A new star shone in Monday's La Liga match. At the age of 17 years and 291 days, Barcelona's youngest player, Mark Kier, scored just 23 seconds after coming on as a substitute, helping his team beat Bilbao by a score of 1-0. His feat also made him the youngest La Liga "landmark" goal scorer since Barcelona entered the 21st century, surpassing Lionel Messi, who made his debut 19 years ago. The 1 meter 87 tall striker, with his typical No. 9 position attributes, seems destined to become Ronaldo's perfect successor.
Barcelona looked a little out of sorts for most of the game, with nothing to show for it on the offensive end. It wasn't until the 79th minute that the deadlock was broken, when Makkel came on as a substitute. He received a precise pass from Zulfiarius, cut into the penalty area and shot the ball into the net from a very narrow angle, and all this happened when he was on the field for only 23 seconds, which is amazingly efficient.
Makkel quickly rose to fame with the goal. The 1m87-tall shot-stopper joined Barcelona's youth team for training 10 years ago, was promoted to the first team for the first time in June this year, and was given the opportunity to appear in pre-season preparations, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at one point. And in this campaign, he was once again named in the national team squad and scored the decisive goal on his league debut.
In just 15 minutes of play, Markkill not only scored, but also made an interception and two successful confrontations, and was unquestionably voted the Player of the Match.
