Who is Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool’s youngest ever goalscorer?

EXPLAINER

Rio Ngumoha became the youngest goal scorer for the renowned England side Liverpool on Monday, becoming the youngest ever.

The winger made a substitute start for the defending Premier League champions in St James’ Park, where he scored the winning goal to earn a 3-2 victory over Newcastle United.

Ngumoha is the only other 16-year-old to have scored a Premier League goal.

What is known about the promising teen football player?

Why is Rio Ngumoha the subject of such conversation?

Ngumoha made his Premier League debut for Liverpool on Monday night, scoring the match-winning goal in the 100th minute against Newcastle at St James’ Park, just days shy of his 17th birthday.

Ngumoha’s stylish strike, which came in the final moments of a competitive game, was made even more unique because debutant teenagers, who lack experience, rarely play at the end of significant games.

Rio Ngumoha left Chelsea for Liverpool, but why?

Ngumoha, a talented youngster who had spent nearly half his life with the London-based club when he moved to Liverpool in the off-season at the age of eight, was a talented eight.

Ngumoha left Chelsea after Liverpool scouts provided a clearer path to Premier League exposure and first-team play, according to reports.

Rio Ngumoha is what country?

Ngumoha was born on August 29, 2008, in London, the child of Nigerian parents.

Lionel Messi and Neymar are both cited as his football heroes.

Who was the Premier League’s youngest scorers ever?

The youngest goal scorer in Premier League history, James Vaughan, James Milner, and Wayne Rooney, is sat next to three other players, Ngumoha.

When Vaughan scored his first goal against Crystal Palace on April 10, 2005, he was the youngest ever goal scorer in history at 16 years, 8 months, and 27 days old.

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