Juventus' Moise Kean made history when he became the first player born in the year 2000 to feature in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Here, we profile the teenager.
Kean, who is just 16 years and 267 days old, appeared as a substitute in his side's 3-1 victory over La Liga giants Sevilla, coming off the bench in the 84th minute just moments before Juventus regained the lead as they went on to seal their place in the last 16 of the competition.
The achievement was his second landmark in three days after becoming the first player born in the new millennium to play in Serie A, playing the final six minutes of Juventus' 3-0 win over Pescara on Saturday.
Kean became the first millennium-born player to feature in Serie A, days before becoming the first to play in the Champions League
Kean, who was born in February 2000, had been named on the bench five times in the league and twice in the Champions League by coach Massimiliano Allegri, but had not featured before the weekend.
Born to Ivorian parents in the Italian province of Vercelli, Kean was introduced to Asti's youth side by Renato Biasi before joining Torino. He signed for Juventus in 2010 and, six years on, has made his big breakthrough.
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