Rio Ngumoha wrote his name into the record books on Monday night after scoring on his Premier League debut for Liverpool.
The 16-year-old netted a dramatic winner deep into stoppage time against Newcastle, securing a 3-2 win for the Premier League champions at St James’ Park.
Ngumoha has become Liverpool’s youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer and only the fourth u-17 player to net in the division.
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After impressing during the club’s pre-season tour, the winger has now shown he has the quality and mentality to make a first-team impact. Introduced with just minutes to go, he slammed home from Mohamed Salah’s centre to seal all three points for the Reds.
It’s just the second time a 16-year-old has scored a winning goal in the Premier League, after Wayne Rooney’s famous effort for Everton against Arsenal in 2002.
The youngest goalscorers in Premier League history
James Vaughan – 16 years, 270 days old (Everton vs Crystal Palace on 10 April 2005)
James Milner – 16 years, 356 days old (Leeds United vs Sunderland on 26 December 2002)
Wayne Rooney – 16 years, 360 days old (Everton vs Arsenal on 19 October 2002)
Rio Ngumoha – 16 years, 361 days old (Liverpool vs Newcastle United on 25 August 2025)
Cesc Fabregas – 17 years, 113 days old (Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers on 25 August 2004)
Michael Owen – 17 years, 143 days old (Liverpool vs Wimbledon on 6 May 1997)
Andy Turner – 17 years 166 days old (Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton on 5 September 1992)
Federico Macheda – 17 years, 226 days old (Manchester Utd vs Aston Villa on 5 April 2009)
Lewis Miley – 17 years, 229 days old (Newcastle United vs Fulham on 16 December 2023)
Ethan Nwaneri – 17 years, 247 days old (Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest on 23 November 2024)
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