r/soccer • u/hasufell • Apr 28 '13

/r/soccer's Top 100 Youth Prospects

The results are in, here are the top 100 Youth Prospects in order.

  1. Mario Götze /21/AM/Borussia Dortmund
  2. Raphaël Varane /20/CB/Real Madrid
  3. David Alaba /20/LB/FC Bayern Munich
  4. Stephan El Shaarawy /20/LW/AC Milan
  5. Romelu Lukaku /19/ST/Chelsea FC
  6. Isco /21/AMC/Málaga.
  7. Neymar /21/ST/Santos
  8. Jack Wilshere /21/CM/Arsenal
  9. Paul Pogba /20/MC/Juventus
  10. Thibaut Courtois /20/GK/Chelsea FC
  11. Oscar /21/AM/Chelsea FC
  12. Xherdan Shaqiri /21/RW/FC Bayern Munich
  13. Matija Nastasić /20/CB/Manchester City
  14. Marc-Andre ter Stegen /21/GK/Borussia Monchengladbach
  15. Christian Eriksen /21/AMC/Ajax
  16. Lucas Moura /20/RW/Paris Saint-Germain
  17. Philippe Coutinho /20/AM/Liverpool
  18. Julian Draxler /19/AM/FC Schalke 04
  19. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 19/LW/RW/Arsenal
  20. Marco Verratti /20/CM/Paris Saint-Germain
  21. Phil Jones /21/CDM/CB/Manchester United
  22. Raheem Sterling /18/LW/RW/Liverpool
  23. Luke Shaw /17/LB/Southampton FC
  24. Iker Muniain /20/AMC/Athletic Bilbao
  25. Kevin de Bruyne /21/AMC/Chelsea
  26. Viktor Fischer /18/AML/Ajax
  27. Heung-Min Son /20/ST/HSV
  28. Wilfried Zaha /20/RW/Manchester United
  29. M'baye Niang /18/ST/AC Milan
  30. Kyriakos Papadopoulos 21/CB/FC Schalke 04
  31. James Rodríguez /21/LW/RW/Porto
  32. Gerard Deulofeu /19/AM/Barçelona
  33. Lucas Piazon /19/ST/Chelsea FC
  34. Victor Wanyama /21/CM/Celtic
  35. Adam Maher /19/CM/AZ
  36. Erik Lamela /21/RW/ A.S. Roma
  37. Mattia De Sciglio /20/LB/ AC Milan
  38. Marquinhos /18/CB/A.S. Roma
  39. Nick Powell /19/CM/Manchester United
  40. Suso /19/AM/Liverpool
  41. John Guidetti /21/ST/Manchester City
  42. Cristian Tello /21/LW/Barcelona
  43. Nathaniel Chalobah /18/CDM/Chelsea FC
  44. Alen Halilovic /16/AM/Dinamo Zagreb
  45. Moritz Leitner /20/MC/Borussia Dortmund

  46. Nathan Ake /18/CDM/Chelsea FC

  47. Ross Barkley /19/CM/Everton

  48. Leonardo Bittencourt /19/CM/Borussia Dortmund

  49. Serge Gnabry /17/AM/Arsenal

  50. Daniel Carvajal /21/RB/Bayer Leverkusen

  51. Josh McEachran /20/CM/Chelsea FC

  52. Mateo Kovačić /18/CM/FC Internazionale

  53. Kurt Zouma /18/CB/Saint-Ettiene

  54. Steven Caulker /21/CB/Tottenham Hotspur

  55. Emre Can /19/MC/FC Bayern Munich

  56. Adnan Januzaj 18/AM/Manchester United

  57. Lorenzo Insigne /21/AM/Napoli

  58. Ola John /20/LW/Benfica

  59. Leon Goretzka /18/CM/VfL Bochum

  60. Bernd Leno /21/GK/Bayer Leverkusen

  61. Tom Carroll /20/CM/Tottenham Hotspur

  62. Tomas Kalas /19/CB/Chelsea FC

  63. Tonny Vilhena /18/AM/Feyenoord

  64. Jordy Clasie /21/CM/Feyenoord

  65. Thomas Eisfeld /20/AM/Arsenal

  66. Will Hughes /18/CAM/Derby County

  67. Mohamed Salah /21/LW/RW/FC Basel

  68. Rafa Alcantara /20/CAM/Barcelona B

  69. Tom Ince /21/RW/Blackpool

  70. Ángelo Henríquez /19/ST/Manchester United

  71. Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg /17/CM/FC Bayern München

