100 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2018
| Name | Age (at the time) | Position | Club (at the time) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Sumairi | 20 | MID | Al-Ittihad | Saudi Arabia |
| Alexander-Arnold | 19 | DEF | Liverpool | England |
| Alvarez | 20 | DEF | Club America | Mexico |
| Aouar | 19 | MID | Lyon | France |
| Arana | 20 | DEF | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Ascacibar | 20 | MID | Stuttgart | Argentina |
| Augustin | 20 | FWD | RB Leipzig | France |
| Bailey | 20 | FWD | Bayer Leverkusen | Jamaica |
| Bande | 19 | FWD | Mechelen | Burkina Faso |
| Benedetti | 20 | MID | Deportivo Cali | Colombia |
| Benkovic | 20 | DEF | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Bentancur | 20 | MID | Juventus | Uruguay |
| Berge | 19 | MID | Genk | Norway |
| Bergwijn | 20 | MID | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Calvert-Lewin | 20 | FWD | Everton | England |
| Chalov | 19 | FWD | CSKA Moscow | Russia |
| Chiesa | 20 | MID | Fiorentina | Italy |
| Coric | 20 | MID | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Cutrone | 19 | FWD | AC Milan | Italy |
| Davies | 19 | MID | Everton | England |
| Davies | 17 | MID | Vancouver Whitecaps | Ghana |
| De Ligt | 18 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Dembele | 20 | FWD | Barcelona | France |
| Diawara | 20 | MID | Napoli | Guinea |
| Diaz | 20 | FWD | Deportivo Fabril | Panama |
| Dimata | 20 | FWD | Wolfsburg | Belgium |
| Diop | 20 | DEF | Toulouse | France |
| Dolberg | 20 | FWD | Ajax Amsterdam | Denmark |
| Donnarumma | 18 | GK | AC Milan | Italy |
| Embolo | 20 | FWD | Schalke | Switzerland |
| Farinez | 19 | GK | Caracas | Venezuela |
| Fonseca* | 20 | DEF | Estoril Praia (on loan from Porto) | Portugal |
| Frosler | 19 | DEF | Bidvest Wits | South Africa |
| Geiger | 19 | MID | Hoffenheim | Germany |
| Gersbach | 20 | DEF | Rosenborg | Australia |
| Gerson | 20 | MID | Roma | Brazil |
| Glad | 20 | DEF | Real Salt Lake | United States of America |
| Gnagnon | 20 | DEF | Stade Rennais | France |
| Gomez | 20 | DEF | Liverpool | England |
| Hakimi | 19 | DEF | Real Madrid | Morocco |
| Han* | 19 | FWD | Perugia | North Korea |
| Harit | 20 | MID | Schalke | Morocco |
| Havertz | 18 | MID | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Henrichs | 20 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Herrera* | 19 | MID | New York City (on loan from Manchester City) | Venezuela |
| Ingham | 18 | DEF | Brisbane Roar | New Zealand |
| Jesus | 20 | FWD | Manchester City | Brazil |
| Junior | 17 | FWD | Flamengo | Brazil |
| Karlsson | 20 | FWD | Molde | Iceland |
| Kluivert | 18 | FWD | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Kownacki | 20 | FWD | Sampdoria | Poland |
| Lafont | 17 | GK | Toulouse | France |
| Laimer | 20 | MID | RB Leipzig | Austria |
| Lee | 19 | MID | Hellas Verona | South Korea |
| Linner | 20 | GK | AIK | Sweden |
| Locatelli | 19 | MID | AC Milan | Italy |
| Maffeo | 20 | DEF | Girona (on loan from Manchester City) | Spain |
| Malcom | 20 | FWD | Bordeaux | Brazil |
| Manea* | 20 | DEF | CFR Cluj (on loan from Apollon Limassol) | Romania |
| Martinez | 20 | FWD | Racing | Argentina |
| Mbappe* | 18 | FWD | PSG | France |
| Miya | 20 | FWD | Standard Liege | Uganda |
| Montes | 20 | DEF | Monterrey | Mexico |
| Nakayama | 20 | DEF | Kashiwa Reysol | Japan |
| Neves | 20 | MID | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portugal |
| Noorafkan | 20 | MID | Esteghlal | Iran |
| Nunez | 20 | DEF | Athletic Club | Spain |
| Oberlin* | 20 | FWD | Basel (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | Cameroon |
| Onyekuru* | 20 | FWD | Anderlecht (on loan from Everton) | Nigeria |
