Aged 17 years 287 days, Maarten Vandevoordt set a report in Genk's 4-Zero loss at Napoli on Tuesday evening, turning into the youngest goalkeeper to seem within the UEFA Champions League. He now tops an inventory that includes some greats from previous occasions, not least Iker Casillas – who was simply 18 when he made his first begin for Real Madrid on the earth's prime membership competitors.Youngest UEFA Champions League scorers17 years 287 days: Maarten Vandevoordt (Napoli 4-0 Genk, 10/12/19)18 years 52 days: Mile Svilar (Benfica 0-1 Man. United, 18/10/... UEFA.com - News
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New deal for Casillas: meet the top UEFA appearance-makers
186: Iker Casillas (ESP, Real Madrid, Porto)Casillas made 157 UEFA appearances for Real Madrid before leaving for Porto in 2015, bringing to an end a 16-year, trophy-strewn spell. Having won a record 167 caps for Spain, the 37-year-old lifted his first Portuguese league title in 2017/18, and is just 14 appearances shy of an incredible 200 in UEFA club games.174: Paolo Maldini (ITA, AC Milan)The right-footed left-back and central defender played until he was 41, becoming as important a figure in Milan's history as his father Cesare Maldini – winner of four league titles and the 1962/63 European Champion Clubs' Cup. Paolo li... UEFA.com - News
Iker Casillas on Porto, Real Madrid and the 100 club
Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has featured in 20 successive UEFA Champions League campaigns, winning the competition with Real Madrid in 2000, 2002 and 2014; UEFA.com sat down with the Spain great ahead of Porto's last-16 tie with Roma to reflect on a stellar career to date. Casillas' Porto completed the group stage unbeaten©Getty Images On l... UEFA.com - News
Casillas and Buffon in the UEFA Champions League: Did you know?
1. Iker Casillas had a chastening start to life in the UEFA Champions League, conceding three goals on his competition debut, a draw at Olympiacos in September 1999. Indeed, after six outings he had picked the ball out of his net no fewer than 15 times. However, all's well that ends well – by the end of the season he was a UEFA Champions League winner, the youngest keeper to play in a final.2. Gianluigi Buffon was 19 when he made his competition bow for Parma in 1997/98 (the only one of his 13 UEFA Champions League campaigns that have not come with Juventus).
Buffon v Casillas: Players call it a draw on Twitter
With over 260 UEFA Champions League – as well as more than 330 international – appearances between them, there can be little doubt that Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas are two of the greatest keepers in European history (indeed they share the continental record of 167 international caps). As Juventus are taking on Porto in the round of 16 next month, it seemed an appropriate time to take a look at the pair in action ... The tale of the tapeGianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy)Age: 38Senior