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Leicester City teenager Jeremy Monga set a new record for being the youngest-ever goalscorer in the history of the Championship, the second division of English football, during its 2-1 loss at Preston North End on Saturday.
Aged 16 years and 37 days, Monga came off the bench to score the goal in the 67th minute, cancelling out Alfie Devine’s early opener for Preston. In the process, Monga broke the previous record which belonged to Jude Bellingham who had scored for Birmingham City against Stoke City in 2019 at the age of 16 years 63 days.
However, Milutin Osmajic’s strike five minutes from full-time resulted in a defeat for the side managed by Marti Cifuentes, who took the job after Ruud van Nistelrooy parted way with the club following relegation from the Premier League.
Monga had become Leicester’s youngest-ever starter in Wednesday’s League Cup penalty shootout defeat by Huddersfield.
He beat a record which had been held for 59 years by former Foxes and England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Leicester, the 2015-16 Premier League champion, was relegated from the top division after finishing 18th last season. During that campaign, Monga, then 15 years 271 days old, became the second-youngest Premier League player when he made his senior debut in a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United.
Leicester is provisionally 11th in the Championship with three points after a win and a defeat in its first two games. The Foxes take on Charlton Athletic in their next match on August 23.
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