| Oyarzabal | 20 | MID | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| Pellegri | 16 | FWD | Genoa | Italy |
| Pulisic | 19 | FWD | Borussia Dortmund | United States of America |
| Rashford | 20 | FWD | Manchester United | England |
| Redding | 20 | DEF | Orlando City | United States of America |
| Retsos | 19 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen | Greece |
| Rice | 18 | DEF | West Ham United | Republic of Ireland |
| Richarlison | 20 | FWD | Watford | Brazil |
| Riveros | 19 | DEF | Basel | Paraguay |
| Romero | 18 | FWD | Velez | Argentina |
| Saint Maximin | 20 | MID | Nice | France |
| Sarr | 19 | FWD | Stade Rennais | Senegal |
| Sessegnon | 17 | DEF | Fulham | England |
| Sobhi | 20 | MID | Stoke City | Egypt |
| Soler | 20 | MID | Valencia | Spain |
| Suazo | 20 | MID | Colo Colo | Chile |
| Svilar | 18 | GK | Benfica | Belgium |
| ter Avest | 19 | DEF | Twente | Netherlands |
| Tielemans | 20 | MID | Monaco | Belgium |
| Tierney | 20 | DEF | Celtic | Scotland |
| Til | 19 | MID | AZ Alkmaar | Netherlands |
| Torres | 20 | MID | Club America (on loan from Herediano) | Costa Rica |
| Tsygankov | 20 | MID | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine |
| Unal | 20 | FWD | Levante (on loan from Villareal) | Turkey |
| Upamecano | 19 | DEF | Red Bull Salzburg | France |
| Valverde* | 19 | MID | Deportivo La Coruna (on loan from Real Madrid) | Uruguay |
| Van de Beek | 20 | MID | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Wendel | 20 | MID | Fluminense | Brazil |
| Wober | 19 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Austria |
| Xadas | 19 | MID | SC Braga | Portugal |
| Zagadou | 18 | DEF | Borussia Dortmund | France |
100 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2017
| Player | Age (at the time) | Position | Club (at the time) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Ounas | 20 | MID | Bordeaux | Algeria |
| Adrian Semper | 18 | GK | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Akram Afif | 20 | MID | Gijon (on loan Villarreal) | Qatar |
| Akram Komilov | 20 | DEF | Bunyodkor | Uzbekistan |
| Alban Lafont | 17 | GK | Toulouse | France |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 20 | MID | CSKA Moscow | Russia |
| Alex Gersbach | 19 | DEF | Rosenborg | Australia |
| Alex Iwobi | 20 | MID | Arsenal | Nigeria |
| Alexander Isak | 17 | FWD | AIK | Sweden |
| Almamy Toure | 20 | DEF | Monaco | Mali |
| Amadou Diawara | 19 | MID | Napoli | Guinea |
| Andre Onana | 20 | GK | Ajax Amsterdam | Cameroon |
| Andreas Christensen | 20 | DEF | Borussia Monchengladbach (on loan Chelsea) | Denmark |
| Andrei Ivan | 20 | FWD | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| Ante Coric | 19 | MID | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Anton Mitryushkin | 20 | GK | Sion | Russia |
| Antonio Sanabria | 20 | FWD | Real Betis | Paraguay |
| Assane Diousse | 19 | MID | Empoli | Senegal |
| Augusto Batalla | 20 | GK | River Plate | Argentina |
| Bart Ramselaar | 20 | MID | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Bartlomiej Dragowski | 19 | GK | Fiorentina | Poland |
| Ben Chilwell | 20 | DEF | Leicester City | England |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 19 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Bersant Celina | 20 | MID | Twente (on loan Manchester City) | Kosovo |
| Blas Riveros | 18 | DEF | Basel | Paraguay |
| Cesar Montes | 19 | DEF | Monterrey | Mexico |
| Christian Pulisic | 18 | MID | Borussia Dortmund | USA |
| Davide Calabria | 20 | DEF | AC Milan | Italy |
| Davinson Sanchez | 20 | DEF | Ajax Amstedam | Colombia |
| Dayot Upamecano | 18 | DEF | Leifering (on loan RB Salzburg) | France |
| Dele Alli | 20 | MID | Spurs | England |
| Diogo Jota | 19 | FWD | Porto (on loan Atletico Madrid) | Portugal |
