{"id":29963,"date":"2026-05-24T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/max-dowman-arsenal-midfielder-to-become-premier-leagues-youngest-starter\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:22:44","slug":"max-dowman-arsenal-midfielder-to-become-premier-leagues-youngest-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/max-dowman-arsenal-midfielder-to-become-premier-leagues-youngest-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Dowman: Arsenal midfielder to become Premier League&#8217;s youngest starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8216;s Max Dowman will become the youngest player to start a Premier League match when the Gunners take on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/crystal-palace\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Crystal Palace<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dowman, who has played five times in the top flight for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a>, becomes the youngest starter at the age of 16 years and 144 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jose Baxter, who was then at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Everton<\/a>, has held the record since he made his first start in 2008 when he was 16 years and 198 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It adds to a list of records collected by Dowman, who became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cvgz1xwy39ko\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">youngest Premier League winner<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> clinched the title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In November 2025, he became the Champions League&#8217;s youngest player at 15 years and 308 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He was the youngest Premier League player when he made his debut in August 2025, at 15 years and 235 days old, and youngest scorer at 16 years and 73 days against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Everton<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He will be part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> side who receive a guard of honour at Selhurst Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Players who make a minimum of five league appearances qualify for a medal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cvgzlj9wdvro?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal&#8216;s Max Dowman will become the youngest player to start a Premier League match when the Gunners take on Crystal Palace. Dowman, who has played five times in the top flight for Arsenal, becomes the youngest starter at the age of 16 years and 144 days. 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