Brian Madjo Scores on Debut, Becomes Youngest UEFA Super Cup Goalscorer

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 17-year-old Brian Madjo scored on his competitive debut for Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain in Salzburg, becoming the youngest player ever to start the match and the youngest goalscorer in the competition’s history. PSG won 2-1 to retain the trophy, but Madjo’s equalizer on the stroke of half-time — at 17 years and 212 days — overshadowed the result for British football fans tracking the Enfield-born teenager’s rise.

Editor’s note: This article draws on match reporting from BBC Sport, FotMob, Read Aston Villa, and Sky Sports, August 12, 2026.

PSG retain the Super Cup in Salzburg

Paris Saint-Germain, last season’s Champions League winners, defeated Europa League champions Aston Villa 2-1 at the Red Bull Arena to lift the Super Cup for the second straight year.

Minute	Scorer	Team	Detail
20	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	PSG	Near-post finish; assist from Désiré Doué
45	Brian Madjo	Aston Villa	Equalizer from John McGinn’s cross
61	Désiré Doué	PSG	Curling left-footed finish; VAR confirmed onside

Doué delivered a goal and an assist — the first player to do both in the same Super Cup since Luis Suárez for Barcelona in 2015. Luis Enrique became only the third head coach to win the Super Cup three times, joining Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola on the elite list.

PSG are the fourth team to retain the trophy in consecutive seasons, following Ajax, AC Milan, and Real Madrid — and the first since Madrid in 2017.

Villa pushed hard after Madjo’s goal. Emiliano Buendía passed up a late opening, and teenage substitute George Hemmings shot straight at Matvey Safonov when a second Villa goal looked possible. Nuno Mendes went down with cramp after a long-range effort was parried by stand-in Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot, who replaced absent Emiliano Martínez.

Madjo’s record-breaking night

Madjo entered the final already holding one Super Cup record — youngest starter since detailed tracking began — and left with a second.

Record	Madjo	Previous benchmark
Youngest Super Cup starter	17 years, 212 days	New mark (Opta data from 2006)
Youngest Super Cup goalscorer	17 years, 212 days	Patrick Kluivert — 19 years, 220 days (1996)
Youngest Villa scorer since	Aug. 12, 2026	Louie Barry — 17 years, 201 days (FA Cup vs. Liverpool, Jan. 2021)

Aston Villa’s official account posted on X: “Youngest player to start in Super Cup ✅ Youngest player to score in Super Cup ✅ Brian Madjo.”

The goal itself was the hardest chance Madjo took all evening. Falling at the far post under pressure from Willian Pacho, he diverted McGinn’s delivery into the roof of the net. Match data showed Madjo led all players with six shots, four big chances, and 0.98 expected goals — yet only his equalizer found the target.

Earlier, Madjo had nodded McGinn’s cross wide, miscued a close-range header, and prodded into the side netting. He also lost possession in the buildup to Kvaratskhelia’s opener — 12 seconds after Bizot had denied Doué — a moment Unai Emery’s side could not fully atone for despite Madjo’s response.

Madjo was replaced by Tammy Abraham in the closing stages as Villa chased a second equalizer that never arrived.

Who is Brian Madjo?

Brian Djomeni Madjo was born in Enfield, London, on January 12, 2009. The 6-foot-4 forward moved to Luxembourg as a child, represented Luxembourg at youth and senior level — including three caps in 2025 — and also played for England Under-17s.

Detail	Information
Signed from	Metz (January 2026)
Reported fee	~£10 million
Villa shirt number	39
Pre-Super Cup competitive goals	Four in pre-season
CAS clearance	August 4, 2026

Villa signed Madjo from Ligue 1 side Metz in January but could not register him for competitive fixtures until winning a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) appeal against FIFA rules on international transfers of minors. FIFA had blocked registration because Madjo had represented Luxembourg internationally; Villa argued he was born in England and holds UK citizenship, making the move domestic rather than international.

BBC Sport reported on August 4 that CAS upheld Villa’s appeal, clearing Madjo for the 2026–27 season. Eight days later, Unai Emery handed him a start in a European final against the continent’s reigning champions.

Emery’s gamble and Villa’s European trajectory

Starting a 17-year-old in a Super Cup final against PSG was a bold call — and one Emery justified through pre-season form and the teenager’s physical profile. Madjo had scored four times in Villa’s summer friendlies, including a brace against Walsall, before Emery named him in the XI in Salzburg.

Villa arrived as last season’s Europa League winners, stepping onto the biggest European stage the club has occupied in the modern era. The defeat stings: Emery’s side fought back through Madjo but could not find a second response after Doué’s 61st-minute winner survived a lengthy VAR check for offside involving Matty Cash.

For British audiences, the night crystallized why Villa fought a months-long legal battle to register Madjo. A competitive debut goal against PSG in a European final — with two age records attached — is the kind of introduction that reframes a transfer fee and a registration dispute into a single headline moment.

PSG leave Salzburg with silverware. Villa leave with a loss — and with a teenager whose name now sits at the top of UEFA Super Cup history books.

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Discussion

Madjo’s night split the story: PSG celebrated another trophy, while Villa supporters measured a defeat against what a 17-year-old accomplished in his first official match.

1. Did Unai Emery make the right call starting Brian Madjo against PSG?

Emery trusted pre-season form and Madjo’s physical presence over more experienced options in a final against European champions. Was that the correct gamble for Villa’s immediate ambitions — or a worthwhile long-term investment regardless of the 2-1 result?

2. Where does this debut rank among teenage breakthroughs in English club football?

Madjo broke a Super Cup scoring record held since 1996 and scored in a European final on his competitive debut. How do you weigh that against other famous teenage debuts — and what ceiling do you see for him this Premier League season?

Share which moment from the final you’ll remember first — the missed chances, the equalizer, or Doué’s winner.