Have you ever heard in regards to the Chelsea wonderkid who’s already breaking data, however will not make his Blues debut for greater than one other 18 months?
At 16 years and 161 days previous, Kendry Paez turned the youngest ever South American to attain in a World Cup qualifier when he bagged Ecuador’s opener in a 2-1 win away to Bolivia on Thursday.
He was despatched by means of by Chelsea midfielder Moises Caciedo, driving goalwards earlier than curling the ball low into the far nook.
It was a measured end, on his second ever begin for his nation, which provides yet one more age-related report to Paez’s ever-growing record.
{The teenager} is already the youngest look maker and scorer within the Ecuadorian high flight, netting on his debut aged simply 15.
He additionally holds the report for being the youngest ever scorer on the Fifa under-20 World Cup, aged 16, and captained Ecuador to the ultimate of the South American U17 Championship this yr.
With Paez clearly oozing potential, why is he unable to make his Chelsea debut?
Nicely, again in June, the teenage midfielder agreed to signal for the membership from Ecuadorian facet Independiente del Valle in a deal price a reported £17.2m.
However he’ll solely be capable to transfer to the Premier League membership on his 18th birthday, that means the earliest Paez might make his first Blues look is 7 Could 2025.
Whereas he waits, the midfielder and occasional winger is at present nonetheless taking part in – and impressing – for each Independiente and Ecuador.
