Falling down an Ibrahim Maza rabbit hole
...and discovering a one-of-one CB bursting onto the Serie A scene
Welcome to The Rabbit Hole.
This newsletter is collection of single-game stat leaders from the latest week of football. But beware: I will explore any tangent I feel is interesting and pull at every single thread until I have exhausted all potential insight.
- Alejandro Garnacho smashes some creative PBs
- Ibrahim Maza emerges as a poster boy for a new player profile
- A €1m summer signing is statistically one of the best centre-backs in Europe
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Tumble down the rabbit hole👶 Breakout Babies
At 16 years and 104 days old, the youngest player to appear and to start across all leagues this past week was Kennet Eichhorn. If you’re a new subscriber, this is not the last time you’ll see his name, let alone in this newsletter. According to reports, the Hertha BSC academy graduate has a maximum release clause of €12m and is being tracked by the biggest clubs in the game.
At 17 years and 78 days old, Josmar was the youngest player to score. The teenager scored a 90th-minute equaliser for Avaí in their 2-2 draw with Vila Nova in Brazil’s Série B. At 17 years and 86 days old, the youngest assist provider was Benjamin Brantlind. The Swede started and assisted the opener for Göteborg against Norrköping.
