Miles Lewis Skelly broke Marcus Rashford’s record (photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Arsenal’s Miles Lewis Skelly has made his name into the history of English football on Friday night, following his British goals.
In just 176 days of 18 years, he became the youngest player ever to score in his senior debut for the national team. This achievement surpassed previous records held by Marcus Rashford for 209 days at the age of 18, who played against Australia in May 2016.
Qualifying against Albania at Wembley Stadium in England’s Opening World Cup 2026. Just 20 minutes after the match, Lewis Skelly received an accurate pass from Jude Bellingham and quietly slotted the ball under Albanian goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha to give England the lead. になったんです。 English: The first thing you can do is to find the best one to do.
“I received an offer from Arsenal, but came out of a strange meeting with Arsen Wenger.”
This goal not only secured England’s 1-0 victory, but also marked the beginning of Thomas Touchel’s tenure as coach of the national team. The match showed England’s ownership despite Albania’s resilient defense. になったんです。 English: The first thing you can do is to find the best one to do.
Lewis Skelly’s rapid rise is nothing short of extraordinary. Moving from midfielder to Arsenal’s left-back, he was consistently impressed with his performance and won a spot on the international stage.
Thomas Tuschel sounds his first game change as England boss
Thomas Touchel made his defensive debut with Dan Byrne and Miles Lewis Skelly after making several changes to England’s starting lineup for a match against Albania at Wembley on Friday.
The German coach also chose to resort to Rashford’s wing pace as he was aiming to make his mark with three lions.
Tuchel’s defensive pairing included Burn’s lineup alongside Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa, with Lewis-Skelly and Kyle Walker filling in the full-back position. Curtis Jones was chosen to join Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice, as Harry Kane and Phil Foden introduced in Starting XI.