Top 50 best teenagers in the world by Football Talent Scout

[BalanceUnAutreJoint]

https://footballtalentscout.net/202...s-in-world-football-by-football-talent-scout/

Thought it'd be interesting to discuss this. The critera is that these are players born in 2001 or later.

Spoiler: Top 50 list

1. Rayan Cherki (FRA, 2003, attacking midfielder, Olympique Lyon)
2. Eduardo Camavinga (FRA, 2002, defensive midfielder, Rennes)
3. Mason Greenwood (ENG, 2001, striker, Manchester United)
4. Mohamed Ihattaren (NED, 2002, attacking midfielder, PSV Eindhoven)
5. Rodrygo (BRA, 2001, winger, Real Madrid)
6. Gabriel Martinelli (BRA, 2001, striker, Arsenal)
7. Reinier (BRA, 2002, attacking midfielder, Real Madrid)
8. Ansu Fati (ESP, 2002, winger, FC Barcelona)
9. Bukayo Saka (ENG, 2001, left-back, Arsenal)
10. William Saliba (FRA, 2001, centre-back, Arsenal)
11. Billy Gilmour (SCO, 2001, central midfielder, Chelsea)
12. Myron Boadu (NED, 2001, striker, AZ Alkmaar)
13. Adil Aouchiche (FRA, 2002, central midfielder, PSG)
14. Jude Bellingham (ENG, 2003, central midfielder, Birmingham)
15. Thiago Almada (ARG, 2001, second striker, Velez)
16. Tanguy Kouassi (FRA, 2002, centre-back, PSG)
17. Pedri (ESP, 2002, winger, Las Palmas/FC Barcelona)
18. Eric Garcia (ESP, 2001, centre-back, Manchester City)
19. Sebastiano Esposito (ITA, 2002, striker, Inter)
20. Naci Ünüvar (NED, 2003, attacking midfielder, Ajax Amsterdam)
21. Giovanni Reyna (USA, 2002, attacking midfielder, BVB)
22. Fábio Silva (POR, 2002, striker, FC Porto)
23. Talles Magno (BRA, 2002, winger, Vasco)
24. Robert Navarro (ESP, 2002, attacking midfielder, Real Sociedad)
25. Karim Adeyemi (GER, 2002, striker, RB Salzburg)
26. João Pedro (BRA, 2001, striker, Watford)
27. Takefusa Kubo (JPN, 2001, winger, Real Madrid)
28. Ronaldo Camará (POR, 2003, central midfielder, Benfica)
29. Yari Verschaeren (BEL, 2001, attacking midfielder, Anderlecht)
30. Ryan Gravenberch (NED, 2002, central midfielder, Ajax Amsterdam)
31. Filip Stevanović (SRB, 2002, winger, Partizan)
32. Gabriel Veron (BRA, 2002, winger, Palmeiras)
33. Hannibal Mejbri (FRA, 2003, central midfielder, Manchester United)
34. Darío Sarmiento (ARG, 2003, winger, Estudiantes)
35. James Garner (ENG, 2001, defensive midfielder, Manchester United)
36. Adam Hlozek (CZE, 2002, striker, Sparta Prague)
37. Jérémy Doku (BEL, 2002, winger, Anderlecht)
38. Kang-in Lee (KOR, 2001, attacking midfielder, Valencia)
39. Benoît Badiashile (FRA, 2001, centre-back, AS Monaco)
40. Joelson Fernandes (POR, 2003, winger, Sporting CP)
41. Israel Salazar (ESP, 2003, striker, Real Madrid)
42. Ilaix Moriba (ESP, 2003, central midfielder, FC Barcelona)
43. Matías Palacios (ARG, 2002, attacking midfielder, San Lorenzo)
44. Lucien Agoume (FRA, 2002, defensive midfielder, Inter)
45. Joshua Zirkzee (NED, 2001, striker, Bayern)
46. Kacper Kozłowski (POL, 2003, central midfielder, Pogoń Szczecin)
47. Eduardo Quaresma (POR, 2002, centre-back, Sporting CP)
48. Curtis Jones (ENG, 2001, central midfielder, Liverpool)
49. Strahinja Pavlović (SRB, 2001, centre-back, Partizan)
50. Victor Mollejo (ESP, 2001, winger, Atletico Madrid)

As always I think not everybody will agree with the order of rank but It's very impressive to see that United has 3 players on this list, only losing out to Real Madrid who have 4, with the recent Bellingham links it could easily even out by the end of summer.

