Fifteen-year-old Wisdom Amey made history on Wednesday night as he became the Serie A's youngster ever debutant.
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The central, who was born to a Togolese father and Nigerian in 2005, was handed his Bologna first-team debut in a 2-0 defeat to Genoa at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
Bologna manager Sinisa Mihajlovic introduced Amey in the 89th minute with the team already losing 2-0, but his short cameo saw him smash the record at 15 years, nine months and 1 day.
2005 - The Bologna defender Wisdom Amey (11/08/2005) is the first player born after 01/01/2005 to play a game in a top-5 European league. Stork.
— OptaPaolo ?? (@OptaPaolo) May 13, 2021
Mihajlovic insists he had no regrets about introduced Amey and 16-year-old midfielder Kacper Urbanski.
"He responded well, I'm happy with my choice," Mihajlovic told Sky Sport Italia.
"Amey and Urbanski entered very well, they weren't afraid, I'm happy to have thrown them into the fray."
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