The Crvena Zvezda starlet created Champions League history as he took to the field against AC Milan at the San Siro
The talented teen has had an impressive start to life with the Serbian giants and now he’s earned himself a place in the record books.
A midfield sensation, Maksimovic has dethroned Manchester City icon Vincent Kompany.
He is now the youngest player in Champions League history to see each of his first five appearances in the competition come as starts.
He does so aged 17 years and 188 days, while previous holder Kompany achieved the same feat aged 17 years and 244 days.
This season, Maksimovic has started against Inter Milan, Monaco, Barcelona, and Stuttgart, losing the first three before winning 5-1 in the latter match.
He is, though, yet to play for an entire 90 minutes.
In total, the youngster has two goals and four assists this campaign in 15 appearances this season.
Most famously this season, ahead of the 5-2 loss to Barcelona he insisted he would prove he was more talented than Spain sensation Lamine Yamal.
He said: “We met up at the European Championship. A brilliant player, as well as [Pau] Cubarsi. We’re the same age. Tomorrow I’ll go out and show that I’m better than him [Yamal].
“Of course, I’m not nervous. This is what I’ve been waiting for. This is the Champions League. This is our stadium. The stands will be full and I’m glad I’ll be playing against the great Barcelona.”
Maksimovic’s links to Barcelona go deeper too, as he idolised Lionel Messi and was even given the nickname ‘Messi’ due to his dribbling talent and long hair as a child.
Kompany might not be too unhappy losing the record given his incredible career.