 

[Sayros]

3 French players in the top 10.

Problem is, that list might look comically bad in 5 years. I do hope Cherki pans out, he's a fantastic talent.

 

[SATA]

The first three are really top top talents. While Greenwood is ours, i hope we can get either Cherki or Eduardo

 

[SAFMUTD]

I expected to see Greenwood there but having Garner eventhough he’s featured very little on the first team and Mejhbri is quite impressive, must be rated very highly.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

It's funny to look at these lists some years later. Looking back at past lists it's a mixture of great players, average players and who the hell is that players.

Greenwood up in the top 5 is cool though. He does look quality

 

[unplayable]

Impressive that Arsenal has three players in the top 10.

 

[Ace of Spades]

These lists are very interesting to look at later in the future and to see how many actually kick on and make it to the top to fulfill their potential, and how many are just forgotten.

Still, good to see that we have 3 players in that list, and could still be expanded if we sign the some of the players on the list that we are linked to.

 

[Tom Cato]

What is defined as a teenager here? Erling Haaland is 19 and technically a teenager. Is this a U18 list?

 

[jderbyshire]

What is defined as a teenager here? Erling Haaland is 19 and technically a teenager. Is this a U18 list?

https://footballtalentscout.net/202...s-in-world-football-by-football-talent-scout/

The critera is that these are players born in 2001 or later.

 

[JPRouve]

3 French players in the top 10.

Problem is, that list might look comically bad in 5 years. I do hope Cherki pans out, he's a fantastic talent.

Would you agree on the idea that Ait-Nouri is currently better than most of the french players mentioned in that list?

 

[Andeva]

100 best talents from 2010 (the article is from 2017, so never mind the "where they are now" part):

