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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghanaian sensation Felix Afena-Gyan is the youngest goal scorer in the Italian serie A and is among five teenagers to find the back of the net in the top five leagues.<\/p>\n

At 18-years 308 days, Afena-Gyan became the first player born in 2003 to score in the Italian top flight league. Afena-Gyan scored a double against Genoa in November, his first and second goals for the club after just two appearances.<\/p>\n

He is joined by some of the finest teenagers in world football in the list of scorers in Europe. ? Youngest goalscorers in top 5\ufe0f\u20e3 European leagues this season:<\/p>\n

?? Gavi (Barcelona) – 17y & 135d ?? Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers) – 17y & 222d ??????? Valentino Livramento (Southampton) – 18y & 345d ??????? Jude Bellingham (Dortmund) – 18y & 59d ?? Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) – 18y & 308d pic.twitter.com\/1B9oHpxcBW<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sportening Football (@sportening) December 20, 2021<\/p>\n

In England, Valentino Livramento of Southampton is the youngest to score in the Premier League in 2021 while Jude Bellingham holds that record in Germany. Spanish and Barcelona teen, Gavi is the youngest to score in La Liga this year and Mohamed-Ali Cho is Angers has that feat in France.<\/p>\n

Afena-Gyan has been named in Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac’s 30-man squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations following his outstanding performances in the Serie A.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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