Kendry Paez, who is signed with Chelsea, scored his first goal of the 2024 Copa America on a penalty kick after a VAR review. Moreover, the teenager made history in Ecuador's 3-1 win over Jamaica on Wednesday evening at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At 17 years and 54 days old, Paez became the youngest footballer to score in the Copa America in the 21st century. He holds this record since Johnnier Montano, who scored against Argentina in 1999 at the age of 16 years and 171 days.
OptaJorge highlighted on Twitter that Paez from Ecuador becomes the first player aged 18 or younger to start in multiple matches within the same Copa America edition since Japan's Takefusa Kubo in 2019 (starting in two games).
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