IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 11 - THE YOUNGEST CHAMPION
Picture : Renato Sanches is always the youngest player to win the UEFA EURO Championship.
Youngest champion: Renato Sanches
At the last Euro, an 18-year-old player became the champion for the first time, the Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches. His exact age on the day of the final match was 18 years 328 days.
At the moment, 9 players have been in the champion squads at the age of 20 or younger. 6 of them are Germans.
| YOUNGEST CHAMPIONS | ||||
| Player | Country | Age (Y-D) | Edition | |
| 1 | Renato Sanches | Portugal | 18-328 | 2016 |
| 2 | Lothar Matthäus | Germany | 19-093 | 1980 |
| 3 | Eike Immel | Germany | 19-208 | 1980 |
| 4 | Pietro Anastasi | Italy | 20-064 | 1968 |
| 5 | Rainer Bonhof | Germany | 20-081 | 1972 |
| 6 | Gallego | Spain | 20-109 | 1964 |
| 7 | Uli Hoeneß | Germany | 20-165 | 1972 |
| 8 | Bernd Schuster | Germany | 20-183 | 1980 |
| 9 | Paul Breitner | Germany | 20-287 | 1972 |