Malaga's Hachim Mastour makes professional debut at age 17
Hachim Mastour is about to set La Liga ablaze.
On Saturday, the 17-year-old, who is regarded as one of the most promising teenagers in football, made his highly anticipated professional debut, taking the pitch in the 84th minute of Malaga's 1-0 defeat at Real Betis.
0-1. Min 84 | Último cambio en el #MálagaCF: sale @adnann10, entra y debuta @fantasyhachi con la elástica blanquiazul. #MCFvRBB #MCFLive
— Málaga CF (@MalagaCF) November 7, 2015
At 17 years and 145 days, Mastour is the third-youngest player to ever feature for Malaga in the top flight of Spanish football, ranking behind Fabrice Olinga, and Juanmi. If that wasn't impressive enough, the youngster also made his international debut this past June, when he featured for two minutes with Morocco's national team in its 1-0 defeat of Libya during a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Mastour joined Malaga from AC Milan on a two-year loan deal at the end of August. The transfer reportedly included a buyout clause of €5 million, but Milan apparently has the right to buy him back at the end of the loan spell for €6 million.
Here's video from nearly two years ago in which Mastour took on Neymar in a freestyle football juggling battle: