List of youngest EuroLeague players since the 2000–01 season

This is a list of youngest EuroLeague players since the EuroLeague 2000–01 season, when the competition started to be organized by Euroleague Basketball. The EuroLeague is the European-wide top-tier level men's professional basketball club competition for eligible European basketball clubs. The list does not count any young players from the 1958 season to the 1999–00 season, when the EuroLeague competition was run by FIBA Europe.

Key
PositionPGSGSFPFC
PositionPoint GuardShooting GuardSmall ForwardPower ForwardCenter

Youngest players since the 2000–01 season
Rank Player Country Position Birth Date First Game Age Team Played Ref.
1
 Fedor Žugić  Montenegro
PG
 September 18, 2003 February 22, 2019 15 years, 157 days Budućnost VOLI [1]
2
 Aleksandar Ugrinoski Macedonia
PG
 May 7, 1988 January 28, 2004 15 years, 266 days Cibona VIP [2]
3
 Can Mutaf  Turkey
SG/SF
 January 9, 1991 November 23, 2006 15 years, 318 days Fenerbahçe Ülker [2]
4
 Manu Markoishvili  Georgia
SG/SF
 November 17, 1986 October 10, 2002 15 years, 327 days Benetton Treviso [2]
5
 Gino Cuccarolo  Italy
C
 November 26, 1987 November 26, 2003 16 years, 0 days Benetton Treviso [2]
6
 Ricky Rubio  Spain
PG
 October 21, 1990 October 24, 2006 16 years, 3 days DKV Joventut [2]
7
 Uroš Tripković  Serbia and Montenegro
SG
 September 11, 1986 October 9, 2002 16 years, 28 days Partizan Mobtel [2]
8
 Damir Markota  Croatia
PF
 December 26, 1985 February 6, 2002 16 years, 42 days Cibona VIP [2]
9
 Ioannis Karamalegkos  Greece
PG/SG
 September 19, 1994 November 11, 2010 16 years, 53 days Panathinaikos Athens [2]
10
 Džanan Musa  Bosnia and Herzegovina
SF
 May 8, 1999 October 15, 2015 16 years, 160 days Cedevita Zagreb [2]
11
 Enes Kanter  Turkey
PF
 May 20, 1992 October 30, 2008 16 years, 163 days Fenerbahçe Ülker [2]
12
 Marco Belinelli  Italy
SG/SF
 March 25, 1986 October 17, 2002 16 years, 206 days Virtus Bologna [3]
13
 Luka Dončić  Slovenia
PG/SG
 February 28, 1999 October 16, 2015 16 years, 229 days Real Madrid [3]
14
 Michalis Lountzis  Greece
PG/SG
 August 4, 1998 April 14, 2015 16 years, 253 days Panathinaikos Athens [4]
15
 Ömer Yurtseven  Turkey
C
 June 19, 1998 March 20, 2015 16 years, 274 days Fenerbahçe Ülker [3]
16
 Kostas Vasileiadis  Greece
SG/SF
 March 15, 1984 December 20, 2000 16 years, 280 days PAOK [3]
17
 Dino Radončić  Montenegro
SF
 January 8, 1999 October 22, 2015 16 years, 287 days Real Madrid [5]
18
 Vassilis Charalampopoulos  Greece
SF
 January 6, 1997 December 13, 2013 16 years, 341 days Panathinaikos Athens [3]
19
 Luigi Datome  Italy
SF/PF
 November 27, 1987 November 3, 2004 16 years, 342 days Montepaschi Siena [3]
20
 Maciej Lampe  Poland
PF/C
 February 5, 1985 January 31, 2002 16 years, 360 days Real Madrid [3]

See also

References
  1. "Buducnost's Zugic became youngest EuroLeague player ever!". euroleague.net. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. "The Euroleague's stars of the future!". eurohoops.net. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. "Cedevita's U16 hero Musa makes his mark in Euroleague with historic debut". heinnews.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. 2014-15 Playoffs CSKA MOSCOW 93 PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS 66
  5. 2015-16 Regular Season Round 2 REAL MADRID 98 CRVENA ZVEZDA 71 OCTOBER 22, 2015.
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