By scoring against Everton, Max Dowman has claimed a slice of Premier League history by becoming the competition's youngest-ever goalscorer and breaking a record that has stood for 20 years.
When he made his debut against Leeds United back in August, the then-15-year-old winger became the division's second-youngest player behind our very own Ethan Nwaneri, but after finding the net against the Toffees, we now boast the Premier League's youngest player and goalscorer since its foundation in 1992.
Aged just 16 years and 73 days, Max has broken a milestone that had been held for two decades by James Vaughan, who scored for Everton against Crystal Palace aged 16 years and 270 days in April 2005. Incredibly, playing, and indeed scoring, for the Toffees that day was a certain Mikel Arteta, who ultimately would hand Max the opportunity to set a new Premier League benchmark all those years later.
Max has shattered Vaughan's feat by 197 days - he had until the end of September 2026 to create history, but his strike against Everton has already propelled him firmly to the top of the rankings:
Youngest PL scorers
Date of goal
Player
Club
Opponent
Age
Mar 2026
Max Dowman
Arsenal
Everton
16y, 73d
**Apr 2005**
**James Vaughan**
**Everton**
**Crystal Palace**
**16y 270d**
**Dec 2002**
**James Milner**
**Leeds**
**Sunderland**
**16y 356d**
**Oct 2002**
**Wayne Rooney**
**Everton**
**Arsenal**
**16y 360d**
**Aug 2025**
**Rio Ngumoha**
**Liverpool**
**Newcastle**
**16y 361d**
**Aug 2004**
**Cesc Fabregas**
**Arsenal**
**Blackburn**
**17y 113d**
**May 1997**
**Michael Owen**
**Liverpool**
**Wimbledon**
**17y 143d**
**Sep 1992**
**Andy Turner**
**Tottenham**
**Everton**
**17y 166d**
**Apr 2009**
**Federico Macheda**
**Man Utd**
**Aston Villa**
**17y 226d**
**Dec 2023**
**Lewis Miley**
**Newcastle**
**Fulham**
**17y 229d**
**Nov 2024**
**Ethan Nwaneri**
**Arsenal**
**Nottm Forest**
**17y 247d**
As well as achieving something no player in Premier League history has done earlier in their lifetime, Max has also overtaken Cesc Fabregas at the top of our standings to break a record which had stood longer than Vaughan's.
Back in December 2003 - six years before Max was born - the fresh-faced Spaniard made a name for himself when he netted in a League Cup tie against Wolves, aged 16 years and 212 days.
That means that Max has overtaken Cesc by 139 days to move to the top of our club standings as well, as the incredible start to his career hits new heights:
Arsenal's youngest ever scorers
Date
Player
Opponent
Competition
Age
Mar 2026
Max Dowman
Everton
Premier League
16y 73d
**Dec 2003**
**Cesc Fabregas**
**Wolves**
**League Cup**
**16y 212d**
**Sep 2008**
**Jack Wilshere**
**Sheff Utd**
**League Cup**
**16y 266d**
**Mar 1982**
**Stewart Robson**
**Ipswich**
**First Division**
**17y 127d**
**Nov 2004**
**Arturo Lupoli**
**Everton**
**League Cup**
**17y 138d**
**Sep 2024**
**Ethan Nwaneri**
**Bolton**
**League Cup**
**17y 188d**
**Jan 1895**
**Thomas Meade**
**Newcastle**
**Second Division**
**17y 243d**
**May 1962**
**George Armstrong**
**Everton**
**First Division**
**17y 265d**
**Apr 1963**
**Jon Sammels**
**Blackpool**
**First Division**
**17y 278d**
**Jan 1930**
**Cliff Bastin**
**Sheff Wed**
**First Division**
**17y 296d**
**Oct 2008**
**Aaron Ramsey**
**Fenerbahce**
**Champions League**
**17y 300d**
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