The competition to secure the planet’s finest teenage prospects is fierce with the future of the game already influencing elite fixtures before reaching 20 for Spanish, Brazilian, English and other young stars. And about Michael Olise, he isn’t a teenager anymore as he was born in 2001, which puts him in his mid-20s now.
And the top 10 teenage footballers currently gracing our game. Based on influence, consistency and quality of competition.
- Lamine Yamal – Spain / Barcelona
At only 17, Yamal is a regular for FC Barcelona and Spain, playing and acting not as a youngster, but with command to dictate the play, beat opposition defenders with relative ease, and performing in crucial games with outstanding performance under pressure to put him ahead of virtually any other teenager on the planet. - Endrick – Brazil / Real Madrid/Olympique Lyonnais
An extremely physically gifted striker blessed with elite finishing capabilities, Endrick has been under pressure to deliver since he was a young teen, and now he plays for Olympique Lyonnais on loan from Real Madrid, combining his strength with slick movement, and establishing himself as one of the most complete young center-forwards in world football. - Warren Zaire-Emery – France / PSG
Zaire-Emery is playing central midfield for Paris Saint-Germain with a maturity rarely seen from teenagers today, reading the game to make him the side’s important and helping to establish his authority to control the game. - Kobbie Mainoo – England / Manchester United
Mainoo has quickly become one of the most crucial players in the Manchester United engine, a deep-lying midfielder who dictates play with a calm influence, as he possesses an uncanny spatial awareness and performs well when pressed into action against top opposition. - Pau Cubarsi – Spain / Barcelona
Cubarsi plays central defense for Barcelona, where he has the ability to dictate the flow of the game through his positioning and footballing brain that most senior players wouldn’t have, to read danger far in advance, and make an absence of hesitation in his clearances obvious against elite strikers. - Arda Guler – Turkey / Real Madrid
Arda Guler is one of the most gifted attacking midfielders at his age in the world; with excellent vision to create opportunities, his ability to dribble the ball and find space in congested areas make him one of the most potent young attackers available. - Roony Bardghji – Sweden / Barcelona
Roony Bardghji is an incredibly quick and explosive forward who loves to get himself in scoring positions, already performing well at the top level, his direct running and fearless nature makes him able to impact a game drastically in a few minutes when he is in space. - Ethan Nwaneri – England / Arsenal
An immensely talented attacking midfielder with one of the highest ceilings in English football, Ethan Nwaneri loves to operate between the lines and looks confident on the ball, providing a potential creator for years to come for Arsenal. - Estevo Willian – Brazil /Chelsea
Estevo Willian nicknamed “Messinho” is widely considered one of the greatest Brazilian prospects of a generation, and his dribbling skill is simply phenomenal, he is one of the most amazing talents on a football pitch. - Max Dowman – England / Arsenal
The newest player to be added into the world of elite football. Dowman burst into global attention thanks to his performance for Arsenal, playing with a calmness and assurance in possession and being very direct, at just 16 his confidence in one on one situations.
