16 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Georginio Wijnaldum

15. He Made His Debut Aged Just 16 Years And 148 Days - Becoming Feyenoord's Youngest-Ever Player And Goalscorer

Wijnaldum may be just 24 - yet he made his competitive debut a full eight years ago! Named in Feyenoord's starting line-up for their Eredivisie match against FC Groningen on April 8th 2007, Wijnaldum began the match at the age of 16 years and 148 days. Unfortunately, Feyenoord were hammered 4-0 at home - although Wijnaldum was named man of the match... It took Wijnaldum a full six months before his first Eredivisie goal would arrive too, but when he netted against Heracles Almelo in December 2007 he became Feyenoord's youngest-ever league scorer. Far more have arrived since...