David Boly scored his first Champions League goal four minutes after his debut for Paris Saint Germain against Villarreal. Born in 2009, he has gone straight onto one of the competition's most exclusive age rankings, with his first goal coming at 17 years, 9 months and 12 days and placing him 15th.
Boly's place in the ranking
That is the headline number, and it is a strong one. Four minutes from debut to breakthrough is quick by any standard, but the ranking matters more because it puts Boly inside a list built around elite teenage scorers rather than a one-off strike.
Ansu Fati and Lamine Yamal sit first and second in the ranking, both from Barcelona, with Fati's first Champions League goal coming at 17 years, 1 month and 9 days against Inter on 10 December 2019 and Yamal's at 17 years, 2 months and 8 days against Monaco on 19 September 2024.
The wider list also shows how often top clubs are involved when teenagers score this early. Barcelona, Arsenal and Bayern Munich each appear multiple times in the top 25, alongside names such as Cesc Fabregas, Ethan Nwaneri, Pedri, Marc Guiu, Jamal Musiala, Rico Lewis and Breel Embolo.
Sky Sport Italia's feature desk summed up the moment this way: "Against Villarreal, the 17-year-old Psg talent scored on his debut for the first time". Their ranking also notes that several of the young names on the list did not always go on to confirm that early promise.
Boly does not need to do anything else to make this a noteworthy debut. He is already 15th on the Champions League's youngest scorers list, and the two players above him are both Barcelona teenagers who set the standard for the category.
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