Arsenal’s Max Dowman Earns Three Guinness World Records Before Turning 17
Max Dowman has entered the Guinness World Records book three times before his 17th birthday, following a remarkable 2025-26 campaign in which the Arsenal winger helped the club win its first Premier League title since 2004.
Dowman, who will turn 17 in December, made 13 first-team appearances during his breakthrough season and set a new Premier League age record when he scored against Everton at 16 years and 73 days. His goal sealed the result after he carried the ball from inside Arsenal’s half, went past two opponents and finished into an unguarded net after Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had gone forward for a corner.
That strike made Dowman the youngest scorer in Premier League history, adding to a Champions League landmark he had already claimed. He was 15 years and 308 days old when he came on in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory at Slavia Prague, becoming the youngest player to appear in the competition. No other 15-year-old has played in the Champions League.
Title medal completes record treble
Dowman’s third Guinness World Record came at the end of Arsenal’s title-winning season. He received a Premier League winners’ medal at 16 years and 144 days, making him the youngest player ever to collect one.
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden had held the previous mark after receiving a medal as part of the club’s 100-point championship side, when he was 17.
Dowman came close to adding another age record on his Arsenal debut against Leeds United. At 15 years and 235 days, he won a penalty after entering the match, but he was just short of Ethan Nwaneri’s club record. Nwaneri was nearly two months younger when he made his debut against Brentford in 2022.
The winger has begun the current season with further senior impact. He scored twice in Arsenal’s 4-2 Carabao Cup win over Ipswich in September, and Mikel Arteta’s side will resume after the international break against Leeds at home on Saturday — the same opponents Dowman faced on his first-team debut.
