Around fifty players have made their debut for Northern Ireland before their twentieth birthdays. The following is a list of those that were under eighteen...
Player
|
(Club)
|
Born
|
Debut
|
Age
|
Distillery
|
18/09/1866
|
18/02/1882
|
15 Years 154 Days*
|
|
Manchester Utd
|
07/05/1965
|
17/06/1982
|
17 Years 41 Days^
|
|
Distillery
|
30/11/1890
|
15/02/1908
|
17 Years 77 Days
|
|
Linfield
|
07/12/1877
|
16/03/1895
|
17 Years 99 Days**
|
|
Cliftonville
Cliftonville |
01/10/1876
16/09/1877 |
24/02/1894
09/03/1895 |
17 Years 146 Days#
17 Years 174 Days |
|
Manchester Utd
|
02/08/1954
|
16/02/1972
|
17 Years 198 Days
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
26/10/1992
|
26/05/2010
|
17 Years 212 Days
|
|
Manchester Utd
|
27/02/1943
|
09/11/1960
|
17 Years 256 Days
|
|
Belfast Celtic
|
13/04/1888
|
17/02/1906
|
17 Years 310 Days
|
|
Newcastle Utd
|
12/07/1991
|
06/06/2009
|
17 Years 329 Days
|
|
Distillery
|
26/02/1869
|
05/02/1887
|
17 Years 344 Days
|
|
Ipswich Town
|
03/06/1993
|
24/05/2011
|
17 Years 355 Days
|
|
Manchester Utd
|
22/04/1946
|
15/04/1964
|
17 Years 359 Dys
|
** Scored on his debut, thus making him the second youngest goalscorer in (Northern) Ireland's history.
^ Whiteside's debut against Yugoslavia at the Espana 82 made him the youngest player ever to appear at a World Cup Finals, beating the record previously held by Pele. In the same match he also became the youngest Northern Ireland player to collect a booking.
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