"Here's all 100:
- Dominic Adiyiah (Reggina) - Now plays for Thai Premier League side Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Toby Alderweireld (Ajax) - Now plays for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
- Hamdan Al Kamali (Al Wahda) - Free agent.
- Jano Ananidze (Spartak Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow.
- Andre Ayew (Marseille) - Now plays for Premier League side West Ham United
- Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Fiorentina
- Holger Badstuber (Bayern) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern
- Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice
- Ben Sahar (Hapoel Tel Aviv) - Now plays for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Bojan (FC Barcelona) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Bo-Kyung Kim (Oita Trinita) - Now plays for South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
- Ryad Boudebouz (Sochaux) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC
- Dedryck Boyata (Manchester City) - Now plays for Scottish side Celtic
- Breno (Bayern) - Now plays for Brazilian side Sao Paulo
- Sergio Canales (Real Madrid) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Sociedad
- Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (Standard) - Now plays for La Liga side Granada
- Luc Castaignos (Feyenoord) - Now plays for Primeira Liga side Sporting CP
- Diego Contento (Bayern) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Bordeaux
- Phillippe Coutinho (Internazionale) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- David De Gea (Atlético de Madrid) - Now plays for Premier League side Manchester United
- Alvaro Domínguez (Atlético Madrid) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Giovanni dos Santos (Tottenham) - Now plays for MLS side LA Galaxy
- Douglas Costa (Shakhtar) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow
- Gueïda Fofana (Le Havre) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Paulo Henrique (Santos) - Now plays for La Liga side Sevilla
- Giuliano (Internacional) - Now plays for Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Mario Götze (Dortmund) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) - Now plays for La Liga side Atletico Madrid
- Eden Hazard (Lille) - Now plays for Premier League side Chelsea
- Jordan Henderson (Sunderland) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Markus Henriksen (Rosenborg) - Now plays for Premier League side Hull City
- Abel Hernández (Palermo) - Now plays for Premier League side Hull City
- Ander Herrera (Zaragoza) - Now plays for Premier League side Manchester United
- Lewis Holtby (Mainz) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Hamburg
- James Rodriguez (Porto) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Stefan Jovetic (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Inter Milan
- Vaclav Kadlec - (Sparta Prague) - Now plays for Czech side Sparta Prague
- Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Gael Kakuta (Chelsea) - Now plays for Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune
- Alan Kardec (Benfica) - Now plays for Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan F.C.
- Simon Kjaer (Wolfsburg) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbache
- Maksim Koval (Dinamo Kiev) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Dinamo Kyiv
- Ismail Köybasi (Besiktas) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbache
- Toni Kroos (Bayern) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) - Now plays for Premier League side West Ham
- Adem Ljajic (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Torino
- Dejan Lovren (Lyon) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht) - Now plays for Premier League side Everton
- Lukman Haruma (Monaco) - Now plays for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv
Federico Macheda (Manchester United) - Free agent
- Guido Marilungo (Sampdoria) - Now plays for Serie A side Atalanta
- Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) - Now plays for Greek side Olympiacos
- Emmanuel Mayuka (Young Boys) - Now plays for Egyptian side Zamalek
- Thomas Müller (Bayern) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) - Now plays for La Liga side Athletic Bilbao
- Marc Muniesa (Barcelona) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Ezequiel Muñoz (Palermo) - Now plays for Serie A side Genoa
- Yann Mvila (Rennes) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan
- Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscou) - Now plays for Turkish side Bursaspor
- Neymar (Santos) - Now plays for La Liga side Barcelona
- Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos) - Now plays for Belgian side Charleroi
- Nikolas N'Koulou (Monaco) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Javier Pastore (Palermo) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain
- Alexandre Pato (Milan) - Now plays for La Liga side Villarreal
- Pablo Piatti (Almería) - Now plays for La Liga side Valencia
- Miralem Pjanic (Lyon) - Now plays for Serie A side Juventus
- Rafael (Manchester United) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Yaroslav Rakytskiy (Shakhtar) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk
- Diego Renan (Cruzeiro) - Now plays at Brazilian side Cruziero
- Marco Reus (Mönchengladbach) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Emmanuel Rivière (Saint-Etienne) - Now plays for Championship side Newcastle United (on loan at Osasuna)
- Jack Rodwell (Everton) - Now plays for Premier League side Sunderland
- José Rondón (Málaga) - Now plays for Premier League side West Brom
- Victor Ruiz (Espanyol) - Now plays for La Liga side Villarreal
- Mamadou Sakho (PSG) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Davide Santon (Internazionale) - Now plays for Serie A side Inter Milan
- Georgy Shennikov (CSKA Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA
- Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Harmeet Singh (Vålerenga) - Now plays for Norwegian side Molde FK
- Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse) - Now plays for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur
- Robin Soder (Göteborg) - Now plays for Danish club Esbjerg fB
- Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahçe) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbahce
- Yannis Tafer (Toulouse) - Now plays for Swiss side FC St. Gallen
- Thiago (Barcelona) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Lacina Traoré (Cluj) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow
- Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (Utrecht) - Now playing for Eredivisie side SBV Vitesse
- Carlos Vela (Arsenal) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Sociedad
- Jelle Vossen (Genk) - Now plays for Belgian side Club Brugge
- Ante Vukusic (Hadjuk Split) - Now plays for Bundesliga 2 side Greuther Fürth
- Theo Walcott (Arsenal) - Now plays for Premier League club Arsenal
- Vladimir Weiss (Rangers) - Now plays for Qatar Stars League.side Al-Gharafa
- Georginio Wijnaldum (Feyenoord) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) - Now plays for Premier League side Arsenal (on loan at Bournemouth)
- Danny Wilson (Liverpool) - Now plays for Scottish side Rangers
- Siyanda Xulu (Mamelodi Sundowns) - Now plays for South African side Kaizer Chiefs F.C
- Andriy Yarmolenko (Dinamo Kiev) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Dinamo Kiev
- Sercan Yildirim (Bursaspor) - Now plays for Turkish side Galatasaray"

 

[Jaae]

It'll be nice to look back at this thread in 10 years time.

