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Max Dowman became the youngest goal scorer in Premier League history on March 14, 2026, when the Arsenal teenager scored against Everton at the Emirates Stadium. The goal sealed a 2-0 win, gave Dowman his first senior goal for Arsenal and broke a record that had stood for more than 20 years.
Dowman entered the match in the 74th minute and scored in stoppage time after Arsenal broke forward on the counter. At 16 years and 73 days old, the Arsenal talent moved to the top of an elite Premier League list and pushed James Vaughan into second place.
Dowman Moves Ahead Of Vaughan And Milner
James Vaughan had held the Premier League record since April 10, 2005, when he scored for Everton against Crystal Palace at 16 years and 270 days old. That mark stood for more than two decades before Dowman’s goal for Arsenal finally moved the record on.
James Milner remains third on the list after scoring for Leeds United in a 2-1 comeback win over Sunderland in December 2002 at 16 years and 356 days old. Wayne Rooney sits just behind him in fourth after scoring the winning goal for Everton against Arsenal in October 2002 at 16 years and 360 days old.
Rio Ngumoha is fifth after scoring Liverpool’s 100th-minute winner in a 3-2 victory at Newcastle United in August 2025 at 16 years and 361 days old. Cesc Fàbregas is sixth after opening his Premier League account for Arsenal against Blackburn Rovers in August 2004 at 17 years and 113 days old.
Dowman Joins A Historic Group Of Teenage Scorers
Michael Owen is seventh on the list after scoring on his Liverpool debut in 1997 at 17 years and 143 days old, even though Liverpool lost 2-1 to Wimbledon. Andy Turner is eighth after becoming the youngest scorer at the time for Tottenham Hotspur against Everton in September 1992 at 17 years and 166 days old.
Federico Macheda is ninth after his decisive 93rd-minute goal for Manchester United against Aston Villa in 2009 at 17 years and 226 days old. Lewis Miley completes the top 10 after scoring for Newcastle United in a 3-0 win over Fulham in December 2023 at 17 years and 229 days old.
Dowman’s goal matters beyond the record itself because it places the Arsenal teenager alongside some of the best-known young attackers and midfielders of the Premier League era. It also gives Arsenal another significant academy storyline in a season where teenage breakthroughs continue to draw attention across the league.
For now, the number attached to Max Dowman is the one that carries the most weight: 16 years and 73 days. That is now the youngest age at which any player has scored in Premier League history.