UEFA Honors Konstantinos Karetsas – Remember This Name

He broke every record in his path, made history with his team, and forced UEFA to bow down to his immense talent. The 17-year-old Greek international footballer, Konstantinos Karetsas, became the youngest player to participate in an official match for the National Team of Greece and the second youngest in both official and friendly matches during the first game against Scotland. In the second match against the Scots in Glasgow, he wrote even greater history. Karetsas scored at the 42nd minute (0-2) and became, at the age of 17 years, 4 months, and 4 days, the youngest scorer in the history of the blue-white jersey, surpassing Sotiris Ninis, who had previously scored in a friendly match against Cyprus (2-0) at the age of 18 years, 1 month, and 16 days. Additionally, he became the youngest scorer in the history of the Nations League, overtaking Barcelona’s Gavi. After all this, UEFA couldn’t help but honor him. On their official social media account, they posted a photo of him with the caption: ‘Remember the name.’