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Luka Romero’s Journey: From Becoming LaLiga’s Youngest Ever Player To Scoring Two Wonder Goals In UD Almeria’s Draw With Atleti
The 19-year-old winger scored two terrific goals, one from outside the area when tightly marked by multiple defenders and another from inside the box with a powerful blast past Jan Oblak. That earned earn the bottom-placed team in LaLiga EA Sports a valuable point, in what was his first start since arriving on loan from AC Milan in the winter transfer window.
Yet, Luka is no stranger to LaLiga. In fact, he holds the record as the youngest ever player to play in Spanish football’s top flight. He earned that honor when he debuted for RCD Mallorca, whose academy he spent most of his youth career in, in a game against Real Madrid in 2020, aged just 15 years and 219 days. At that moment, he broke a record that had been held by Sanson of RC Celta since 1939.
