![]() ![]() Jose Baxter - Everton (16 years 191 days)Įverton-born Jose Baxter made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the 2008/09 season in a home game against Blackburn Rovers. The 35-year-old is currently a free agent. In 2020, he moved to his first team outside of England, signing for Turkish SuperLig club Kayserispor on a free contract, then rejoined Burnley a year later. He was selected in the national team squad for the 20 FIFA World Cup.Īfter leaving Tottenham, Lennon spent time at fellow established Premier League clubs Everton and Burnley, but only showed rare glimpses of what he made his name for at Spurs. He spent ten years at Tottenham and earned all his 21 England caps while at the club. Lennon won the only trophy of his career in 2008 as Tottenham lifted the Football League Cup, beating Chelsea 2-1 in the final at Wembley. The fleet-footed winger made a name for himself in the capital, going on to make 364 appearances across all competitions for Spurs. Lennon went on to play 38 league matches for his hometown club before Tottenham signed him for a bargain £1million. He made his first appearance for Leeds United aged 16, against Tottenham Hotspur. Although he had only played 11 minutes, Jose Mourinho said the youngster would receive a Premier League winners medal for his contribution to the team.īrown made only appearance for Chelsea, and his career has consisted of season-long loans, in the Eredivisie with Vitesse, one loan spell with Brighton in the Premier League and five loans in the Championship.Īfter a host of loan spells away from Stamford Bridge, he joined Preston in 2021 but was released this year following an injury-hit campaign and is currently without a club.Īaron Lennon has enjoyed a successful Premier League career, making 388 appearances in the competition, but he also held the youngest player record for a long period. In May 2018, Brown made his one and only appearance to this date for Chelsea, against his former club. Premier League giants Chelsea had been scouting the attacking midfielder when he played in youth games and in the summer, made a move for Brown.Ĭhelsea paid West Brom compensation for Brown, although the fee was deemed far too low for a player of his potential. ![]() Izzy Brown - West Brom (16 years 117 days)Ī part of the West Brom youth academy, Izzy Brown made his only appearance for the club in 2013 as a substitute in a loss against Wigan Athletic. It is clear to see why the Surrey-born right-winger is tipped to go to the top and to break plenty more records along the way. The tribunal decided on a fee of up to £4.3million, depending on him meeting certain milestones, including an initial fee of £1.2million - a record fee for someone of that age.Įlliot shone at Blackburn on loan in the 2020/21 season, and then fought his way in Liverpool first team contention. He chose to stay in England and signed for Liverpool, although he is spending the 2020/21 season on loan at Championship club Blackburn Rovers.Įlliot was still 16 when Liverpool signed him. Such was the hype around Elliott, that soon after his Premier League debut, Europe's top teams, including Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Liverpool were interested in signing him. Incredibly, as he was only 15, he was at school on the day of the game and was back studying the next day! ![]() He also holds the record for the youngest player to play in the EFL Cup, aged 15 years and 174 days when his Fulham team faced Millwall. Harvey Elliott - Fulham (16 years 30 days)īefore Nwaneri, the former Fulham youngster Elliott was in the the number one spot, making his Premier League debut at 16 years and 30 days old in 2019. Planet Sport takes a look at the youngest debutants in the competition's history and where their careers have taken them. Nwaneri will dream of following other teenagers into the England set up but does an early start necessarily mean international success will come quickly, if at all? He came on as a substitute during his side's 3-0 win over the Bees aged 15 years and 181 days. Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri become the youngest player to make an appearance in the Premier League, when making his league debut against Brentford. ![]()
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