Top 50 U-21 Footballers In The World Right Now
Youth footballers nowadays play a significant role as most of the teams are spending and focusing heavily on youngsters so that they can form the core of the team for years to come.
Recently French publication L’Equipe has released a list of top 50 U-21 footballers in the world right now. 49 out of those 50 players play in Europe’s top 5 leagues with the remaining one belongs to Argentinian club Boca Juniors. Not only that, there is a surprise inclusion of a player from English Championship side Wolves too.
The complete list goes like this :
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50. Name – Moise Kean
Country – Italy
Age – 17
Club – Hellas Verona(Italy) – on loan from Juventus(Italy)
Position – Striker
49. Name – Andre Onana
Country – Cameroon
Age – 21
Club – Ajax(Netherlands)
Position – Goalkeeper
48. Name – Nadiem Amiri
Country – Germany
Age – 20
Club – 1899 Hoffenheim(Germany)
Position – Attacking Midfielder
47. Name – Enes Unal
Country – Turkey
Age – 20
Club – Villarreal(Spain)
Position – Striker
46. Name – Emanuel Mammana
Country – Argentina
Age – 21
Club – Zenit Saint Petersburg(Russia)
Position – Centre Back
45. Name – Caglar Soyuncu
Country – Turkey
Age – 21
Club – SC Freiburg(Germany)
Position – Defender
44. Name – Mikel Oyarzabal
Country – Spain
Age – 20
Club – Real Sociedad(Spain)
Position – Winger
43. Name – Nico Elvedi
Country – Switzerland
Age – 20
Club – Borussia Monchengladbach(Germany)
Position – Centre Back
42. Name – Lucas Hernandez
Country – France
Age – 21
Club – Atletico Madrid(Spain)
Position – Centre Back
41. Name – Diogo Jota
Country – Portugal
Age – 20
Club – Wolverhampton Wanderers(England) – on loan from Atletico Madrid(Spain)
Position – Attacking Midfielder
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40. Name – Carlos Soler
Country – Spain
Age – 20
Club – Valencia(Spain)
Position – Midfielder
39. Name – Manuel Locatelli
Country – Italy
Age – 19
Club – AC Milan(Italy)
Position – Midfielder
38. Name – Mahmoud Dahoud
Country – Germany
Age – 21
Club – Borussia Dortmund(Germany)
Position – Midfielder
37. Name – Kieran Tierney
Country – Scotland
Age – 20
Club – Celtic(Scotland)
Position – Left Back
36. Name – Wilfried Ndidi
Country – Nigeria
Age – 20
Club – Leicester City(England)
Position – Midfielder
35. Name – Lorenzo Pellegrini
Country – Italy
Age – 21
Club – Roma(Italy)
Position – Midfielder
34. Name – Matthijs de Ligt
Country – Netherlands
Age – 18
Club – Ajax(Netherlands)
Position – Centre Back
33. Name – Sebastian Driussi
Country – Argentina
Age – 21
Club – Zenit Saint Petersburg(Russia)
Position – Striker
32. Name – Alban Lafont
Country – France
Age – 18
Club – Toulouse(France)
Position – Goalkeeper
31. Name – Jesus Vallejo
Country – Spain
Age – 20
Club – Real Madrid(Spain)
Position – Centre Back
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30. Name – Renato Sanches
Country – Portugal
Age – 20
Club – Swansea City(England) – on loan from Bayern Munich(Germany)
Position – Midfielder
29. Name – Kelechi Iheanacho
Country – Nigeria
Age – 20
Club – Leicester City(England)
Position – Forward
28. Name – Theo Hernandez
Country – France
Age – 19
Club – Real Madrid(Spain)
Position – Left Back
27. Name – Moussa Dembele
Country – France
Age – 21
Club – Celtic(Scotland)
Position – Striker
26. Name – Andreas Christensen
Country – Denmark
Age – 21
Club – Chelsea(England)
Position – Defender
25. Name – Alex Iwobi
Country – Nigeria
Age – 21
Club – Arsenal(England)
Position – Winger/Forward
24. Name – Amadou Diawara
Country – Guinea
Age – 20
Club – Napoli(Italy)
Position – Defensive Midfielder
23. Name – Kai Havertz
Country – Germany
Age – 18
Club – Bayer 04 Leverkusen(Germany)
Position – Midfielder
22. Name – Cristian Pavon
Country – Argentina
Age – 21
Club – Boca Juniors(Argentina)
Position – Winger/Striker
21. Name – Malcom
Country – Brazil
Age – 20
Club – Bordeaux(France)
Position – Forward
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20. Name – Patrik Schick
Country – Czech Republic
Age – 21
Club – Roma(Italy) – on loan from Sampdoria(Italy)
Position – Forward
19. Name – Davinson Sanchez
Country – Colombia
Age – 21
Club – Tottenham Hotspur(England)
Position – Centre Back
18. Name – Franck Kessie
Country – Ivory Coast
Age – 20
Club – AC Milan(Italy) – on loan from Atalanta(Italy)
Position – Midfielder
17. Name – Benjamin Henrichs
Country – Germany
Age – 20
Club – Bayer 04 Leverkusen(Germany)
Position – Full-back/Midfielder
16. Name – Youri Tielemans
Country – Belgium
Age – 20
Club – AS Monaco(France)
Position – Midfielder
15. Name – Dani Ceballos
Country – Spain
Age – 21
Club – Real Madrid(Spain)
Position – Midfielder
14. Name – Jonathan Tah
Country – Germany
Age – 21
Club – Bayer 04 Leverkusen(Germany)
Position – Centre Back
13. Name – Julian Brandt
Country – Germany
Age – 21
Club – Bayer 04 Leverkusen(Germany)
Position – Winger
12. Name – Kasper Dolberg
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Country – Denmark
Age – 19
Club – Ajax(Netherlands)
Position – Forward
11. Name – Christian Pulisic
Country – USA
Age – 19
Club – Borussia Dortmund(Germany)
Position – Attacking Midfielder/Winger
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10. Name – Timo Werner
Country – Germany
Age – 21
Club – RB Leipzig(Germany)
Position – Forward
9. Name – Marcus Rashford
Country – England
Age – 19
Club – Manchester United(England)
Position – Forward
8. Name – Kingsley Coman
Country – France
Age – 21
Club – Bayern Munich(Germany)
Position – Winger
7. Name – Leroy Sane
Country – Germany
Age – 21
Club – Manchester City(England)
Position – Attacking Midfielder/Winger
6. Name – Gabriel Jesus
Country – Brazil
Age – 20
Club – Manchester City(England)
Position – Forward
5. Name – Gianluigi Donnarumma
Country – Italy
Age – 18
Club – AC Milan(Italy)
Position – Goalkeeper
4. Name – Ousmane Dembele
Country – France
Age – 20
Club – Barcelona(Spain)
Position – Forward
3. Name – Kylian Mbappe
Country – France
Age – 18
Club – Paris Saint-Germain(France) – on loan from AS Monaco(France)
Position – Forward
2. Name – Dele Alli
Country – England
Age – 21
Club – Tottenham Hotspur(England)
Position – Midfielder
1. Name – Marco Asensio
Country – Spain
Age – 21
Club – Real Madrid(Spain)
Position – Attacking Midfielder/Winger
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