Max Dowman's three Guinness World Records are the result of a remarkable breakthrough season with Arsenal during the 2025/26 campaign, where he shattered longstanding milestones in both domestic and European football.
🏆 Youngest UEFA Champions League Player
Age: 15 years, 308 days
Dowman set this record on 4 November 2025, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute in Arsenal's 3–0 away win against Slavia Prague . This broke the previous record held by Youssoufa Moukoko by 75 days . He remains the only 15-year-old to have ever played in Europe's premier club competition .
⚽ Youngest Premier League Goalscorer
Age: 16 years, 73 days
On 14 March 2026, Dowman scored a stunning solo goal in Arsenal's 2–0 win over Everton . After coming on in the 74th minute, he picked up the ball inside his own half in stoppage time, ran 60 metres, dribbled past two defenders, and rolled the ball into an empty net . This smashed a record that had stood for two decades, previously held by James Vaughan, by 197 days .
🥇 Youngest Premier League Winner
Age: 16 years, 144 days
When Arsenal clinched the 2025/26 title—their first in 22 years—on 19 May 2026, Dowman became the youngest player ever to win the Premier League . He qualified for a winner's medal having made six league appearances, comfortably exceeding the minimum requirement of five . He dethroned Phil Foden, the previous record-holder, by more than a year .
💡 A Record-Breaking Campaign
Beyond these three GWR titles, Dowman also became the youngest Premier League starter at 16 years and 144 days on the final day of the season . He was subsequently featured as the opening profile in the Guinness World Records Football Edition 2027's "Class of '27" . His rapid rise has been so impressive that Arsenal are reportedly considering a loan move for him once he turns 17 on 31 December .
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