 

[JPRouve]

It'll be nice to look back at this thread in 10 years time.

The vast majority will be duds, as always.

 

[Jaae]

The vast majority will be duds, as always.

True. As long as Mason isn't one of them I'll be happy.

 

[Sayros]

Would you agree on the idea that Ait-Nouri is currently better than most of the french players mentioned in that list?

I mean those lists are so subjective, even the term talent itself. Ait-Nouri's playing for Angers, so he's more under the radar. I haven't seen much of him live, but I've followed his highlights so I wouldn't really be able to tell you really but I'd have a hard time placing him over Cherki, Camavinga, Kouassi (who I think is amazing), so maybe above Mejbri? Would you really put him even higher than that?

 

[JPRouve]

I mean those lists are so subjective, even the term talent itself. Ait-Nouri's playing for Angers, so he's more under the radar. I haven't seen much of him live, but I've followed his highlights so I wouldn't really be able to tell you really but I'd have a hard time placing him over Cherki, Camavinga, Kouassi (who I think is amazing), so maybe above Mejbri? Would you really put him even higher than that?

I would probably put him fourth because unlike the others he is demonstrating that he is a good Ligue 1 player which is more than you can say for the rest. I'm not trying to predict who is going to be the better player but who is currently on top, going further than that would be too subjective.

 

[Dumbstar]

3 French players in the top 10.

Problem is, that list might look comically bad in 5 years. I do hope Cherki pans out, he's a fantastic talent.

Ah, the memories of Pongolle and Bruno Cheyrouh.

 

[JPRouve]

Ah, the memories of Pongolle and Bruno Cheyrouh.

I still remember the outrage in France, neither were ready to move abroad and they have been used as examples to not follow. Both were talented though.

Edit: On that topic, Cuisance is an example of that, he was a starter for Monchengladbach and decided that he was going to Bayern, now he may have ruined his career.

 

[RooneyLegend]

Invalid list without Amad Traore.

 

[unplayable]

Edit: On that topic, Cuisance is an example of that, he was a starter for Monchengladbach and decided that he was going to Bayern, now he may have ruined his career.

He wasn't a starter for Gladbach either.

 

[hmchan]

The vast majority will be duds, as always.

Hardly understand why so many become fascinated and excited with those wonderkids. We all know most of them won't fulfill their potential and live up to the expectations. The list from 2010 sums it up for me.

 

[JPRouve]

He wasn't a starter for Gladbach either.

Fair enoug, I seem to remember Gladbach being disappointed because they expected him to be one this season or did I imagine it? But they were also disappointed with his attitude in general.

 

[unplayable]

Fair enoug, I seem to remember Gladbach being disappointed because they expected him to be one this season or did I imagine it? But they were also disappointed with his attitude in general.

Yes, he started well in pre season and it looked like he was going to get significant playing time this season. But calling him a starter based on a promising pre season is too much.

Doesn't make the move to Bayern any less stupid though.

 

[AshRK]

I still remember the outrage in France, neither were ready to move abroad and they have been used as examples to not follow. Both were talented though.

Edit: On that topic, Cuisance is an example of that, he was a starter for Monchengladbach and decided that he was going to Bayern, now he may have ruined his career.

I might be wrong but didn't cheyrou only move to liverpool when he was like 23 or 24. I remember watching a debate long back when some said he was massively overhyped and was never that special.

