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Rayan becomes Brazil's 6th youngest World Cup player at 19 years, 320 days

  /  autty

In the FIFA World Cup group stage match between Brazil and Haiti, 19-year-old Brazilian forward Rayan made his World Cup debut as a substitute.

According to statistics, Rayan became the sixth youngest player in Brazil's FIFA World Cup history at 19 years and 320 days old.

The five youngest players to debut for Brazil in FIFA World Cup history are: Pelé (17 years and 249 days, against the Soviet Union in 1958), Carlos Leite (18 years and 19 days, against Bolivia in 1930), Marco Antonio (19 years and 35 days, against Romania in 1970), Tostão (19 years and 72 days, against Hungary in 1966), and Altafini (19 years and 269 days, against Austria in 1958). Rayan ranks sixth at 19 years and 320 days.