Youngest Nations League scorers: Konstantinos Karetsas, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Ansu Fati
Sunday, June 8, 2025
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Konstantinos Karetsas is the youngest player to score in UEFA Nations League history.
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The Nations League has proven pivotal in allowing young players to break through at the international level, 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?
17 years 327 days: Lamine Yamal (Spain) vs France, 05/06/2025
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
21 years 292 days: Rayan Cherki (France) vs Spain, 05/06/2025
22 years 32 days: Florian Wirtz (Germany) vs Portugal, 04/06/2025
22 years 172 days: Francisco Conceição (Portugal) vs Germany, 04/06/2025
22 years 192 days: Pedri (Spain) vs France, 05/06/2025
Netherlands defender De Ligt did hold the title of youngest scorer in the Nations League finals before Yamal took close to two years off his record with two goals in Spain's sensational 5-4 victory against France in the 2025 semi-finals. Rayan Cherki and Pedri also entered the top ten in the same match.
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
22 years 354 days: Nuno Mendes (Portugal) vs Spain, 08/06/2025
24 years 172 days: Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) vs France, 10/10/2021
26 years 126 days: Martin Zubimendi (Spain) vs Portugal, 08/06/2025
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.