IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 21 - THE YOUNGEST GOALSCORER
Posted on May 16, 2021 | History Statistics Category
Picture : Johan Vonlanthen is the youngest Goal Scorer in the EURO history !
Youngest goal-scorer (final stages): Johan Vonlanthen
Johan Vonlanthen (Switzerland) scored the “youngest” goal in European Championship finals history, at the age of 18 years 141 days.
Three players in total scored at age 18 and five at 19.
Pietro Anastasi (Italy) is the youngest goal-scorer of a Euro final game (20 years 64 days, vs Yugoslavia, 1968).
Picture : Dieter Müller (Germany) is the youngest hat-trick scorer at Euro finals (22 years 77 days, vs Yugoslavia, 1976).
| YOUNGEST | GOAL-SCORERS | (FINAL STAGES) | |||
| Player | Country | Age (Y-D) | Game | Date | |
| 1 | Johan Vonlanthen | Switzerland | 18-141 | France (1:3) | 21/06/2004 |
| 2 | Wayne Rooney | England | 18-237 | Switzerland (3:0) | 17/06/2004 |
| 3 | Renato Sanches | Portugal | 18-317 | Poland (1:1) | 30/06/2016 |
| 4 | Dragan Stojković | Yugoslavia | 19-108 | France (2:3) | 19/06/1984 |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 19-128 | Greece (1:2) | 12/06/2004 |
| 6 | Ferenc Bene | Hungary | 19-183 | Spain (1:2) | 17/06/1964 |
| 7 | Cristian Chivu | Romania | 19-238 | England (3:2) | 20/06/2000 |
| 8 | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | 19-353 | England (1:4) | 18/06/1996 |