- Youssoufa Moukoko has been described as the "biggest talent" in world
soccer after becoming the youngest player inBundesliga history on Saturday. - Moukoko, who only turned 16 on Friday, replaced Erling Braut Haaland as an 85th minute substitute in
Borussia Dortmund 's win over Hertha Berlin. - "He's 16 years and one day old, that's amazing," Haaland said. "He has a big career ahead of him. We're lucky to have him."
- Moukoko has scored 141 times in 88 youth team matches for Dortmund and already has a huge $12 million sponsorship deal with Nike.
"The biggest talent in the world right now."
That's how Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland described 16-year-old teammate Youssoufa Moukoko on Saturday after he became the youngest player in Bundesliga history.
Moukoko, who only turned 16 on Friday, replaced Haaland as an 85th minute substitute in a 5-2 win over Hertha Berlin to break the record previously set by Nuri Sahin, also for Dortmund, in 2005.
"He's 16 years and one day old, that's amazing," Haaland, who scored four on the day, added.
"He has a big career ahead of him. We're lucky to have him."
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Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Moukoko moved to Germany aged 10 to live with his father, where he joined the youth set-up at FC St Pauli soon after.
After scoring 23 goals in 13 games, he was picked by Borussia Dortmund aged just 13, where he has since scored 141 times in 88 youth team matches, despite consistently playing well above his age group.
Moukoko has also already played six times for Germany's U-16 and U-20 teams, scoring three goals, while in 2019, he signed a huge $12 million contract with Nike, according to Bild.
"Moukoko is much better than I was at his age," Haaland added. "I have never seen such a good 15-year-old in my life."
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