Valdepenas Becomes Third Youngest Defender at Real Madrid Since Start of Century

Viktor Valdepensyas is making his debut appearance for Real Madrid. The left-back started in the La Liga match against Alaves as part of the starting lineup. According to Opta, since the beginning of the 21st century, only two defenders have debuted for Real Madrid in La Liga at a younger age than Valdepensyas: Raphael Varane (18 years, 149 days) and Achraf Hakimi (18 years, 331 days). Valdepensyas is currently 19 years and 55 days old. Before this, he had not even played as a substitute for Real Madrid. By halftime, Xabi Alonso's team was leading 1-0 thanks to a precise strike from Kylian Mbappe. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!