10 youngest players of all-time in Bundesliga

After Martin Odegaard became the youngest player to feature in a European qualifier at 15 years and 297 days, here are the 10 youngest to feature in the Bundesliga. You'll certainly recognize some faces.

10.Mario Götze

In 10th place is a familar name: Mario Götze, now of Bayern Munich. But the fresh-faced teenager made his debut for Borussia Dortmund at 17 years and 171 days against Mainz in November 2009. The attacking-midfielder became an instant star - and five years on, scored the winning goal in the World Cup final.

9.Dirk Drescher

Drescher only made one appearance in the Bundesliga, but he'd write himself into league history. Just a school student at 17 years and 163 days old, he stepped on to the pitch for VfL Bochum away at 1.FC Nürnberg with his side down to ten men. He retired after long injury problems. Today he works as a police officer.

8.Marc-André Kruska

Marc-André Kruska enjoyed some bright moments at Borussia Dortmund, in particular his debut for the club at 17 years and 137 days in November 2004. He played at Signal Iduna Park for over four years, before making stops at Club Brugge and Energie Cottbus and currently, FSV Frankfurt in the second division.

7.Lennart Hartmann

After a debut in European competition, Hartmann made his Bundesliga bow at 17 years and 107 days to become Hertha Berlin's youngest ever player. Things didn't pan out too well for the midfielder who has since taken on a journeyman-like career, stopping at Alemannia Aachen, Babelsberg, Berliner AK and Tennis Borussia Berlin.

6.Christian Wück

Christian Wück can pass his experiences on to the next crop of German stars who he coaches at U-17 level. As a player, he debuted for 1.FC Nürnberg in 1990 at 17 years and 133 days. He'd go on to play 100 games for the club, before moving on to Karlsruhe, Wolfsburg and Arminia Bielefeld. He became a German U-21 international and featured in the 1996 German Cup final.

5.Christian Wörns

Defender Christian Wörns was a stalwart at Borussia Dortmund for nine seasons after returning from a stint in Paris. Wörns debuted for Waldhof Mannheim in 1989 at 17 years and 122 days, earning a move to Bayer Leverkusen where he played over 200 times. He was capped 66 times for the national team during his successful career. He is now a youth coach at Schalke.

4.Julian Draxler

Sometimes it's easy to forget about Draxler's rapid rise to stardom - he's already a World Cup winner at the tender age of 21. But the midfielder has been on our radar for a while now. He made his debut at 17 years and 117 days, then the following weekend became the second youngest player to start a match. He's played over 100 times for the Royal Blues and remains a key player.

3.Ibrahim Tanko

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Tanko signed for Borussia Dortmund aged 17 and quickly made his debut for the club with 17 years and 61 days. He didn't hit the ground running in Dortmund and ended up at SC Freiburg. Now, he is a coach and was the assistant to German Volker Finke for Cameroon at the 2014 World Cup.

2.Jürgen Friedl

"Fuzzy" Friedl was the youngest player in Bundesliga history for nearly three decades. The goalkeeper played at Eintracht Frankfurt for the first time, aged 17 years and 26 days in March 1976. He would only make three appearances for the Eagles and then dropped down the divisions to play with several amateur clubs.

1.Nuri Sahin

The youngest player in Bundesliga history still plies his trade in the top-flight with Borussia Dortmund. Nuri Sahin made his debut for the club in 2005 at the age of 16 years and 335 days. A few months later, he became the youngest player to score in a league match. The 26-year-old has spent time at Liverpool, Feyenoord and Real Madrid.