The top 10 U21 goalscorers in CL history: Haaland, Mbappe, Messi…

Most players strive throughout their whole career to feature in the Champions League and don’t succeed. But a select, elite group are simply special and embrace the pinnacle of club football effortlessly – even at an early age.

The Champions League has seen countless world-class attack-minded players grace the competition over the years, but only a few stars have lit up the big stage as fresh-faced youngsters.

We’ve taken a closer look at the 10 stellar names who have scored the most goals in the Champions League before the age of 21.

The one-time Champions League winner at Barcelona scored a brace on his Champions League debut for Monaco in a 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in October 1997.

Henry scored five more times for the French side in the competition that season as they reached the semi-final stage.

After heartbreakingly losing the Champions League with Arsenal in 2006, the Premier League great won the competition under Pep Guardiola’s stewardship three years later.

The former Aston Villa striker played for Rosenborg and Valencia in the Champions League, and he was a goal threat in the competition even at a young age.

Carew was a star in the European tournament once upon a time.

Well done if you identified the earlier #UCLGuessWho as John Carew, who was a #UCL runner-up with Valencia in 2001. pic.twitter.com/2HM1XomEOJ

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 7, 2014

The former Argentina international was destined to shine in Europe when he arrived at Barcelona from River Plate as a highly-rated 19-year-old.

Saviola scored eight goals in the Champions League following his debut in the competition in the 2001-02 season. He ended up firing in three more for Barca in the 24 games he played for the club in