How Rodrygo usurped Neymar

How Rodrygo usurped Neymar

Rodrigo, en una acción con el Santos
Rodrigo, en una acción con el Santos | sport

The forward scored his first goal for Santos aged 17 and 16 days

Rodrygo has been attracting attention from the top clubs in Europe, Barcelona among them, for his impressive displays in the Brazilian national league.

The youngster has been compared to Neymar for his talent and profile, but he scored his first goal as a professional even earlier than Neymar did.

Rodrygo netted for the first time for Santos, against Ponte Preta, when he was 17 years and 16 days old. 

That meant he was 29 days younger than Neymar when the current PSG forward scored for the first time for Santos, against Mogi Mirim in 2009, at 17 years one month and 10 days.