Arsenal's Dowman becomes youngest Champions League player at 15

Max Dowman became the youngest player in UEFA Champions League history after coming off the bench for Arsenal during the club’s 3-0 win over Slavia Prague on Tuesday, aged 15 years and 308 days. The English forward replaced Leandro Trossard in the second half and in doing so surpassed Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko, who had held the record since 2020 at 16 years and 18 days.

Arsenal dominated the Group stage fixture, with Bukayo Saka converting a first-half penalty and Mikel Merino scoring twice after the break to secure a comfortable victory. The result left Arsenal in a strong position in their group and continued a run of positive form in the competition for the Premier League side.

Dowman’s appearance capped a rapid rise into Arsenal’s first-team set-up. The forward has featured regularly this season under manager Mikel Arteta and made his Premier League debut in a 5-0 win over Leeds United in August at 15 years and 234 days, making him the second-youngest player in Premier League history behind teammate Ethan Nwaneri. Last week he became the youngest player to start for Arsenal when he was named in the League Cup lineup against Brighton. Dowman is an England youth...