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Defender of the Dutch team Jetro Willems, who played in the main squad of the national team in the Netherlands' first Euro 2012 group match against Denmark, is the youngest football player in the history of the European championship.

The player of the Dutch PSV Eindhoven is 18 years and 93 days. Thus, he breaks the record of Belgian Enzo Scifo, who took part in the Euro 1984 match against Italy at the age of 18 years and 115 days.