YOUNGEST PLAYERS WITH 300 GOALS
Picture : Kylian Mbappé became the first in XXI Century.
Youngest players to reach 300 goals in XXI century
Kylian Mbappe became the first player in XXI century to score 300 top-level goals before his 25th birthday.
He reached this milestone in the Euro qualifier for France vs Gibraltar (14-0) on 18 November being 24 years 333 days old.
We publish a ranking for the players who reached the 300-goal mark the earliest in the current century.
Before Mbappe, the record was held by Lionel Messi (25 years 125 days).
In the entire history of football, the youngest player to reach 300 goals was, of course, Pele (at 21 years 300 days).
YOUNGEST | PLAYERS | TO | SCORE | 300 GOALS | IN XXI CENTURY | ||
Player | Nation | Age | Date | Team | Game | Tourn. | |
1 | Kylian Mbappé | France | 24-333 | 18/11/2023 | France | Gibraltar 14-0 | Euro Q |
2 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 25-125 | 27/10/2012 | Barcelona (Spain) | Rayo Vallecano 5-0 | NL |
3 | Neymar | Brazil | 25-235 | 27/09/2017 | PSG (France) | Bayern 3-0 | CL |
4 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 27-079 | 06/12/2003 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Barcelona 2-1 | NL |
5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 27-090 | 05/05/2012 | Real Madrid (Spain) | Granada 2-1 | NL |
6 | Ali Ashfaq | Maldives | 27-277 | 10/06/2013 | New Radiant | Eagles 5-0 | NL |
Romelu Lukaku | Belgium | 27-277 | 14/02/2021 | Inter (Italy) | Lazio 2-1 | NL |