"Munoz, born Dec. 18, 2011, came off the bench for Arsenal's under-19 side in a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday. He breaks a record previously held by Liam Payas, who played for Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps last year when he was aged 14 years, three months and one day. Munoz is an England U15 international and was a one of a number of schoolboys named in Arsenal's squad in a bid to gain experience, with progression to the knockout stages unlikely."
"The UEFA Youth League mimics the format of the Champions League and involves the U19 teams of the senior competition's entrants plus the domestic youth champions of UEFA's member associations. This season, players are eligible if they were born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, with up to five 2006-born players allowed in the squad. Munoz will be hoping to eventually follow in the footsteps of Max Dowman, 15, who has broken through to Mikel Arteta's first team this season"
Luis Munoz, born Dec. 18, 2011, featured off the bench for Arsenal's under-19 side in a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich, becoming the youngest player to appear in the UEFA Youth League at 13. He broke the previous record held by Liam Payas, who featured for Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps at 14 years, three months and one day. Munoz is an England U15 international and was one of several schoolboys included in Arsenal's squad to gain experience. Max Dowman, 15, started and scored twice, and Emerson Nwaneri also made a Youth League appearance. The competition mirrors Champions League format and specifies U19 eligibility rules.
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