Former Inter Milan wonderkid Obafemi Martins remains the youngest Nigerian player to score in the UEFA Champions League, a record that has never been broken for the past thirteen years.<br /><br />The FC Ebedei product was aged 18 years, 4 months, 19 days when he achieved the feat back in the 2002-2003 season, specifically March 19, 2003, when his left-footed shot gave Inter Milan the lead in their 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen. <br /><br />Ex-Ajax Amsterdam hero Nwankwo Kanu had been the previous holder of this record until it was surpassed by Martins. <br /><br />He clocks in at number two thanks to his 34th minute goal against Hadjuk Split on March 15, 1995, aged 18 years, 7 months, 11 days, while defending the colours of the Eredivisie powerhouse. <br /><br />Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho ranks fifth on the list . He was 19 years, 11 months and 11 days when he found the back of the net against Borussia M&ouml;nchengladbach about a month ago. <br /><br />Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Daniel Amokachi, Yussuf Ayila, Victor Ikpeba, Ahmed Musa, Lucky Idahor and John Utaka made the top ten youngest players to score in the Champions League. <br /><br /><u><b>Youngest Nigerian Players To Score In Champions League</b></u><br /><br />1) Obafemi Martins - Inter Milan - 18 years, 4 months, 19 days<br />2) Nwankwo Kanu - Ajax Amsterdam - 18 years, 7 months, 11 days<br />3) Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Maccabi Haifa - 19 years, 10 months, 2 days<br />4) Daniel Amokachi - Club Brugge - 19 years, 10 months, 26 days<br />5) Kelechi Iheanacho - Man City - 19 years, 11 months, 11 days<br />6) Ayila Yussuf - Dynamo Kiev - 19 years, 11 months, 30 days<br />7) Victor Ikpeba - Monaco - 20 years, 4 months, 8 days<br />8) John Utaka - RC Lens - 20 years, 8 months, 16 days<br />9) Lucky Idahor - Dynamo Kiev - 21 years 12 days<br />10) Ahmed Musa - CSKA Moscow - 21 years, 1 month, 26 days<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : mancity.com<br />