Youssoufa Moukoko just made history in the Bundesliga by becoming, at 16 years and one day, the youngest debutant in history in the German championship. The young Cameroonian forward of Borussia Dortmund has entered the field of play in the clash against the Hertha from Berlin in minute 84 'to replace Halaand, author of four goals.
The regulations of the Bundesliga It prohibits that it cannot be played until the age of 16 and the Cameroonian, whose progression has been meteoric, has celebrated his anniversary (yesterday) in style. One of the child prodigies of world football is burning stages at breakneck speed. He was already a regular at the training of Favre and he played with the under-19s, where he stood out for his quality and power.
Moukoko, who has a Cameroonian passport and was followed by Barça a couple of years ago, stands out for his precociousness. At age 12, in the U17 championship, he scored 90 goals in 56 games. At age 14, he went to the U19: 47 goals in 25 games. These statistics earned him, at just 15 years old, the first two calls for the U20 national team.