- Kobbie Mainoo made his senior debut for the Three Lions against Brazil on Saturday
- Gareth Southgate presented him with a cap commemorating England’s legacy
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Teenager Kobbie Mainoo has played just 20 minutes for England and has already claimed an honor from 80-cap legend Gary Lineker.
The Manchester United midfielder continued his surprising rise by making his debut for the Three Lions against Brazil on Saturday.
The 18-year-old had only made 23 appearances for Erik ten Hag’s side before their 1-0 defeat at Wembley.
Mainoo was Gareth Southgate presented a commemorative England heritage cap to mark the occasion.
England adopted the legacy number tradition to commemorate the team’s 1,000th match in November 2019, with debutants only receiving caps from September 2021.
Teenager Kobbie Mainoo has claimed an honor from 80-cap England legend Gary Lineker
Mainoo received a commemorative England heritage cap from boss Gareth Southgate
The 18-year-old came off the bench late to make his England debut on Saturday night.
England legend Gary Lineker attended the friendly against Brazil at Wembley
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As a result, hundreds of former England players have had to wait to receive their historic exploits.
Alan Shearer was honored with his while attending Wembley for the friendly with Brazil, but his former strike partner Lineker, who scored 48 goals in 80 games for the Three Lions, is still without one.
Watching a clip of Mainoo receiving his hand-me-down cap, Lineker said on his Rest Is Football podcast, which he hosts alongside Shearer and Micah Richards: “The three of us had a special treat on Saturday night.
“We were all at Wembley for the England-Brazil match in the royal box and when I say gift, I mean everything related to the match. Not necessarily the game itself.
“There was a special event to celebrate the life of Terry Venables and the Euro 96 team he coached and our own Alan Shearer even picked up his legacy with the England cap.
‘Tell us what Alan is because I don’t have one yet.
“I didn’t even know it existed.”
Mainoo’s international career is already underway, and he could be in line for his first start on Tuesday when England host Belgium in their final match before Southgate names his squad for this summer’s Euros.
