Having become the youngest French scorer in the history of the Champions League, Warren Zaire-Emery saw his record broken only half an hour later.
Warren Zaire-Emery continues to break precocity records. After becoming the youngest scorer in the history of the French team thanks to his goal scored against Gibraltar for his big baptism in blue, the Parisian midfielder indeed became, on Wednesday, the youngest French scorer in Champions League.
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Thanks to his goal scored shortly before the hour mark in response to Adeyemi’s opener for Borussia Dortmund, the native of Montreuil has in fact seized the record previously held by Karim Benzema. At 17 years and 280 days, WZE surpassed the 17 years and 352 days of the former Lyonnais at the time of the first of his 92 goals scored in the Champions League, scored on December 6, 2005. The Parisian was not even born.
Already eight goals in 24 matches with Antwerp
But Warren Zaire-Emery’s record didn’t last long. Only half an hour. The fault is George Ilenikhena, who in fact dethroned him by offering victory to Antwerp against FC Barcelona (3-2). The Franco-Nigerian striker opened his account in the Champions League at just 17 years and 119 days old.
Born in Lagos, George Ilenikhena was trained in Amiens, which he left last summer for a check for 6 million euros after playing his first professional match during the Coupe de France last fall. then having scored 2 goals in 17 appearances with the Picard club. If he essentially has to be content with a substitute role in Antwerp, he nevertheless already has 8 goals in 24 matches in all competitions. And George Ilenikhena will remember this first goal in C1 all the more because it allowed the Belgian club to take the scalp of Barça in added time.