 

[JPRouve]

I might be wrong but didn't cheyrou only move to liverpool when he was like 23 or 24. I remember watching a debate long back when some said he was massively overhyped and was never that special.

You are right, I was thinking about Le Tallec and Sinama-Pongolle. Cheyrous were bang average players, the both of them.

 

[AshRK]

You are right, I was thinking about Le Tallec and Sinama-Pongolle. Cheyrous were bang average players, the both of them.

I remember there was a lot of hype around kakuta. The same player that cost Chelsea a ban in the transfer market.

 

[DWelbz19]

Quite interesting how many of them are already at top sides. Madrid being top isn’t too surprising with how much talent they’ve hoovered up. Will be interest to see how many of them truly realise that potential.

 

[Rozay]

I really want us to get Bukayo Saka if we can. I’ve never seen him have a bad game, and that was as a winger, but he looks like he can be in the top 3 left backs in the world. Also has the added ability of being able to play as a winger (a left-footed one at that). Kid is a real gem, so mature with his decision making and will be physically impressive once developed.

 

[unplayable]

I really want us to get Bukayo Saka if we can. I’ve never seen him have a bad game, and that was as a winger, but he looks like he can be in the top 3 left backs in the world. Also has the added ability of being able to play as a winger (a left-footed one at that). Kid is a real gem, so mature with his decision making and will be physically impressive once developed.

And his contract runs out in 2021. Would be great, but I can't see him leaving Arsenal yet.

 

[Rozay]

And his contract runs out in 2021. Would be great, but I can't see him leaving Arsenal yet.

With his contract situation, this will be a good opportunity for him to get out. I guess he is only 18 or so, so there could be merit in him staying and being first choice there for a few years, but at the same time, you don’t always get second chances, if he gets an offer from a top club now he should consider it.

 

[Dancfc]

Chelsea are the dominant team at academy level and have one player on the list? Sounds legit!

 

[sun_tzu]

Chelsea are the dominant team at academy level and have one player on the list? Sounds legit!

To be fair it's just a list of 50 footballers some polish guy who lives in Belgium who isn't a football scout has put together under the website footballtalentscout .net which somehow seems to have given it some semblance of legitimacy

 

[RedRonaldo]

100 best talents from 2010 (the article is from 2017, so never mind the "where they are now" part):

