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03/14 14:54 CDT Max Dowman, 16, becomes youngest Premier League scorer with
remarkable goal for Arsenal
Max Dowman, 16, becomes youngest Premier League scorer with remarkable goal for
Arsenal
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Max Dowman, a 16-year-old Arsenal winger, became the Premier League's youngest
ever scorer with a remarkable stoppage-time goal in his team's 2-0 win over
Everton on Saturday.
Dowman collected the ball midway in his own half, dribbled around two Everton
players and raced clear unchallenged from the halfway line to tap into an empty
net, with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford stranded upfield having gone
forward for a corner.
An English soccer prodigy, Dowman --- at 16 years, 73 days --- was playing just
his third Premier League match after two previous substitute appearances at the
start of the season.
He broke the record of former Everton player James Vaughan, who was 16 years,
270 days when he scored against Crystal Palace in 2005.
In November, Dowman became the youngest player in Champions League history at
15 years, 308 days when he entered as a second-half substitute against Slavia
Prague.
Dowman is still in school. He was 14 when he was asked by Arsenal manager Mikel
Arteta to train with the senior team in December last year and he starred on
the club's preseason tour of Asia in matches against AC Milan and Newcastle.
To abide by Premier League regulations for players under 18, Dowman has to
change into his Arsenal kit for training sessions and matches in a separate
locker room than his senior teammates.
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