Youth Gone Wild: Filip Pavić is first 2010 player to play for Bayern Munich in rout of Atalanta

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Bayern Munich's German midfielder #43 Filip Pavic controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 2nd-leg football match between FC Bayern Munich and Atalanta in Munich, southern Germany, on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

Getting old is something else.

For the first time, Bayern Munich dressed a 2010 player — 16-year-old center-back Filip Pavić — as part of its squad to face Atalanta in the Champions League. To go even further, the teenager entered the match in the 72nd minute after Luis Díaz scored a fantastic goal to make it 4-0.

The Bavarians ultimately emerged with a 4-1 victory and Pavić became yet another record breaker in a season full of them:

Filip Pavić is the first player born in 2010 to make Bayern's senior squad pic.twitter.com/8wxSGaQjP4

— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) March 18, 2026

Pavić was actually the second youngster to enter the match for the Bavarians. 18-year-old midfielder / defender Deniz Ofli actually checked in for Aleksandar Pavlović at the 56 minute mark to make his own debut.

For the game, Pavić asserted himself quite nicely and finished with 18 minutes, while completing all 33 of his passes. It was a good first experience in a very low pressure situation for the Bavarians. Hopefully, this is start of a long and fruitful career with the first team for Pavić.

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