Arsenal teenager Max Dowman has received three official Guinness World Records certificates after setting three age-related milestones in English and European football.
Guinness World Records adjudicator Caitlin Hyem presented the 16-year-old with the certificates at Arsenal’s training ground, recognising his record-breaking rise before his 17th birthday.
Dowman holds the record as the youngest player to appear in the UEFA Champions League, having featured for Arsenal against Slavia Prague on November 4, 2025, at the age of 15 years and 308 days.
He also became the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history when he scored against Everton on March 14, 2026, aged 16 years and 73 days.
The teenager then became the youngest player to win the Premier League after Arsenal secured the 2025/26 title. He was 16 years and 144 days old at the time, surpassing the previous record held by former Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden by more than a year.
Dowman made his Arsenal first-team debut at the beginning of last season, becoming the second-youngest player to feature in the Premier League, behind his clubmate Ethan Nwaneri.
His record-breaking season has now earned him a place in the Guinness World Records Football Edition 2027, where he features in the publication's “Class of ’27” alongside some of football’s emerging and established stars.
Tom Beckerlegge, senior editor of the Guinness World Records Football Edition 2027, described Dowman as the youngest player on the 30-member list and said his three records before turning 17 were an extraordinary achievement.
Dowman has continued to make headlines this season. In September, he scored twice in Arsenal’s 4–2 Carabao Cup victory over Ipswich Town, becoming only the second 16-year-old to score twice in a match for a Premier League club, after Wayne Rooney achieved the feat for Everton in 2002.
The latest recognition adds another milestone to Dowman’s rapid emergence at Arsenal as the England youth international continues to establish himself in senior football.
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