Max Dowman
Active- Current or last club
- Arsenal
- Country (nationality)
- England
- League or competition
- Premier League
- Position
- Attacking midfielder * winger
- How is the religion known?
- Stated publicly by the player
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026
Max Dowman posted a picture with the audio giving glory to God.
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What religion is Max Dowman?
Max Dowman is an English professional footballer who is a practicing Christian. Alongside teammates like Bukayo Saka and Myles Lewis-Skelly, Dowman participates in the club’s Christian faith community, which gathers for pre-match prayers and Bible studies. He frequently engages in the group’s hotel fellowship sessions and pre-match prayer circles.
Following his historic breakthrough performances for the senior squad, Dowman has used his personal social media platforms to publicly express his faith, recently posting a picture to his Instagram account featuring audio that gives glory to God.
Dowman plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Premier League club Arsenal. He is a product of Billericay Town and Arsenal youth academies. In 2025, he broke into the first-team setup, eventually becoming the youngest player to debut in a UEFA Champions League knockout match at age 15. He made history in March 2026 by becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at 16 years and 73 days old, before going on to become the competition’s youngest-ever champion player later that season.
Early life and youth career
Max Dowman was born on 31 December 2009 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, and grew up in the nearby town of Billericay. His father, Robert “Rob” Dowman, played and coached at Billericay Town FC, introducing his son to the game at age five through the club’s youth setup. His mother is Caroline Dowman, and he has an older brother, Ethan, and an older sister, Imogen. Through a shared ancestor, he is distantly related to former Arsenal player George Male.
Dowman joined Arsenal’s Hale End academy in May 2015 at age five and routinely played multiple years above his age group. He made his debut for the under-18 side at age 13 in September 2023. On 19 September 2024, aged 14 years, 8 months, and 19 days, he scored against Atalanta to become the youngest goalscorer in UEFA Youth League history. He balanced his football commitments with his education at Brentwood School in Essex, where he completed his GCSEs in August 2026.
Career
Dowman made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal on 23 August 2025, appearing as a 64th-minute substitute during a 5–0 victory against Leeds United. At 15 years and 235 days old, he became the second-youngest debutant in both Arsenal and Premier League history, trailing only teammate Ethan Nwaneri.
On 29 October 2025, at 15 years and 302 days old, Dowman became the youngest player to start a first-team match in Arsenal’s history when he lined up for a Carabao Cup fourth-round victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 4 November 2025, Dowman made continental football history when he came off the bench during a 3–0 UEFA Champions League victory away to Slavia Prague. At 15 years and 308 days old, he surpassed Youssoufa Moukoko to become the youngest player ever to appear in the competition.
His most notable milestone arrived on 14 March 2026 against Everton at the Emirates Stadium. After entering the match as a second-half substitute, Dowman crossed to set up Viktor Gyökeres for the 89th-minute opening goal before executing a late solo run to score deep in stoppage time. The strike sealed a 2–0 win and made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at 16 years and 73 days old, breaking a long-standing record previously held by James Vaughan. Dowman concluded the campaign as the youngest player to earn a Premier League winner’s medal following Arsenal’s 2025–26 title triumph. He is expected to sign his first professional contract upon turning 17 in December 2026.
International career
Dowman has represented England at the youth level since 2024, including the Under-17 team at age 14. On 15 November 2025, he became the youngest-ever goalscorer for England’s Under-19 side, breaking a record previously held by Ryan Sessegnon.
Sources
- Instagram Post (opens in a new tab) Works of God @instagram /Post/
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