UEFA Women's EURO 2017: youngest, oldest, by clubs
Saturday, July 15, 2017
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Who are the youngest and oldest players at the finals? Which club have 14 of their squad involved – more even than the European champions? Let us explain.
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Youngest players
1 Viktoriya Shkoda (DF, Russia) – born 21/12/1999
2 Davina Vanmechelen (FW, Belgium) – born 30/08/1999
3 Agla Maria Albertsdottir (MF, Iceland) – born 05/08/1999
All-time: Oksana Yakovyshyn (Ukraine) v Netherlands, 23/08/2009, 16 years 156 days
Youngest goalscorer: Isabell Herlovsen (Norway) v France, 09/06/2005, 16 years 351 days
Oldest players
1 Ingrid Hjelmseth (GK, Norway) – born 10/04/1980
2 Ifeome Dieke (DF, Scotland) – born 25/02/1981
3 Leanne Ross (MF, Scotland) – born 08/07/1981
All-time: Sandrine Soubeyrand (France) v Denmark, 22/07/2013, 39 years 340 days
Oldest goalscorer: Patrizia Panico (Italy) v Germany, 04/09/2009, 34 years 208 days
Dieke, Ross or England's Casey Stoney (or goalkeeper Hjelmseth) could beat Panico's record as the oldest goalscorer in a post-1991 UEFA European Women's Championship.
Most teenage players
3 – Austria
2 – Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Russia
Clubs with most players
14 – Wolfsburg (GER)
12 – Barcelona (ESP), Lyon (FRA)
11 – Bayern München (GER), Montpellier (FRA)
10 – Arsenal (ENG)
Leagues with most players
61 – Germany
40 – England
36 – Sweden
35 – France
24 – Italy, Russia