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Every nation’s youngest EURO appearance-maker and scorer
Who are the youngest players to have played and scored for the EURO 2024 contenders at a EURO finals?
Spain’s Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to appear at a UEFA EURO, taking to the pitch against Croatia on 15 June 2024 aged 16 years and 338 days.
Albania
Youngest player: Medon Berisha, 20 years 247 days (vs Spain, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Armando Sadiku, 25 years 23 days (vs Romania, EURO 2016)
Austria
Youngest player: Leopold Querfeld, 20 years 188 days (vs Netherlands, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Christoph Baumgartner, 21 years 324 days (vs Ukraine, EURO 2020)
Belgium
Youngest player: Enzo Scifo, 18 years 115 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO ’84)
Youngest scorer: Emile Mpenza, 21 years 342 days (vs Sweden, EURO 2000)
Croatia
Youngest player: Ivan Rakitić, 20 years 94 days (vs Germany, EURO 2008)
Youngest scorer: Luka Modrić, 22 years 273 days (vs Austria, EURO 2008)
Czechia
Youngest player: Adam Hložek, 18 years 324 days (vs Scotland, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Milan Baroš, 22 years 231 days (vs Latvia, EURO 2004)
Denmark
Youngest player: Michael Laudrup, 19 years 363 days (vs France, EURO ’84)
Youngest scorer: Mikkel Damsgaard, 20 years 353 days (vs Russia, EURO 2020)
England
Youngest player: Jude Bellingham, 17 years 349 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Wayne Rooney, 18 years 237 days (vs Switzerland, EURO 2004)
France
Youngest player: Kingsley Coman, 19 years 363 days (vs Romania, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Bruno Bellone, 22 years 105 days (vs Spain, EURO ’84)
Georgia
Youngest player: Anzor Mekvabishvili, 23 years 13 days (vs Türkiye, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 23 years 135 days (vs Portugal, EURO 2024)
Germany
Youngest player: Lukas Podolski, 19 years 19 days (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2004)
Youngest scorer: Florian Wirtz, 21 years 42 days (vs Scotland, EURO 2024)
Hungary
Youngest player: Zoltán Varga, 19 years 171 days (vs Spain, EURO ’64)
Youngest scorer: Ferenc Bene, 19 years 183 days (vs Spain, EURO ’64)
Italy
Youngest player: Paolo Maldini, 19 years 350 days (vs West Germany, EURO ’88)
Youngest scorer: Pietro Anastasi, 20 years 64 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO ’68)
Netherlands
Youngest player: Jetro Willems, 18 years 71 days (vs Denmark, EURO 2012)
Youngest scorer: Patrick Kluivert, 19 years 353 days (vs England, EURO ’96)
Poland
Youngest player: Kacper Kozłowski, 17 years 246 days (vs Spain, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Arkadiusz Milik, 22 years 105 days (vs Northern Ireland, EURO 2016)
Portugal
Youngest player: Renato Sanches, 18 years 301 days (vs Iceland, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Renato Sanches, 18 years 317 days (vs Poland, EURO 2016)
Romania
Youngest player: Gheorghe Hagi, 19 years 130 days (vs Spain, EURO ’84)
Youngest scorer: Cristian Chivu, 19 years 238 days (vs England, EURO 2000)
Scotland
Youngest player: Nathan Patterson, 19 years 279 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Gary McAllister, 27 years 176 days (vs Commonwealth of Independent States, EURO ’92)
Serbia
Youngest player: Dragan Stojković, 19 years 102 days (vs Belgium, EURO ’84)
Youngest scorer: Dragan Stojković, 19 years 108 days (vs France, EURO ’84)
Slovakia
Youngest player: Leo Sauer, 18 years 188 days (vs Ukraine, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Ondrej Duda, 21 years 189 days (vs Wales, EURO 2016)
Slovenia
Youngest player: Benjamin Šeško, 21 years 16 days: (vs Denmark, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Miran Pavlin, 28 years 249 days (vs Yugoslavia, EURO 2000)
Spain
Youngest player: Lamine Yamal, 16 years 338 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2024)
Youngest scorer: Lamine Yamal, 16 years 362 days (vs France, EURO 2024)
Switzerland
Youngest player: Johan Vonlanthen, 18 years 137 days (vs England, EURO 2004)
Youngest scorer: Johan Vonlanthen, 18 years 141 days (vs France, EURO 2004)
Türkiye
Youngest player: Emre Mor, 18 years 324 days (vs Croatia, EURO 2016)
Youngest scorer: Arda Güler, 19 years 114 days (vs Georgia, EURO 2024)
Ukraine
Youngest player: Illia Zabarnyi, 18 years 285 days (vs Netherlands, EURO 2020)
Youngest scorer: Artem Dovbyk, 24 years 8 days (vs Sweden, EURO 2020)