"Here's all 100:
- Dominic Adiyiah (Reggina) - Now plays for Thai Premier League side Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Toby Alderweireld (Ajax) - Now plays for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
- Hamdan Al Kamali (Al Wahda) - Free agent.
- Jano Ananidze (Spartak Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow.
- Andre Ayew (Marseille) - Now plays for Premier League side West Ham United
- Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Fiorentina
- Holger Badstuber (Bayern) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern
- Gareth Bale (Tottenham) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Mario Balotelli (Manchester City) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice
- Ben Sahar (Hapoel Tel Aviv) - Now plays for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Bojan (FC Barcelona) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Bo-Kyung Kim (Oita Trinita) - Now plays for South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
- Ryad Boudebouz (Sochaux) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC
- Dedryck Boyata (Manchester City) - Now plays for Scottish side Celtic
- Breno (Bayern) - Now plays for Brazilian side Sao Paulo
- Sergio Canales (Real Madrid) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Sociedad
- Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (Standard) - Now plays for La Liga side Granada
- Luc Castaignos (Feyenoord) - Now plays for Primeira Liga side Sporting CP
- Diego Contento (Bayern) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Bordeaux
- Phillippe Coutinho (Internazionale) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- David De Gea (Atlético de Madrid) - Now plays for Premier League side Manchester United
- Alvaro Domínguez (Atlético Madrid) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Giovanni dos Santos (Tottenham) - Now plays for MLS side LA Galaxy
- Douglas Costa (Shakhtar) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow
- Gueïda Fofana (Le Havre) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Paulo Henrique (Santos) - Now plays for La Liga side Sevilla
- Giuliano (Internacional) - Now plays for Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Mario Götze (Dortmund) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) - Now plays for La Liga side Atletico Madrid
- Eden Hazard (Lille) - Now plays for Premier League side Chelsea
- Jordan Henderson (Sunderland) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Markus Henriksen (Rosenborg) - Now plays for Premier League side Hull City
- Abel Hernández (Palermo) - Now plays for Premier League side Hull City
- Ander Herrera (Zaragoza) - Now plays for Premier League side Manchester United
- Lewis Holtby (Mainz) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Hamburg
- James Rodriguez (Porto) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Stefan Jovetic (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Inter Milan
- Vaclav Kadlec - (Sparta Prague) - Now plays for Czech side Sparta Prague
- Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Gael Kakuta (Chelsea) - Now plays for Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune
- Alan Kardec (Benfica) - Now plays for Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan F.C.
- Simon Kjaer (Wolfsburg) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbache
- Maksim Koval (Dinamo Kiev) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Dinamo Kyiv
- Ismail Köybasi (Besiktas) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbache
- Toni Kroos (Bayern) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Madrid
- Manuel Lanzini (River Plate) - Now plays for Premier League side West Ham
- Adem Ljajic (Fiorentina) - Now plays for Serie A side Torino
- Dejan Lovren (Lyon) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht) - Now plays for Premier League side Everton
- Lukman Haruma (Monaco) - Now plays for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv
Federico Macheda (Manchester United) - Free agent
- Guido Marilungo (Sampdoria) - Now plays for Serie A side Atalanta
- Marko Marin (Werder Bremen) - Now plays for Greek side Olympiacos
- Emmanuel Mayuka (Young Boys) - Now plays for Egyptian side Zamalek
- Thomas Müller (Bayern) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) - Now plays for La Liga side Athletic Bilbao
- Marc Muniesa (Barcelona) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Ezequiel Muñoz (Palermo) - Now plays for Serie A side Genoa
- Yann Mvila (Rennes) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan
- Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscou) - Now plays for Turkish side Bursaspor
- Neymar (Santos) - Now plays for La Liga side Barcelona
- Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos) - Now plays for Belgian side Charleroi
- Nikolas N'Koulou (Monaco) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Javier Pastore (Palermo) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain
- Alexandre Pato (Milan) - Now plays for La Liga side Villarreal
- Pablo Piatti (Almería) - Now plays for La Liga side Valencia
- Miralem Pjanic (Lyon) - Now plays for Serie A side Juventus
- Rafael (Manchester United) - Now plays for Ligue 1 side Lyon
- Yaroslav Rakytskiy (Shakhtar) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk
- Diego Renan (Cruzeiro) - Now plays at Brazilian side Cruziero
- Marco Reus (Mönchengladbach) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund
- Emmanuel Rivière (Saint-Etienne) - Now plays for Championship side Newcastle United (on loan at Osasuna)
- Jack Rodwell (Everton) - Now plays for Premier League side Sunderland
- José Rondón (Málaga) - Now plays for Premier League side West Brom
- Victor Ruiz (Espanyol) - Now plays for La Liga side Villarreal
- Mamadou Sakho (PSG) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Davide Santon (Internazionale) - Now plays for Serie A side Inter Milan
- Georgy Shennikov (CSKA Moscow) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA
- Xherdan Shaqiri (Basel) - Now plays for Premier League side Stoke City
- Harmeet Singh (Vålerenga) - Now plays for Norwegian side Molde FK
- Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse) - Now plays for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur
- Robin Soder (Göteborg) - Now plays for Danish club Esbjerg fB
- Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahçe) - Now plays for Turkish side Fenerbahce
- Yannis Tafer (Toulouse) - Now plays for Swiss side FC St. Gallen
- Thiago (Barcelona) - Now plays for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich
- Lacina Traoré (Cluj) - Now plays for Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow
- Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (Utrecht) - Now playing for Eredivisie side SBV Vitesse
- Carlos Vela (Arsenal) - Now plays for La Liga side Real Sociedad
- Jelle Vossen (Genk) - Now plays for Belgian side Club Brugge
- Ante Vukusic (Hadjuk Split) - Now plays for Bundesliga 2 side Greuther Fürth
- Theo Walcott (Arsenal) - Now plays for Premier League club Arsenal
- Vladimir Weiss (Rangers) - Now plays for Qatar Stars League.side Al-Gharafa
- Georginio Wijnaldum (Feyenoord) - Now plays for Premier League side Liverpool
- Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) - Now plays for Premier League side Arsenal (on loan at Bournemouth)
- Danny Wilson (Liverpool) - Now plays for Scottish side Rangers
- Siyanda Xulu (Mamelodi Sundowns) - Now plays for South African side Kaizer Chiefs F.C
- Andriy Yarmolenko (Dinamo Kiev) - Now plays for Ukrainian side Dinamo Kiev
- Sercan Yildirim (Bursaspor) - Now plays for Turkish side Galatasaray"

