The youngest player in English top-flight history is a Hale End graduate, and that is a source of great pride for Per Mertesacker and everyone involved in the academy.
In fact, Ethan Nwaneri broke several records when he came on – aged 15 years and 181 days – in the last minute of our 3-0 win away to Brentford. It made him our youngest ever player in all competitions, nearly a full year younger than Cesc Fabregas was when he made his debut aged 16 and 177 days in the League Cup against Rotherham United back in October 2003.