This article was first published on July 31 and has been updated.

Arsenal youngster Max Dowman came off the bench to make his senior debut against Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. At 15 years, 235 days, Dowman was the second-youngest player in Arsenal and Premier League history. Ethan Nwaneri holds the record for both after coming on as a substitute against Brentford in September 2022 aged 15 years, 181 days.

Arsenal 's Hale End academy has long been a conveyor belt of talent and Dowman is the latest prodigy to capture the supporters' imagination.

Already generating a buzz across the youth football scene, Dowman is arguably the most promising Hale End graduate since Bukayo Saka , a fact that Premier League rivals and Europe's top clubs are perfectly aware of.

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