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Top 50 Best Young Players Under 21 Years

This is FC's list of the Ranked: Top 50 Best Golden Boys / Biggest talents in the world in the world at the moment according to our algorithm. It contains the most talented football players under 21 years. We update this list every Monday. If you want more information on how our algorithm is calculated, please click here.

We also have a list with the Top 50 football players under the age of 21 whose form is improving right now. Looking for transfervalues of the biggest talents under 21? FootballTransfers.com published a list of most valuable players under 21 years old.

These are the 50 best young soccer players on the planet right now:

Rank   Team Nationality Position Age Form
  • 1
    Sávio  profile photo
    Sávio ES Troyes AC clublogo Troyes BRA AM (LC) 20
    83
    2
    Alejandro Garnacho profile photo
    Alejandro Garnacho Manchester United FC clublogo Man Utd ARG AM (LR) 20
    81
    3
    Warren Zaire-Emery profile photo
    Warren Zaire-Emery Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG FRA M (C), DM (R) 18
    79
    4
    Giorgio Scalvini profile photo
    Giorgio Scalvini Atalanta BC clublogo Atalanta ITA D (RL) 20
    79  
    5
    Gavi Paez profile photo
    Gavi Paez FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona ESP M (C), W (L) 19
    77
    6
    Leny Yoro profile photo
    Leny Yoro Lille OSC clublogo Lille FRA D (C) 18
    76
    7
    Warren Bondo profile photo
    Warren Bondo AC Monza clublogo Monza FRA DM, M (C) 20
    76
    8
    Alejandro Balde profile photo
    Alejandro Balde FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona ESP D (L) 20
    74  
    9
    Cristhian Mosquera profile photo
    Cristhian Mosquera Valencia CF clublogo Valencia COL D (C) 20
    74
    10
    Rayan Cherki profile photo
    Rayan Cherki Olympique Lyonnais clublogo Lyon FRA AM (C), W (L) 20
    74
    11
    Brajan Gruda profile photo
    Brajan Gruda 1. FSV Mainz 05 clublogo Mainz DEU AM (C) 20
    74
    12
    Loum Tchaouna profile photo
    Loum Tchaouna US Salernitana 1919 clublogo Salernitana FRA AM (R), S (C) 20
    72
    13
    Arne Engels profile photo
    Arne Engels FC Augsburg clublogo Augsburg BEL M (C), AM (R) 20
    72
    14
    Fabio Miretti profile photo
    Fabio Miretti Juventus FC clublogo Juventus ITA M, AM (C) 20
    71
    15
    Milos Kerkez profile photo
    Milos Kerkez AFC Bournemouth clublogo Bournemouth HUN D, DM (L) 20
    71
    16
    Samuel Iling-Junior profile photo
    Samuel Iling-Junior Juventus FC clublogo Juventus GBR M (L) 20
    70
    17
    Jeanuël Belocian profile photo
    Jeanuël Belocian Stade Rennais FC 1901 clublogo Rennais FRA D (CL) 19
    70
    18
    Mathys Tel profile photo
    Mathys Tel FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern FRA AM (L) 19
    69
    19
    Julio César Enciso profile photo
    Julio César Enciso Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton PRY S, AM (C) 20
    69
    20
    Habib Diarra profile photo
    Habib Diarra RC Strasbourg Alsace clublogo Strasbourg SEN M, AM (C) 20
    69
    21
    Ismaël Doukouré profile photo
    Ismaël Doukouré RC Strasbourg Alsace clublogo Strasbourg FRA D (RC) 20
    68
    22
    Jamie Bynoe-Gittens profile photo
    Jamie Bynoe-Gittens BV Borussia 09 Dortmund clublogo Dortmund GBR AM, W (L) 19
    68
    23
    Mohamed Ali Cho profile photo
    Mohamed Ali Cho OGC Nice clublogo Nice FRA F (CR) 20
    67
    24
    Désiré Doué profile photo
    Désiré Doué Stade Rennais FC 1901 clublogo Rennais FRA M (LC) 19
    67
    25
    Sael Kumbedi profile photo
    Sael Kumbedi Olympique Lyonnais clublogo Lyon FRA D, DM (R) 19
    67
    26
    Mio Backhaus profile photo
    Mio Backhaus FC Volendam clublogo Volendam DEU GK 20
    67
    27
    Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson profile photo
    Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson AFC Ajax clublogo Ajax ISL AM, M (C) 20
    66  
    28
    Evan Ferguson profile photo
    Evan Ferguson Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton IRL S (C) 19
    66
    29
    Diego Coppola profile photo
    Diego Coppola Hellas Verona FC clublogo Hellas ITA D (CL) 20
    66
    30
    Khalil Fayad profile photo
    Khalil Fayad Montpellier HSC clublogo Montpellier FRA M (C), AM (L) 20
    66
    31
    Jorrel Hato profile photo
    Jorrel Hato AFC Ajax clublogo Ajax NLD D (CL) 18
    66
    32
    Youssoufa Moukoko profile photo
    Youssoufa Moukoko BV Borussia 09 Dortmund clublogo Dortmund DEU S (C) 19
    65
    33
    Oscar Fraulo profile photo
    Oscar Fraulo FC Utrecht clublogo Utrecht DNK DM, M (C) 20
    62
    34
    Lesley Ugochukwu profile photo
    Lesley Ugochukwu Chelsea FC clublogo Chelsea FRA M, DM (C) 20
    62
    35
    Kacper Kozłowski profile photo
    Kacper Kozłowski Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton POL M (C), AM (L) 20
    62
    36
    Youri Regeer profile photo
    Youri Regeer FC Twente '65 clublogo Twente NLD D (R), M (C) 20
    61
    37
    Cisse Sandra profile photo
    Cisse Sandra SBV Excelsior clublogo Excelsior BEL M, AM (C) 20
    59
    38
    Jakob Breum profile photo
    Jakob Breum Go Ahead Eagles clublogo Go Ahead DNK AM (LR) 20
    58
    39
    Myron van Brederode profile photo
    Myron van Brederode AZ clublogo AZ NLD AM, W (L) 20
    56
    40
    Mohamed Sankoh profile photo
    Mohamed Sankoh Heracles Almelo clublogo Heracles NLD S (C) 20
    54

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