Not Even 16 Years Old: Football Talent Breaks Record in the Netherlands
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He is not even 16 years old. Nevertheless Jadiel Pereira da Gama stood on Friday at a professional game in the field. Now he holds a new record.
PEC Zwolle also won its second Eredivisie match of the season, defeating Telstar 2-0 in Velsen. Koen Kostons scored both goals in a historic encounter.
The only 15 year old Jadiel Pereira da Gama broke the age record in the Dutch honorary division. The midfielder of PEC Zwolle was changed in the 88th minute in the 2-0 away victory against Telstar on Friday. Pereira da Gama was 15 years old and 243 days old at the time.
The precocity is increasingly recurent in the world of elite football. Repeatedly in recent years, more young boys appear on the professional football wheel earlier, and it seems to be something in upward dynamics. In the Netherlands a new name has appeared in recent weeks that has already made history in the Eredivisie. It is Jadiel Pereira da Gama, a defensive midfielder of the PEC Zwolle, who debuted this weekend before Telstar at 15 years an…
15-year-old Jadiel Pereira da Gama of PEC Zwolle celebrates victory and the age record in the Dutch Eredivisie after his historic debut (Symbolic image) (Photo by Jeroen van den Berg/Soccrates/Getty Images) Getty Images Jadiel Pereira da Gama has made history: The 15-year-old midfielder of PEC Zwolle broke the age record in the Dutch Eredivisie on Friday. He made his debut at exactly 15 years and 243 days old. The teenager came on as a substitut…
In the match between SC Telstar and PEC Zwolle, Friday (0-2), Jadiel Pereira da Gama became the youngest player to play a game in Eredivisie, at 15 years and 243 days. The Dutch youth beat the record of his compatriot Wim Kras, established in 1959.
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