For the second time in less than a year, the striker was the executioner of FC Barcelona. In December, he allowed Matricule 1 to win at home against Xavi’s players. He repeated this performance against Hansi Flick. A waking dream for the one who is only 18 years old. “I’m very happy, proud of the team, it’s a great performance, we deserved our victory”the person concerned said on Canal +“We can go very far, we all work together. It’s perfect, nothing to say! I do everything to score against each team.”
A new record stolen from Kylian Mbappé
George Ilenikhena knows all about records of precocity. Administratively, that of the youngest French goalscorer in history is disputed. Born in Nigeria, in Lagos, he was not yet officially French when he scored against the Catalans, when he was only 17 years and 119 days old. Since then, his naturalization has been confirmed. There is therefore debate on the question and some attribute this record of precocity to Warren Zaire-Emery, who scored against Dortmund last year at 17 years and 280 days old.
No mystery, however, for the new record stolen from a certain Kylian Mbappé. According to Opta, he became, at 18 years and 34 days, the youngest scorer in the history of AS Monaco. In 2017, the rocket from Bondy scored against Manchester City at 18 years and 63 days during a 5-3 defeat. A few weeks later, he did it again to finally eliminate the Citizens at the end of an unforgettable evening.
For his part, this is not the first time that George Ilenikhena has broken certain records. Well before Antwerp, at 16 years and 147 days, he became the youngest player in Ligue 2 for his debut with Amiens. In the process, a few months later, he seized the title of youngest scorer in the history of Ligue 2 by scoring in Bordeaux (1-1).
In Belgium too, the player broke the codes. While he stole the show from Kylian Mbappé in France, he also joined a certain Romelu Lukaku in the history books. Last year, at 17 years and 74 days, he scored in two consecutive games in the Pro League. If Big Rom’ had managed to achieve this feat at 16 years and 312 days, no one had scored two consecutive goals so young since then.
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