| Duje Caleta-Car | 20 | DEF | RB Salzburg | Croatia |
| Emanuel Mammana | 20 | DEF | Lyon | Argentina |
| Enes Unal | 19 | FWD | Twente (on loan Manchester City) | Turkey |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 19 | FWD | Granada (on loan Roma) | Argentina |
| Felix Passlack | 18 | DEF | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Filip Benkovic | 19 | DEF | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Franck Kessie | 19 | MID | Atalanta | Ivory Coast |
| Gabriel Barbosa | 20 | FWD | Inter Milan | Brazil |
| Gabriel Boschilia | 20 | MID | Monaco | Brazil |
| Gabriel Jesus | 19 | FWD | Palmeiras | Brazil |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 17 | GK | AC Milan | Italy |
| Goncalo Guedes | 19 | MID | Benfica | Portugal |
| Goran Karacic | 20 | GK | Adanaspor | Bosnia |
| Hee-Chan Hwang | 20 | FWD | RB Salzburg | Korea Republic |
| Hidde ter Avest | 19 | DEF | Twente | Netherlands |
| Issa Diop | 19 | DEF | Toulouse | France |
| Jack Harrison | 20 | MID | New York City | England |
| Jairo Riedewald | 20 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Jerry St Juste | 20 | DEF | Heerenveen | Netherlands |
| Jesus Vallejo | 19 | DEF | Eintracht Frankfurt (on loan Real Madrid) | Spain |
| Jonathan Tah | 20 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Jorge | 20 | DEF | Flamengo | Brazil |
| Josip Posavec | 20 | GK | Palermo | Croatia |
| Julian Brandt | 20 | MID | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Kasper Dolberg | 19 | FWD | Ajax Amsterdam | Denmark |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 20 | FWD | Manchester City | Nigeria |
| Kieran Tierney | 19 | DEF | Glasgow Celtic | Scotland |
| Kristoffer Ajer | 18 | MID | Celtic | Norway |
| Kylian Mbappe-Lotin | 17 | FWD | Monaco | France |
| Leon Bailey | 19 | MID | Genk | Jamaica |
| Leroy Sane | 20 | MID | Manchester City | Germany |
| Linus Wahlqvist | 20 | DEF | Norrkoping | Sweden |
| Lorenzo Pellegrini | 20 | MID | Sassuolo | Italy |
| Luka Jovic | 18 | FWD | Benfica | Serbia |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | 20 | MID | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| Malang Sarr | 17 | DEF | Nice | France |
| Manuel Locatelli | 18 | MID | AC Milan | Italy |
| Marco Asensio | 20 | MID | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Marcus Rashford | 19 | FWD | Manchester United | England |
| Mason Holgate | 20 | DEF | Everton | England |
| Matthew Ridenton | 20 | MID | Wellington Phoenix | New Zealand |
| Maxwel Cornet | 20 | FWD | Lyon | France |
| Michael Estrada | 20 | FWD | El Nacional (on loan Macara) | Ecuador |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 19 | MID | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| Milot Rashica | 20 | MID | Vitesse | Kosovo |
| Mohamed Hany | 20 | DEF | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| Moussa Dembele | 20 | FWD | Glasgow Celtic | France |
| Nico Elvedi | 20 | DEF | Borussia Monchengladbach | Switzerland |
| Oliver Burke | 19 | MID | RB Leipzig | Scotland |
| Orbelin Pineda | 20 | MID | Guadalajara | Mexico |
| Ousmane Dembele | 19 | MID | Borussia Dortmund | France |
| Paul Bernardoni | 19 | GK | Bordeaux | France |
| Renato Sanches | 19 | MID | Bayern Munich | Portugal |
| Riechedly Bazoer | 20 | MID | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Rivaldo Coetzee | 20 | DEF | Ajax Cape Town | South Africa |
| Rodrigo Bentacur | 19 | MID | Boca Juniors | Uruguay |
| Ruben Neves | 19 | MID | Porto | Portugal |
| Saeid Ezatolahi | 20 | MID | Rostov | Iran |
| Santiago Ascacibar | 19 | MID | Estudiantes | Argentina |
| Sebastian Driussi | 20 | FWD | River Plate | Argentina |
| Timo Baumgartl | 20 | DEF | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Timo Werner | 20 | FWD | RB Leipzig | Germany |
