular milestone.

Who is the youngest pro goalkeeper?

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – More history for the Real Monarchs as goalkeeper Fernando Delgado becomes the youngest goalkeeper in the world to debut for a professional team. Delgado is 15 years, 2 months, and 22 days old and was recruited by Real Salt Lake from the Barcelona Academy in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Who was the youngest player in Premier League?

Reece Oxford (16y, 236d)

Reece Oxford made his debut for West Ham United aged 16 years, 198 days, making him the club's youngest ever player and beating Billy Williams' long-standing record from 1922 (16 years, 221 days).

Who is the oldest footballer still playing?

The same can be said of former Japan international Kazuyoshi Miura, another consummate professional, who at 55 is still playing in the lower tiers of Japanese football. However, over in Uruguay, Robert Carmona can boast being the oldest player in football history.

Who is the youngest Premier League goalscorer?

Mikael Forssell (Chelsea) The former Chelsea striker holds the club record as their youngest ever goalscorer in the Premier League. Forssell was 17 years, 11 months and 5 days old when he netted against Nottingham Forest on his league debut.

Who is oldest player in Premier League?

Old Boys: The Oldest Premier League Players

• John Burridge (43y, 162d)
• Alec Chamberlain (42y, 327d)
• Steve Ogrizovic (42y, 237d)
• Brad Friedel (42y, 176d)
• Mark Schwarzer (42y, 159d)
• Neville Southall (41y, 178d)
• Kevin Poole (41y, 164d)
• Jens Lehmann (41y, 151d)

Who is youngest player in MLS?

Six weeks after Real Salt Lake made homegrown forward Axel Kei the youngest signing in MLS history at 14 years and 15 days old, there's a new record-holder atop the list: NYCFC midfielder Maximo Carrizo, who celebrated his 14th birthday by signing his first-team deal with the Cityzens on Feb. 28.

Who is the youngest captain to lift the fa cup?

In this second spell with Marseille, Deschamps gained his first honours as a professional player, winning two French league titles in 1991 and 1992, and was a member of the first and only French side to win the Champions League in 1993, becoming the youngest captain ever to lift the trophy in the process.

Who is the best captain in the history of football?

Today, Let's pick your top 5 Greatest Captains in football history!

• Paolo Maldini. ...
• Didier Deschamps. ...
• Roy Keane. ...
• Steven Gerrard. ...
• Francesco Totti. ...
• Diego Maradona. ...
• Carles Puyol. ...
• Franz Beckenbauer. As a captain, Franz Beckenbauer won every trophy going at both club and international level.

Who is youngest Chelsea player?

Lewis Hall became the youngest Chelsea player to start an FA Cup tie for the Blues after his impressive debut against Chesterfield on Saturday. The 17-year-old was handed the Man of the Match award after showing maturity during his debut.

Who is the tallest footballer in English Premier League?

Brighton - Robert Sanchez

With Dan Burn having upped sticks for Newcastle, it is the man between the sticks, Robert Sanchez, who is now their tallest player at 6ft 6in (1.97m). The Spaniard leads the Premier League's high claims for the season with 42, 14 clear of his nearest rival, Burnley's Nick Pope.

Who scored the fastest goal in the World?

Turkey's Hakan Sukur holds the record of scoring the fastest goal in the competition's history when he netted in the 11th second of their third-place play-offs match against South Korea in 2002.

Who is the youngest captain in football history?

At the age of 16, Ajer captained IK Start on April 7, 2015, becoming the youngest ever footballer to captain a team in the Tippeligaen, Norwegian professional football league.

Was Kevin Ratcliffe good?

He was appointed club captain in December 1983 and three months later took over the same role with his country, winning a total of 58 caps for Wales. Blistering pace and a remarkable reading of the game enabled Kevin Ratcliffe to become one of the best (if not THE best) central defenders in the country.