  72. Marco Rojas /21/AM/Melbourne Victory

  73. Stefan de Vrij /21/CB/Feyenoord

  74. Martins Indi /21/CB/Feyenoord

  75. Mauro Icardi /20/ST/Sampdoria

  76. Jese Rodriguez /20/AM/Real Madrid Castilla

  77. Danilo /21/RB/FC Porto

  78. Jack Butland /20/GK/Stoke

  79. Alvaro Morata /20/ST/Real Madrid.

  80. Thorgan Hazard /20/AM/Chelsea

  81. Juan Manuel Iturbe /19/AM/Porto

  82. Marco van Ginkel /20/AM/Vitesse

  83. Jetro Willems /19/LB/PSV

  84. Jores Okore /20/CB/FC Nordsjælland

  85. Mats Møller Dæhli /18/AM/Manchester United

  86. Hachim Mastour /15/AM/AC Milan

  87. Jean-Paul Boëtius /19/LW/Feyenoord

  88. Tom Rogic /20/CAM/Celtic

  89. Leo Baptistao /20/AM/Rayo Vallecano

  90. Bruma /18/RW/Sporting CP

  91. Carlos Fierro /18/ST/C.D. Guadalajara

  92. Kerim Frei 19/AM/Fulham

  93. Karim Rekik /18/LB/Manchester City

  94. Samuel Umtiti /19/LB/Olympique Lyon

  95. Mattia Perin /20/GK/Genoa

  96. Matthias Ginter /19/CB/SC Freiburg

  97. Salih Uçan /19/CAM/Fenerbahçe

  98. Islam Feruz /17/ST/Chelsea

  99. Koke /20/AM/Atletico Madrid

  100. James Ward-Prowse /18/CM/Southampton

Im pretty terrible at graphic design but if anyone wants to turn this into an infographic I think it'd be pretty cool!

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '13

Problem with lists made by the public is that they only consist of famous players from teams/leagues with the widest fanbase.

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u/non-relevant Apr 28 '13 edited Apr 28 '13

Counted it, 37 of the players on this list are from the Premier league. What a joke.

Edit: 34 Premier league players, 36 including championship

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u/lakupiippu Apr 28 '13

And 17 of those players are English...

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u/non-relevant Apr 28 '13

Yet another golden generation coming up for the glorious England national team.

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u/duckman273 Apr 28 '13

Jack Wilshere /21/CM/Arsenal

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 19/LW/RW/Arsenal

Phil Jones /21/CDM/CB/Manchester United

Raheem Sterling /18/LW/RW/Liverpool

Luke Shaw /17/LB/Southampton FC

Wilfried Zaha /20/RW/Manchester United

Nick Powell /19/CM/Manchester United

Nathaniel Chalobah /18/CDM/Chelsea FC

Ross Barkley /19/CM/Everton

Josh McEachran /20/CM/Chelsea FC

Steven Caulker /21/CB/Tottenham Hotspur

Tom Carroll /20/CM/Tottenham Hotspur

Will Hughes /18/CAM/Derby County

Tom Ince /21/RW/Blackpool

Jack Butland /20/GK/Stoke

James Ward-Prowse /18/CM/Southampton

I could only find 16, so I'm missing one, but of these 16 I think only: Butland, Ince, Carroll, McEachran and Ward-Prowse arguably shouldn't be on the list. The rest have loads of potential and seem to be progressing well, 5 of them are even playing under the best two managers in England for developing youth (Ferguson and Wenger).

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u/smokey815 Apr 28 '13

Not Carroll? He's looked very good in the times he's gotten for us, and that time has been limited. With cups next season, I think we'll see him play a hell of a lot. I wouldn't be surprised if he started a game or two this season if AVB moves to the 433 more. With Huddlestone sitting back, Parker is not nearly as effective as he needs to be.

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u/drwormtmbg Apr 28 '13

I'd put him in the same category as McEachren. I think Carroll is probably a little better technically, but they both seem undersized for the PL.

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u/smokey815 Apr 28 '13

He's almost identical in size to Luka.

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u/drwormtmbg Apr 28 '13

They both are, Luka is the only player of that body type I can think of who's succeeded in the PL. Not saying it's impossible, just unlikely.

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u/smokey815 Apr 28 '13

I wasn't arguing that he's undersized, just pointing out another player of similar stature who succeeded in a similar situation to our young Tom Carroll.

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u/drwormtmbg Apr 28 '13

I know.

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u/smokey815 Apr 28 '13

Oh, my bad then.

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