| Valentino Lazaro | 20 | MID | RB Salszburg | Austria |
| Viktor Kovalenko | 20 | MID | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Yaw Yeboah | 19 | MID | Twente (on loan Manchester City) | Ghana |
| Yosuke Ideguchi | 20 | MID | Gamba Osaka | Japan |
| Youri Tielemans | 19 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| Yuning Zhang | 19 | FWD | Vitesse | China |
100 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2016
| Player | Age (at the time) | Position | Club (at the time) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Kristian Bratveit | 19 | GK | Haugesund | Norway |
| Valentin Cojocaru | 20 | GK | Steau Bucharest | Romania |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 16 | GK | AC Milan | Italy |
| Bartlomiej Dragowski | 18 | GK | Jagiellonia Bialystok | Poland |
| Gaston Guruceaga | 20 | GK | Penarol | Uruguay |
| Mouez Hassen | 20 | GK | Nice | France |
| Ethan Horvath | 20 | GK | Molde | USA |
| Paul Izzo | 20 | GK | Central Coast Mariners | Australia |
| Predrag Rajkovic | 20 | GK | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Serbia |
| Simone Scuffet | 19 | GK | Calcio Como (on loan Udinese) | Italy |
| Timo Baumgartl | 19 | DEF | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Hector Bellerin | 20 | DEF | Arsenal | Spain |
| Timothy Castagne | 20 | DEF | Genk | Belgium |
| Andreas Christensen | 19 | DEF | Borussia Monchengladbach (on loan Chelsea) | Denmark |
| Rivaldo Coetzee | 19 | DEF | Ajax Cape Town | South Africa |
| Cristian Cuevas | 20 | DEF | Sint-Truiden (on loan Chelsea) | Chile |
| Kevin Diks | 19 | DEF | Vitesse | Netherlands |
| Ruben Duarte | 20 | DEF | Espanyol | Spain |
| Brendan Galloway | 19 | DEF | Everton | England |
| Jose Luis Gaya | 20 | DEF | Valencia | Spain |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 20 | DEF | RC Lens | France |
| Alex Gersbach | 18 | DEF | Sydney | Australia |
| Jose Gimenez | 20 | DEF | Atletico Madrid | Uruguay |
| Declan John | 20 | DEF | Cardiff City | Wales |
| Vukasin Jovanovic | 19 | DEF | Red Star Belgrade | Serbia |
| Lucao | 19 | DEF | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| Emanuel Mammana | 19 | DEF | River Plate | Argentina |
| Marlon Santos | 20 | DEF | Fluminense | Brazil |
| Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo | 20 | DEF | Club Brugge | Belgium |
| Elmir Nabiullin | 20 | DEF | Rubin Kazan | Russia |
| Pedro Pereira | 17 | DEF | Sampdoria | Portugal |
| Jairo Riedewald | 19 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Alessio Romagnoli | 20 | DEF | AC Milan | Italy |
| Eduard Sobol | 20 | DEF | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Petar Stojanovic | 20 | DEF | Maribor | Slovenia |
| Niklas Sule | 20 | DEF | Hoffenheim | Germany |
| Jonathan Tah | 19 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| Emre Tasdemir | 20 | DEF | Bursaspor | Turkey |
| Kenny Tete | 20 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Almamy Toure | 19 | DEF | Monaco | Mali |
| Dele Alli | 19 | MID | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
| Kingsley Coman | 19 | MID | Bayern Munich (on loan Juventus) | France |
| Ante Coric | 18 | MID | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Angel Correa | 20 | MID | Atletico Madrid | Argentina |
| Adrian Cubas | 19 | MID | Boca Juniors | Argentina |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | 20 | MID | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 20 | MID | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Gerson | 18 | MID | Fluminense | Brazil |
| Jonathan Gonzales | 20 | MID | Leon | Ecuador |
| Alen Halilovic | 19 | MID | Sporting Gijon (on loan Barcelona) | Croatia |
| Jorrit Hendrix | 20 | MID | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Will Hughes | 20 | MID | Derby County | England |
