The 10 most promising youngsters in world football

The prestigious Four Four Two magazine released its annual ranking of the most promising figures in world soccer. In the list, made up of 50 footballers, the majority are European players, although there are 8 South Americans: 6 Brazilians, 1 Argentine and 1 Paraguayan.

 Of the soccer players listed, more than one already has World Cup experience, which until a few decades ago might have seemed far-fetched. 

Check here the TOP 10 with the most promising young players in soccer:

10. Carney Chukwuemeka

This central midfielder, formed in the lower ranks of Aston Villa, has just been hired by Chelsea. Some already compare him with Paul Pogba in his best times. He is 19 years old and measures 1.87 meters. Its market value, according to Transfermakt, is 15 million Euros.

 9. Harvey Elliott 

Liverpool player. He rose to fame three seasons ago, when he became the youngest player in history to make his Premier League debut. Although he has not yet made his debut in the England senior team, the left-handed player has already accumulated 46 league games with Kloop's team, in which he has recorded 4 goals and 3

8. Alejandro Garnacho 

The 18-year-old Argentine left winger is the second best ranked South American on the list. He played inferiors at Atlético de Madrid and Manchester United, a club in which he was promoted to the first team in July 2022. He has already shared a dressing room with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. 

7. Romeo Lavia 

At 18, the Belgian central midfielder stands out as one of the biggest promises in English football. In July 2020, he finished his formative stage at Manchester City. In mid-2022 Southampton bought it. For Premier he already has 9 appearances and 1 goal.

6. Youssoufa Moukoko

 At the age of 15, this center forward was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team. In the yellow team he has played 59 times and has scored 11 goals. He already debuted with the German team. He played a friendly against Oman and entered the match against Japan, valid for the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. 

5. Endrick 

He is the new jewel of Brazilian football. He plays in the Palmeiras first team, he is 16 years old and Real Madrid already bought him. His 165 goals in 169 appearances in the Verdao youth team drew the attention of the best teams in the world, but it was the Spanish who kept the scorer. 

4. Gavi

The 18-year-old Spaniard, a member of the Barcelona squad, is close to the podium. With the blaugranas he already has 68 games played. He played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with the "9" on his back, and scored 1 goal. In addition, last year he won the Golden Boy award, which is given to the best European under-21.

3. Benjamin Sesko

Probably one of the least known on this list, but Sesko is being tipped as one of the deadliest center forwards of the future. He is 19 years old, is Slovenian and plays for Red Bull Salzburg, the same team that Haaland played for. Starting in July 2023, he will play for Red Bull Leipzig in Germany. 

2. Jamal Musiala 

This attacking midfielder is one of the biggest promises in world football. And in Germany they already have all their chips on it. At the age of 19, he plays for Bayern Munich, where he has already played 100 games and scored 27 goals. He already made his debut for the adult team and even played in Qatar 2022, being one of the high points within a team that did not shine.

1. Jude Bellingham 

This 19-year-old English footballer also plays in the Bundesliga, but for Bayern Munich's rival, Borussia Dortmund. He plays in midfield, and his qualities drew attention early on at Signal Iduna Park, so they did not hesitate to shell out 25 million Euros to take him away from Birmingham in England, in July 2020. He has already made his debut with the English team and He even played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar