A 19-year-old Manchester United target, who has been dubbed the 'next Cristiano Ronaldo', has written European history after scoring his first career hat-trick on Thursday night.
Click through the gallery to see the youngest players to score a Europa League hat trick, according to GracenoteLive.
Benfica starlet Joao Felix was the star of the show as his side beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.
The German side lost Obite N'Dicka to an early red card after just 20 minutes, with Felix stepping up to convert the subsequent penalty – the first he netted in his career.
However, Felix's record-breaking performance did not end there, as he also scored Benfica' second and fourth strike in the six-goal thriller. In doing so, the 19-year-old became the youngest player to net a hat trick in Europa League history, as UEFA pointed out.
?? 19-year-old Benfica star João Félix = youngest player in history to score a #UEL hat-trick! ?????? pic.twitter.com/30aetcL4oD
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 11, 2019
Overall Felix, who experts claim is the best Portuguese talent since Ronaldo, has now netted 15 goals and assisted another seven this season.
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He has been linked with a host of Europe's elite clubs, among them United, Juventus, Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona, who all had scouts in the stands on Thursday night.
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