| Jordon Ibe | 20 | MID | Liverpool | England |
| Dostonbek Khamdamov | 19 | MID | Bunyodkor | Uzbekistan |
| Hirving Lozano | 20 | MID | Pachuca | Mexico |
| Gelson Martins | 20 | MID | Sporting CP | Portugal |
| Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | 20 | MID | Lazio | Serbia |
| Adam Nagy | 20 | MID | Ferencvaros | Hungary |
| Ruben Neves | 18 | MID | Porto | Portugal |
| Marko Pjaca | 20 | MID | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Adrien Rabiot | 20 | MID | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| Sergi Samper | 20 | MID | Barcelona | Spain |
| Leroy Sane | 19 | MID | Schalke | Germany |
| Pione Sisto | 20 | MID | Midtjylland | Denmark |
| Ramadan Sobhy | 18 | MID | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| Marc Stendera | 20 | MID | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Youri Tielemans | 18 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| Ozan Tufan | 20 | MID | Fenerbahce | Turkey |
| Julian Weigl | 20 | MID | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Andrija Zivkovic | 19 | MID | Partizan Belgrade | Serbia |
| Sardar Azmoun | 20 | FWD | Rostov (on loan Rubin Kazan) | Iran |
| Federico Bonazzoli | 18 | FWD | Sampdoria | Italy |
| Ogulcan Caglayan | 19 | FWD | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Turkey |
| Sebastian Driussi | 19 | FWD | River Plate | Argentina |
| Munir El Haddadi | 20 | FWD | Barcelona | Spain |
| Breel Embolo | 18 | FWD | Basel | Switzerland |
| Gustav Engvall | 19 | FWD | Goteborg | Sweden |
| Gabriel Barbosa | 19 | FWD | Santos | Brazil |
| Andrei Ivan | 19 | FWD | Universitatea Craivoa | Romania |
| Corentin Jean | 20 | FWD | Troyes (on loan Monaco) | France |
| Gabriel Jesus | 18 | FWD | Palmeiras | Brazil |
| Luka Jovic | 18 | FWD | Red Star Belgrade | Serbia |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 19 | FWD | Manchester City | Nigeria |
| Cyle Larin | 20 | FWD | Orlando City | Canada |
| Malcom | 18 | FWD | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Anthony Martial | 20 | FWD | Manchester United | France |
| Takumi Minamino | 20 | FWD | RB Salzburg | Japan |
| Gaston Pereiro | 20 | FWD | PSV Eindhoven | Uruguay |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 18 | FWD | Roma | Argentina |
| Antonio Sanabria | 19 | FWD | Sporting Gijon (on loan Roma) | Paraguay |
| Ivan Saponjic | 18 | FWD | Benfica | Serbia |
| Siebe Schrijvers | 19 | FWD | Waasland-Beveren (on loan Genk) | Belgium |
| Davie Selke | 20 | FWD | RB Leipzig | Germany |
| Dominic Solanke | 18 | FWD | Vitesse (on loan Chelsea) | England |
| Isaac Success | 20 | FWD | Granada | Nigeria |
| Sander Svendsen | 18 | FWD | Molde | Norway |
| Muamer Tankovic | 20 | FWD | AZ Alkmaar | Sweden |
| Enes Unal | 18 | FWD | Genk (on loan Manchester City) | Turkey |
| Timo Werner | 19 | FWD | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Richairo Zivkovic | 19 | FWD | Willem II (on loan Ajax) | Netherlands |
100 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2015
| Player | Age (at the time) | Position | Club (at the time) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Belon | 19 | GK | RC Lens | France |
| Predrag Rajkovic | 19 | GK | Red Star Belgrade | Serbia |
| Alessio Cragno | 20 | GK | Cagliari | Italy |
| Mouez Hassen | 19 | GK | Nice | France |
| Simone Scuffet | 18 | GK | Udinese | Italy |
| John Stones | 20 | DEF | Everton | England |
| Elmir Nabiullin | 19 | DEF | Rubin Kazan | Russia |
| Nicola Murru | 19 | DEF | Cagliari | Italy |
| Joshua Brenet | 20 | DEF | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Kurt Zouma | 20 | DEF | Chelsea | France |
| Matthias Ginter | 20 | DEF | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Ruben Vezo | 20 | DEF | Valencia | Portugal |
