Saint-Denis (AFP)

Entered into play against Croatia on Tuesday, at 17 years and 9 months, Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga seized a record of precocity for the French team for the post-war period.

Only two younger players beat him at the start of the 20th century.

Camavinga will not push back the record established by Julien Verbrugghe, who became international at 16 years and 10 months in November 1906 against amateur England, nor will he overtake Maurice Gastiger, opposed to Luxembourg in February 1914 at the age of 17 years and 4 months .

However, the player born on November 10, 2002 in Angola, naturalized French a year ago, now holds the post-war record, passing Maryan Wisnieski (18 years 2 months in April 1955) and Kylian Mbappé (18 years and 3 months in March 2017), his current teammate in selection.

He is nevertheless already too old to become the youngest scorer in the history of the Blues.

Gastiger won this historic record at 17 years and 5 months against Switzerland on March 8, 1914, one month to the day after his first selection.

Youngest player in the history of the Blues:

1) Julien Verbrugghe: 16 years and 10 months, November 1, 1906 in Paris against amateur England (defeat 15-0).

2) Maurice Gastiger: 17 years and 4 months, February 8, 1914 in Luxembourg (defeat 5-4).

3) Eduardo Camavinga: 17 years and 9 months, September 8, 2020 at the Stade de France against Croatia.

4) René Gérard: 17 years and 11 months, May 5, 1932 in Colombes against Scotland (defeat 3-1).

5) Maryan Wisniewski: 18 years and 2 months, April 3, 1955 in Colombes against Sweden (2-0 victory).

6) Kylian Mbappé: 18 years and 3 months, March 26, 2017 in Luxembourg (3-1 victory).

7) Georges Lech: 18 years and 4 months, October 26, 1963 in Paris against Bulgaria (3-1 victory).

8) Serge Chiesa: 18 years and 8 months, September 10, 1969 in Norway (3-1 victory).

9) Daniel Bravo: 19 years and 14 days, February 23, 1982 in Paris against Italy (2-0 victory).

10) Nicolas Anelka: 19 years and 1 month, April 22, 1998 in Sweden (0-0 draw).

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Yannick Stopyra: 19 years and 1 month, February 27, 1980 in Paris against Greece (5-1 victory).

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