Lamine Yamal made history in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday, opening the scoring to become the highest-scoring teenager in Champions League history. The goal was his 14th in the competition, one more than Kylian Mbappé managed before turning 20.
Yamal doesn’t turn 20 until July 2027, so he has plenty of time to stretch his record further. Here’s how the list looks.
1. Lamine Yamal: 14 goals (Barcelona)
Yamal made his Barcelona debut at 15 and his Champions League debut at 16, and has been a regular in the competition ever since. His goal against Villa put him clear at the top of the list.
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2. Kylian Mbappé: 13 goals (Monaco and PSG)
Mbappé announced himself during Monaco’s run to the 2016-17 semi-finals, scoring six goals. He took the teenage record from Patrick Kluivert after moving to PSG, and finished his teenage years on 13.
3. Erling Haaland: 10 goals (Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund)
Haaland scored a hat-trick on his Champions League debut, against Genk, and needed only eight games to reach 10 goals. He scored most of them for Salzburg before adding two for Dortmund against PSG.
4. Patrick Kluivert: 7 goals (Ajax)
Kluivert’s most famous Champions League goal came in the 1995 final, when the 18-year-old came off the bench to score the winner against AC Milan.
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5. Raúl, Karim Benzema and Jude Bellingham: 6 goals
Three players share fifth place. Raúl scored his six for Real Madrid, Benzema for Lyon and Bellingham for Borussia Dortmund, before all three went on to become Champions League winners.
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