| Jetro Willems | 20 | DEF | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Chancel Mbemba | 20 | DEF | Anderlecht | DR Congo |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | 20 | DEF | Augsburg | Ghana |
| Kaan Ayhan | 20 | DEF | Schalke | Turkey |
| Andrew Robertson | 20 | DEF | Hull City | Scotland |
| Karim Rekik | 20 | DEF | PSV Eindhoven (on loan Manchester City) | Netherlands |
| Eric Dier | 20 | DEF | Tottenham Hotspur | England |
| Bjorn Engels | 20 | DEF | Club Brugge | Belgium |
| Terence Kongolo | 20 | DEF | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| Tin Jedvaj | 19 | DEF | Bayer Leverkusen (on loan Roma) | Croatia |
| Jordan Amavi | 20 | DEF | Nice | France |
| Luke Shaw | 19 | DEF | Manchester United | England |
| Raphael Guerreiro | 20 | DEF | Lorient | Portugal |
| Sven van Beek | 20 | DEF | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| Daniele Rugani | 20 | DEF | Empoli (on loan Juventus) | Italy |
| Niklas Sule | 19 | DEF | Hoffenheim | Germany |
| Benjamin Mendy | 20 | DEF | Marseille | France |
| Alessio Romagnoli | 19 | DEF | Sampdoria (on loan Roma) | Italy |
| Aymeric Laporte | 20 | DEF | Athletic Bilbao | France |
| Calum Chambers | 19 | DEF | Arsenal | England |
| Jose Gimenez | 19 | DEF | Atletico Madrid | Uruguay |
| Jose Gaya | 19 | DEF | Valencia | Spain |
| Marquinhos | 20 | DEF | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil |
| Corentin Tolisso | 20 | MID | Lyon | France |
| Awer Mabil | 19 | MID | Adelaide United | Australia |
| Emre Can | 20 | MID | Liverpool | Germany |
| Jean-Paul Boetius | 20 | MID | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| Joaquin Correa | 20 | MID | Estudiantes | Argentina |
| Carlos Mane | 20 | MID | Sporting CP | Portugal |
| Humam Tariq | 18 | MID | Al Ahli | Iraq |
| Sergi Samper | 19 | MID | Barcelona | Spain |
| Kekuta Manneh | 19 | MID | Vancouver Whitecaps | Gambia |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 19 | MID | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Arturo Gonzalez | 20 | MID | Atlas | Mexico |
| Saul Niguez | 20 | MID | Atletico Madrid | Spain |
| Derlis Gonzalez | 20 | MID | Basel | Paraguay |
| Ruben Neves | 17 | MID | Porto | Portugal |
| Giorgian De Arrascaeta | 20 | MID | Defensor Sporting | Uruguay |
| Maximilian Arnold | 20 | MID | Wolfsburg | Germany |
| Lucas Piazon | 20 | MID | Eintracht Frankfurt (on loan Chelsea) | Brazil |
| Gerard Deulofeu | 20 | MID | Sevilla (on loan Barcelona) | Spain |
| Julien De Sart | 19 | MID | Standard Liege | Belgium |
| Lucas Ocampos | 20 | MID | Monaco | Argentina |
| Adnan Januzaj | 19 | MID | Manchester United | Belgium |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | 20 | MID | Molde | Norway |
| Max Meyer | 19 | MID | Schalke | Germany |
| Ozan Tufan | 19 | MID | Bursaspor | Turkey |
| Oliver Torres | 20 | MID | Porto (on loan Atletico Madrid) | Spain |
| Marc Stendera | 19 | MID | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Morgan Sanson | 20 | MID | Montpelleir | France |
| Denis Praet | 20 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg | 19 | MID | Bayern Munich | Denmark |
| Youri Tielemans | 17 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| James Ward-Prowse | 20 | MID | Southampton | England |
| Daley Sinkgraven | 19 | MID | Heerenveen | Netherlands |
| Mateo Kovacic | 20 | MID | Inter Milan | Croatia |
| Raheem Sterling | 20 | MID | Liverpool | England |
| Hakan Calhanoglu | 20 | MID | Bayer Leverkusen | Turkey |
| M'Baye Niang | 19 | FWD | AC Milan | France |
| Stipe Perica | 19 | FWD | NAC Breda (on loan Chelsea) | Croatia |
| Maximilian Philipp | 20 | FWD | Freiburg | Germany |
| Yassin Benzia | 20 | FWD | Lyon | France |
