Football has a great history of teenagers exploding onto the scene before going on to become stars of the game.
Manchester United had a whole class of them come through at once in the early 1990s, and then there is Federico Macheda.
In 2009, the then 17-year-old striker was named on the bench for Manchester United's huge clash against a handy Aston Villa side who despite a poor run of form were in the mix for a Champions League place.
Macheda's goal came in the third minute of stoppage time at Old Trafford to earn three points
For United the stakes were even higher.