PIETRO PELLEGRI took just four minutes to net for Monaco against Bordeaux – becoming the first, and only, player born in the 21st century to score in Ligue 1.
The Italian-born youngster made an instant impact, coming off the bench to cancel out Francois Kamano’s penalty.
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Pietro Pellegri shows his delight after scoring his first Monaco goal against Bordeaux on Sunday
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The 17-year-old joined the French giants for £22m from boyhoood club Genoa back in January
And, incredibly, he already holds the same record in Serie A… doing so aged just 15 two seasons ago.
On that day, the talented forward threatened to wreck Francesco Totti’s retirement party back in May 2017 – giving Genoa a shock lead against Roma before they eventually lost out in a five-goal thriller.
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Pietro Pellegri netted for Genoa against Roma in May 2017, aged just 15
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Pellegri has now become the first player born in the 21st century to score in Ligue 1 – and did the same in Serie A with Genoa
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Pellegri has a bright future in the game, with the 17-year-old already attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs in the world
So it was little surprise, despite being just since 16 at the time, that the French giants shelved out £22m to clinch his signature from his boyhood club back in January.
However, Pellegri, is already starting to pay back that fee.
He showed exceptional awareness and control to nick the ball from Jules Koundé before firing home emphatically – cue rapturous celebrations from the youngster .
Unfortunately for Pellegri and co they would come away from their trip empty handed, with Kamano striking deep into stoppage time to seal all three points for the hosts.
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