| Hirving Lozano | 19 | FWD | Pachuca | Mexico |
| Michael Frey | 20 | FWD | Lille | Switzerland |
| Lucas Boye | 18 | FWD | River Plate | Argentina |
| Sardar Azmoun | 19 | FWD | Rubin Kazan | Iran |
| Davie Selke | 19 | FWD | Werder Bremen | Germany |
| Carlos | 19 | FWD | Atletico Mineiro | Brazil |
| Valentin Lavigne | 20 | FWD | Lorient | France |
| Sandro Ramirez | 19 | FWD | Barcelona | Spain |
| Franck Boli | 20 | FWD | Stabaek | Ivory Coast |
| Balde Keita | 19 | FWD | Lazio | Senegal |
| Denis Davydov | 19 | FWD | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Anthony Martial | 19 | FWD | Monaco | France |
| Breel Embolo | 17 | FWD | Basel | Switzerland |
| Munir El Haddadi | 19 | FWD | Barcelona | Spain |
| Timo Werner | 18 | FWD | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Mauricio Tevez | 18 | FWD | Newell's Old Boys | Argentina |
| Domenico Berardi | 20 | FWD | Sassuolo | Italy |
| Divock Origi | 19 | FWD | Lille (on loan Liverpool) | Belgium |
| Anderson Talisca | 20 | FWD | Benfica | Brazil |
| Aleksandar Mitrovic | 20 | FWD | Anderlecht | Serbia |
| Diego Fagundez | 19 | FWD | New England Revolution | Uruguay |
| Angel Correa | 19 | FWD | Atletico Madrid | Argentina |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 20 | FWD | Ajax Amsterdam (on loan Leverkusen) | Poland |
| Gabriel Barbosa | 18 | FWD | Santos | Brazil |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 17 | FWD | Newell's Old Boys | Argentina |
| Memphis Depay | 20 | FWD | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
100 BEST YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2014
| Player | Age (at the time) | Position | Club (at the time) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Rossbach | 17 | GK | Odds BK | Norway |
| Andreas Leitner | 19 | GK | Admira Wacker | Austria |
| Nikolaos Giannakapoulos | 20 | GK | Panionis | Greece |
| Jan Oblak | 20 | GK | Benfica | Slovenia |
| Sean Mcdermott | 20 | GK | Sandnes Ulf | Ireland |
| Loris Karius | 20 | GK | Mainz | Germany |
| Jack Butland | 20 | GK | Stoke City | England |
| Alphonse Areola | 20 | GK | RC Lens (on loan Paris Saint-Germain) | France |
| Oliver Zelenika | 20 | GK | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Stefanos Kapino | 19 | GK | Panathanaikos | Greece |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 20 | DEF | Seattle Sounders | USA |
| Bjorn Engels | 19 | DEF | Club Brugge | Belgium |
| Nicola Murru | 19 | DEF | Cagliari | Italy |
| Chancel Mbemba | 19 | DEF | Anderlecht | DR Congo |
| Sead Kolasinac | 20 | DEF | Schalke | Bosnia |
| John Anthony Brooks | 20 | DEF | Hertha Berlin | USA |
| Dimitri Foulquier | 20 | DEF | Rennes | France |
| Uros Spajic | 20 | DEF | Toulouse | Serbia |
| Eric Dier | 19 | DEF | Sporting CP | England |
| Ben Davies | 20 | DEF | Swansea | Wales |
| Toni Vilhena | 19 | MID | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| Massimo Bruno | 20 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| Valon Berisha | 20 | MID | RB Salzburg | Norway |
| Ryan Gauld | 18 | MID | Dundee United | Scotland |
| Adrien Rabiot | 18 | MID | Paris Saint-Germain | France |
| Manuel Lanzini | 20 | MID | River Plate | Argentina |
| Dennis Praet | 19 | MID | Anderlecht | Belgium |
| Jordan Veretout | 20 | MID | Nantes | France |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 20 | MID | Hannover | Germany |
| Yannick Ferreira-Carraco | 20 | MID | Monaco | Belgium |
| Saido Berahino | 20 | ATT | West Bromwich Albion | England |
| Adam Taggart | 20 | ATT | Newcastle Jets | Australia |
| Balde Keita | 18 | ATT | Lazio | Senegal |
| Bruma | 19 | ATT | Galatasaray | Portugal |
| Aleksandr Mitrovic | 19 | ATT | Anderlecht | Serbia |
| Alonso Escoboza | 20 | ATT | Santos Laguna | Mexico |
