Youngster Arijon Ibrahimović made his competitive debut for Bayern Munich in a 3-0 win over VfL Bochum. This puts him in second place in the ranking of the youngest FCB players played, only one other player is ahead of him. SPOX presents the ranking.
20th place: Fabian Benko
Bayern debut at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 14 days
Made his debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal in 2016 when he came on for Arturo Vidal. After that with no further missions in the Bayern jersey.
19th place: Thorsten Ott
Bayern debut at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 14 days
Played his only Bundesliga game in 1991 against VfL Bochum. Then switched to amateur football.
18th place: Samuel Kuffour
Bayern debut at 18 years, 1 month and 26 days
Was a regular central defender for Bayern for a long time and won a large number of titles with FCB. Retired in Ghana in 2009.
17th place: Max Eberl
Bayern debut at 18 years and 28 days
Today’s Leipzig sports director was trained in the Munich youth. After that as an active player for Bochum, Fürth and Gladbach.
16th place: Lars Lukas Mai
Bayern debut at 18 years and 21 days
Came to the Isar from Dresden in 2014 and has been part of the professional team since 2018. Occasionally rewarded with appearances in central defense. In Switzerland since summer 2022.
15th place: Roque Santa Cruz
Bayern debut at 18 years and 6 days
Was discovered by Bayern during the Junior World Cup in 1999 and then brought to the record champions. Later still in use in England and Spain.
14th place: Lucas Copado
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 11 months and 27 days
The center forward was allowed to play against Gladbach as a joker at the start of the second half of the 2021/22 season. Came to Bayern from Unterhaching in 2016. Still active at Bayern II today.
13th place: Franck Evina
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 23 days
Was loaned to Holstein Kiel after good performances at Bayern II, but was only rarely used there. Currently under contract with SV Sandhausen.
12th place: Berkant Goktan
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 18 days
Moved to the FCB youth team at the age of nine and made his professional debut in 1998, but only appeared twice for Bayern. Retired in 2014.
11th place: Gianluca Gaudino
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 9 months and 2 days
Used regularly in the first team at Bayern under Pep Guardiola, but fell short of expectations. Playing in Switzerland today.
10th place: Toni Kroos
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 8 months and 22 days
Even today, many Bayern fans weep over the departure of the midfield strategist. Has matured into an absolute world-class player at Real Madrid and won the CL four times there.
9th place: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 8 months and 8 days
Moved to the Bayern youth team from Norway, but never made it into the top eleven. After loans from Augsburg and Schalke, he is now under contract with Tottenham in England, where he is a regular.
8th place: Bright Arrey Mbi
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 8 months and 5 days
However, he had already made his debut for Bayern in the CL under Hansi Flick. Loaned from Hannover 96 until 2023.
7th place: Armindo Sieb
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 7 months and 28 days
Benefited from the absence of many regular players on his debut in the DFB Cup against 1. FC Düren. Currently active at SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2nd division.
6th place: David Alaba
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 7 months and 17 days
Played for Bayern between 2009 and 2021 and made his professional debut in 2010. Realized his dream of joining Real Madrid and promptly won the CL.
5th place: Mats Hummels
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 7 months and 17 days
Was handed over to Dortmund due to a lack of prospects, but returned to FCB years later. Now active again at Black and Yellow.
4th place: Jamal Musiala
Bayern debut at 17 years, 3 months and 25 days
Was the youngest FCB debutant of all time when he made his first appearance at Bayern. Today, as a 19-year-old, he is already an integral part of the first eleven.
3rd place: Mathy’s Tel
Bayern debut at the age of 17 years, 3 months and 9 days
Came from Stade Rennes in the summer for a transfer fee of just under 30 million euros including possible bonus payments. He is one of the greatest storm talents in Europe.
2nd place: Arijon Ibrahimovic
Bayern debut at 17 years and 2 months
Substituted for Leroy Sané in the 77th minute against Bochum. Coach Julian Nagelsmann thinks highly of him. At Bayern II with 15 goals in 17 games.
1st place: Paul Wanner
Bayern debut at 16 years and 15 days
Benefited from eleven failures at Bayern at the start of the second half of the 2021/22 season. Has been used time and time again by the pros, but it never got more than a few minutes.
