Polish prodigy Oskar Pietuszewski underlined why he is being compared to Lamine Yamal after scoring his first goal for Porto.
The 17-year-old winger needed just 14 seconds to score the fastest goal in Estádio do Dragão history in a 3-1 win over Arouca.
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In doing so, Pietuszewski beat Galeno’s previous record by 4 seconds after the Brazilian’s acrobatic performance against Rio Ave in 2024.
Pietuszewski writes history with the first goal
The six-time Poland U21 international was also the youngest foreign player to score a goal for Porto in the club’s 113-year history.
Pietuszewski, who was already the Dragons’ youngest starter, scored with a left-footed shot from close range into the bottom corner.
The attacker, who has now scored a goal and an assist in his last two games, only moved to Porto in January but immediately made a lasting impression.
Pietuszewski, who was scouted by Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City earlier this season, turned up with Jagiellonia Białystok.
Porto’s No. 77 won a penalty and a sending-off for an opponent in his first appearance against Vitória Guimarães and now scored his first goal.
European football expert Andy Brassell named Pietuszewski one of his five prodigies to watch in an interview with The Pitch Prospect.com.
“He was brilliant,” the co-host of the “Trans Europe Express” podcast said on Monday. “And we highlighted him after his debut.
“He came from Jagiellonia Białystok during the winter break and that has already made a huge difference for Porto.”
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“Given that Porto had a brilliant first half of the season and already had a teenage superstar in Rodrigo Mora, it is remarkable that a young player comes from outside Portugal, who everyone thinks is someone who is a good choice for next year or the year after, and that he comes into the team and immediately makes a huge impression, like he did in that game in Guimaraes.”
“He was there again in Porto’s last game, against Rio Ave, when he scored the winning goal for Victor Froholdt. And he is something special.”
“His balance, his ability to prolong the game, his maturity in assessing the pass, releasing it at the right moment, finding a teammate, the timing of his runs, the timing of his passes, that all adds to his pace.”
“And I really feel like I’m not comparing him directly to Lamine Yamal because they’re different types of players.”
“Yamal is someone who can beat a player, but the passing level is so good that he often just plays early and that’s okay.”
“I think Pietuszewski wants to expand the game a bit more in the sense of a traditional winger. We’re getting less and less of that.”
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“Over time we’ll get more wingers and fewer wingers, I think. But he’s a bit of a step backwards.”
“And his physical talents and his ability to get past players, a bit like Yamal, are those things that, ‘Oh yeah, that’s great.’ But young talented players do that, don’t they?
“But what has always been amazing about Yamal is his pass judgment from a young age, and the same could be said about Oskar in a way.”
“I think his ability to know when to hold on to the ball and beat a player and when to let go of the ball is something you would expect a player to be learning at 21, 22, 23. And he seems like he’s already got it.”
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Pietuszewski announced Porto’s coach Francesco Farioli when he made his first-team debut for his local club two years ago.
The then 16 year old came on as a substitute in the 3-0 away defeat against Fariolis Ajax Amsterdam in the second leg Europa League Playoff round in 2024.
Pietuszewski now finds himself at the forefront of the next generation of Porto talent under the Italian as he goes from strength to strength.
Brassell added: “If Pietuszewski continues on this path, they will sell him in about a year, maybe even sooner.”
“He is so convincing and so advanced for his age. He is not just a promising player. He is a player who is now making a big impact.”
“He had already started more games for Porto before the end of the season than I would have thought.
“Because remember, his form this season will see him join the best team in the league. And he made a noticeable difference in the way they play in his first experience abroad at 17.”
“You have to watch him, but you don’t have to watch him to understand how incredible it is and what an impact it has.”