| Richmond Boakye | 20 | ATT | Elche (on loan Juventus) | Ghana |
| Domenico Berardi | 19 | ATT | Sassuolo | Italy |
| Diego Fagundez | 18 | ATT | New England Revolution | Uruguay |
| Jurgen Locadia | 19 | ATT | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Issiaga Sylla | 20 | DEF | Toulouse | Guinea |
| Brandon Mechele | 20 | DEF | Club Brugge | Belgium |
| Jonathan Tah | 17 | DEF | Hamburg | Germany |
| Ali Adnan | 20 | DEF | Caykur Rizespor | Iraq |
| Antonio Rudiger | 20 | DEF | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Doria | 19 | DEF | Botafogo | Brazil |
| Karim Rekik | 19 | DEF | PSV Eindhoven (on loan Manchester City) | Netherlands |
| Calum Chambers | 18 | DEF | Southampton | England |
| Samuel Umtiti | 20 | DEF | Lyon | France |
| Stefano Denswil | 20 | DEF | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Thorgan Hazard | 20 | MID | Zulte Waregem (on loan Chelsea) | Belgium |
| Mateo Kovacic | 19 | MID | Inter Milan | Croatia |
| Otavio | 18 | MID | Internacional | Brazil |
| Suso | 20 | MID | Almeria (on loan Liverpool) | Spain |
| Hakan Calhanoglu | 19 | MID | Hamburg | Turkey |
| Ravel Morrison | 20 | MID | West Ham United | England |
| Fred | 20 | MID | Shakhtar Donetsk | Brazil |
| James Ward-Prowse | 19 | MID | Southampton | England |
| Max Meyer | 18 | MID | Schalke | Germany |
| Maximilian Arnold | 19 | MID | Wolfsburg | Germany |
| Mauro Icardi | 20 | ATT | Inter Milan | Argentina |
| Zakaria Bakkali | 17 | ATT | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Yassine Benzia | 19 | ATT | Lyon | France |
| Lazar Markovic | 19 | ATT | Benfica | Serbia |
| Angel Correa | 18 | ATT | San Lorenzo | Argentina |
| Lucas Ocampos | 19 | ATT | Monaco | Argentina |
| Jese Rodriguez | 20 | ATT | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Federico Cartabia | 20 | ATT | Valencia | Spain |
| Imoh Ezekiel | 20 | ATT | Standard Liege | Nigeria |
| Timo Werner | 17 | ATT | Stuttgart | Germany |
| Aymeric Laporte | 19 | DEF | Athletic Bilbao | France |
| Matija Nastasic | 20 | DEF | Manchester City | Serbia |
| Juan Bernat | 20 | DEF | Valencia | Spain |
| Eder Alvarez Balanta | 20 | DEF | River Plate | Colombia |
| Luke Shaw | 18 | DEF | Southampton | England |
| Matthias Ginter | 19 | DEF | Freiburg | Germany |
| Marquinhos | 19 | DEF | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil |
| Jetro Willems | 19 | DEF | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Raphael Varane | 20 | DEF | Real Madrid | France |
| Kurt Zouma | 19 | DEF | Saint Etienne | France |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | 20 | MID | Monaco | France |
| Adnan Januzaj | 18 | MID | Manchester United | Belgium |
| Rafinha | 20 | MID | Celta Vigo (on loan Barcelona) | Brazil |
| Davy Klassen | 20 | MID | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| Florian Thauvin | 20 | MID | Marseille | France |
| Adam Maher | 20 | MID | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Juan Quintero | 20 | MID | Porto | Colombia |
| Ross Barkley | 20 | MID | Everton | England |
| Paul Pogba | 20 | MD | Juventus | France |
| Julian Draxler | 20 | MID | Schalke | Germany |
| Gerard Deulofeu | 19 | ATT | Everton (on loan Barcelona) | Spain |
| Vinicius Araujo | 20 | ATT | Cruzeiro | Brazil |
| Jean-Paul Boetius | 19 | ATT | Feyenoord | Netherlands |
| Lucas Piazon | 20 | ATT | Vitesse (on loan Chelsea) | Brazil |
| Raheem Sterling | 19 | ATT | Liverpool | England |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 20 | ATT | Arsenal | England |
| Memphis Depay | 19 | ATT | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| Juan Iturbe | 20 | ATT | Hellas Verona | Argentina |
| Michy Bathshuayi | 20 | ATT | Standard Liege | Belgium |
| Romelu Lukaku | 20 | ATT | Everton (on loan Chelsea) | Belgium |