Who is the youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final?

Patrick Kluivert is the youngest player to score in a UEFA Champions League final. He was 18 years and 327 days old when he scored Ajax’s winning goal against AC Milan in the 1995 final.

The match was played on 24 May 1995 at Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion. Milan had one of Europe’s strongest defensive teams, featuring veterans such as Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini, but Ajax prevailed 1–0. Kluivert came off the bench and scored in the 85th minute after combining with Frank Rijkaard.

Kluivert’s goal made him the youngest final scorer in the competition’s history, a record distinct from being the youngest player to appear in a final or the youngest scorer anywhere in the Champions League. Ajax’s victory also completed a remarkable campaign built around Louis van Gaal’s talented young side, which included Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids and Jari Litmanen.

The final was Kluivert’s breakthrough on Europe’s biggest club stage. He later played for AC Milan, Barcelona and the Netherlands, but his late finish in Vienna remains his most famous Champions League moment.