Out of these 100 players, there are around 25-30 of them make it to the top level at some point of their career.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Hardly understand why so many become fascinated and excited with those wonderkids. We all know most of them won't fulfill their potential and live up to the expectations. The list from 2010 sums it up for me.

I completely disagree - I think about half the players in that 2010 list have gone on to have good to very good careers in football, a 50% ratio seems pretty solid when you're discussing such young players.

And if you don't understand why people who enjoy football could be "fascinated and excited" by wonderkids, I guess that just means we don't enjoy football for the same reasons. There's something very exhilarating about seeing a young player with bags of talents making it through the ranks and establishing himself.

 

[Ali Dia]

Ya I don’t get it. The list from 2010 contains all the best players in the world currently. Is that list missing anyone who was a teenager just breaking through at that time?

 

[hmchan]

I completely disagree - I think about half the players in that 2010 list have gone on to have good to very good careers in football, a 50% ratio seems pretty solid when you're discussing such young players.

And if you don't understand why people who enjoy football could be "fascinated and excited" by wonderkids, I guess that just means we don't enjoy football for the same reasons. There's something very exhilarating about seeing a young player with bags of talents making it through the ranks and establishing himself.

Well maybe we adopt different standards and definitions regarding "good to very good careers". By the term "wonderkid" I really expect them to be leading players in the league for years but many have failed to impress. A poster above has already pointed out that only 25-30 among that list have made it to the top level. I don't agree with his list completely, but the number is similar.

Don't get me wrong, I do love watching a young player establishing himself. Mbappe, Rashford and Haaland are all breathtaking to watch. What I don't like is how the media pretending to be prophets and overhyping youngsters. Many of the elite footballers nowadays don't actually come from these lists and there are always someone in these lists ending up in total failure.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Well maybe we adopt different standards and definitions regarding "good to very good careers". By the term "wonderkid" I really expect them to be leading players in the league for years but many have failed to impress. A poster above has already pointed out that only 25-30 among that list have made it to the top level. I don't agree with his list completely, but the number is similar.

Don't get me wrong, I do love watching a young player establishing himself. Mbappe, Rashford and Haaland are all breathtaking to watch. What I don't like is how the media pretending to be prophets and overhyping youngsters. Many of the elite footballers nowadays don't actually come from these lists and there are always someone in these lists ending up in total failure.

You're talking about 100 players in a very small age group, I'm not quite sure what your expectations are - that they are Ballon d'or contenders? Identifying players who go on to have a professional career (for some of them a really good career) in football at such a young age is quite impressive.

 

[Jacob]

Hannibal?

 

[Blackwidow]

It is players that already have their first league minutes (same about the 2010 list, when it was made) - and that at a very young age. So the successes then aren't really that surprising.

When I look at the German players of the 2010 list - they played already good roles then.

 

[TheReligion]

Chelsea are the dominant team at academy level and have one player on the list? Sounds legit!

It's about quality not quantity