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WATCH: 15-Year Old Kid Scores A Wonderful Solo Goal In Japan Under 23 Game

WATCH: 15-Year Old Kid Scores A Wonderful Solo Goal In Japan Under 23 Game

What a goal it was..

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

If you want to feel old, then boy have we got the story for you.

That's because a 15-year old has scored a wonderful solo goal in an Under 23 game in Japan.

Takefusa Kubo looks a special talent. He spent time in Barcelona's coveted La Masia youth system and in one season, scored a staggering 73 goals in 30 games in a single season.

The youngster would no doubt still be in the ranks at Barcelona had the Catalan club not been punished by FIFA for the way that they signed international players under the age of 18.

He returned to Japan and now plies his trade with FC Tokyo, where he regularly turns out for the Under 23 side.

And in yesterday's game against Cerezo Osaka U23 in J-League 3, he proved to be the difference.

Check out his goal here:

In the 38th minute, Kubo, who has been christened 'the Japanese Messi' scored a goal that the Argentinian would have been proud of, as he rinsed two players down the left flank and despite looking like he was going down a blind alley, managed to work an opening and fire a venomous shot into the top corner.

His goal means he's the youngest ever scorer in professional football in Japan.

The kid was born in June 2001 and so hasn't even turned 16, yet he's scoring goals like this. He's also been registered to play in the J-League, the top tier of Japanese football, which is mental.

The current record for the youngest scorer in the J-League is 15 years and 11 months and you wouldn't bet against Kubo breaking that record, as well. He's got a month left to achieve the feat.


There's talk of Barcelona trying to re-sign him and with goals like this, you can absolutely see why.

Takefusa Kubo, remember the name.


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Topics: Football, Barcelona, Japan