Youngest Nations League scorers: Konstantinos Karetsas, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Ansu Fati
Monday, March 24, 2025
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Konstantinos Karetsas is the youngest player to score in UEFA Nations League history.
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Three of the four players to score in a Nations League final were under the age of 25 when they found the net. France forward Karim Benzema is the sole representative of the veteran class, highlighting the impact that youth can make on the biggest stage.
UEFA.com looks at the youngest players to score in the competition's history.
Who are the youngest Nations League scorers?
17 years 124 days: Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) vs Scotland, 23/03/2025
17 years 253 days: Lamine Yamal (Spain) vs Netherlands, 23/03/2025
17 years 304 days: Gavi (Spain) vs Czechia, 05/06/2022
17 years 311 days: Ansu Fati (Spain) vs Ukraine, 06/09/2020
17 years 346 days: James Scanlon (Gibraltar) vs Liechtenstein, 08/09/2024
18 years 104 days: Jérémy Doku (Belgium) vs Iceland, 08/09/2020
18 years 221 days: Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) vs Germany, 14/06/2022
18 years 248 days: Andre Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) vs Armenia, 16/11/2018
18 years 253 days: Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) vs San Marino, 15/10/2018
18 years 254 days: Yerkebulan Seidakhmet (Kazakhstan) vs Andorra, 16/10/2018
Spain's Gavi started the evening of 23 March 2025 as the youngest scorer in Nations League history, having taken the title from Spain and Barcelona team-mate Ansu Fati in 2022. He was to end the night third in the all-time rankings, as Greece's Konstantinos Karetsas set a new mark in his side's win against Scotland, before another Barcelona prodigy, Lamine Yamal, struck to push Gavi down to third in the table.
Who are the youngest scorers in the semi-finals and third-place match?
19 years 298 days: Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) vs England, 06/06/2019
20 years 214 days: Charles De Ketelaere (Belgium) vs Italy, 10/10/2021
20 years 238 days: Yeremy Pino (Spain) vs Italy, 15/06/2023
21 years 218 days: Marcus Rashford (England) vs Netherlands, 06/06/2019
21 years 219 days: Ferran Torres (Spain) vs Italy, 06/10/2021
22 years 291 days: Kylian Mbappé (France) vs Belgium, 07/10/2021
23 years 269 days: Davide Frattesi (Italy) vs Netherlands, 18/06/2023
23 days 362 days: Noa Lang (Netherlands) vs Croatia, 14/06/2023
24 years 1 days: Theo Hernández (France) vs Belgium, 07/10/2021
In a list that contains such attacking talents as Rashford, Torres, and Mbappé, it is Netherlands defender De Ligt who takes the title of youngest scorer in the Nations League finals. The current Manchester United centre-back sent a powerful header past Jordan Pickford to cancel out the opener from his now team-mate Rashford as Netherlands defeated England in the semi-finals.
Who are the youngest players to score in a Nations League final?
22 years 192 days: Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) vs Netherlands, 09/06/2019
22 years 294 days: Kylian Mbappé (France) vs Spain, 10/10/2021
24 years 172 days: Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) vs France, 10/10/2021
33 years 295 days: Karim Benzema (France) vs Spain, 10/10/2021
The scorers of the decisive goals in the first and second Nations League finals are also the two youngest players to have scored at this stage of the competition. Guedes sealed the inaugural title for Portugal with a 60th minute strike from outside the box, while Mbappé completed the French comeback in the 80th minute after Benzema had equalised.
