50 for a future: UEFA.com’s ones to watch for 2018
We asked UEFA.com’s organisation of reporters opposite a continent to collect out some rising stars of a stream campaign. How many of a 50 will be domicile names by this time in 2019?
Ethan Ampadu (WAL, 17 – Chelsea)
Defensive midfielder done comparison Chelsea entrance in Sep and initial Premier League coming in December; capped twice by Wales.
Houssem Aouar (FRA, 19 – Lyon)
A striker who has been compared to Paris expert Kylian Mbappé; has scored in Ligue 1 and UEFA Europa League this season.
Jan-Fiete Arp (GER, 17 – Hamburg)
Extraordinarily inclusive for Germany during U17 turn and has scored twice in 9 Bundesliga games; one of his country’s biggest hopes.
Kepa Arrizabalaga (ESP, 23 – Athletic)
A U19 EURO leader in 2012, Kepa is Athletic’s unchanging No1 in a Liga; done comparison Spain entrance in a 5-0 accessible win in November.
Leon Bailey (JAM, 20 – Leverkusen)
Almost as discerning as compatriot and crony Usain Bolt, a ex-Genk aggressive midfielder is now scoring frequently in a Bundesliga.
Nicolò Barella (ITA, 20 – Cagliari)
Likened to Marco Verratti and even Andrés Iniesta in some quarters, a midfielder’s ostensible €35m seeking cost reflects his ability.
Sander Berge (NOR, 19 – Genk)
The 1.90m-tall midfielder comes from a family of basketball players, though is display outrageous guarantee with a round during his feet in Belgium.
Fedor Chalov (RUS, 19 – CSKA Moskva)
On UEFA.com’s radar given 2016, a brazen is quick, keen and removing unchanging football from a dais with a Army Men.
Federico Chiesa (ITA, 20 – Fiorentina)
A left-winger with a absolute shot, a son of ex-Italy striker Enrico Chiesa is a pivotal actor for a Viola and Serie A’s brightest immature thing.
Ante Ćorić (CRO, 20 – Dinamo Zagreb)
Closing in on 100 joining games for Dinamo, a small aggressive midfielder is customarily related with some-more high-profile clubs; has 4 comparison caps.
Frenkie de Jong (NED, 20 – Ajax)
“The subsequent Johan Cruyff”, no less, according to some, De Jong’s vision, hold and ability to find space has got unchanging Ajax observers vehement about his future.Â
Matthijs de Ligt (NED, 18 – Ajax)
Just 17 when he played in a 2017 UEFA Europa League final, a executive defender has 3 comparison caps and is an Ajax regular.
Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (NIG, 20 – Club Brugge)
A #UEL unchanging with Zorya Luhansk in 2016/17, a brazen is scoring some-more frequently given relocating to Belgium – 6 goals in 16 joining games.
Mikkel Duelund (DEN, 20 – Midtjylland)
A Wayne Rooney fan, a Midtjylland ace finished 2017 in fearsome form, with 8 goals in 11 outings for bar and Denmark’s U21s.
Phil Foden (ENG, 17 – Manchester City)
Branded “a gift” by City trainer Josep Guardiola, Foden starred as England won a 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and done his bar entrance in December.
Martin Graiciar (CZE, 18 – Slovan Liberec)
Loaned behind to Slovan following a summer switch to Fiorentina, a brazen was voted tip Czech awaiting in a winter check of a nation’s girl coaches.
Amine Gouiri (FRA, 17 – Lyon)
Top scorer during final summer’s U17 EURO, Gouiri was eased into a Lyon initial organisation with a array of surrogate appearances in a autumn.
Dávid Hancko (SVK, 20 – Žilina)
Regarded as a new Paolo Maldini in Slovakia, a executive defender is a Žilina and U21 general regular: design a large pierce soon.
Amine Harit, (MAR, 20 – Schalke)
Signed from Nantes, a midfielder has sparkled in a Bundesliga; played for France during U21 turn though comparison caps have come with Morocco.
Ivan Ignatyev (RUS, 18 – Krasnodar)
This season’s UEFA Youth League tip scorer with 10 goals, Ignatyev was “born a scorer” according to ex-Krasnodar sports executive Aleksei Zinin.
Luka Jović (SRB, 20 – Eintracht)
At Jović’s initial club, Crvena zvezda, executive Zvezvdan Teržić said: “Jović will turn a best striker in Europe.” Now display guarantee in Germany.
Kirill Kirilenko (BLR, 17 – Dinamo Brest)
Touted for a good few years as Belarusian football’s best prospect, a U19 general winger done his comparison bar entrance in 2017.
Justin Kluivert (NED, 18 – Ajax)
Starting and scoring frequently in Amsterdam, a left-winger eclipsed his father Patrick by concealment an Eredivisie hat-trick in November.
Hirving Lozano (MEX, 22 – PSV Eindhoven)
‘Chucky’ strike a belligerent using in Aug with goals in his initial 3 Eredivisie games; had racked adult 11 by a winter break.
Malcom (BRA, 20 – Bordeaux)
The Brazilian flanker became a favourite following his 2016 pierce from Corinthians; large English sides are tracking him notwithstanding €30m-plus valuations.
Dennis Man (ROU, 16 – FCSB)
A €50m recover proviso was slapped on a midfielder when he assimilated FCSB in 2016; now justifying that billing with FCSB and Romania’s U21s.
Sergej Milinković-Savić (SRB, 22 – Lazio)
Already a €100m-rated luminary in Italy, a Spanish-born midfielder came to Lazio around Vojvodina and Genk; is clearly going places.
David Neres (BRA, 20 – Ajax)
Recruited following his breakthrough during São Paulo, Neres has notched 8 goals in 16 Eredivisie matches for Ajax this season.
Pedro Neto (POR, 17 – Lazio)
Lazio have a choice to buy a winger – along with associate Braga loanee Bruno Jordão – for €26m; competence that demeanour like a discount in years to come?
Benjamin Pavard (FRA, 21 – Stuttgart)
Signed from Lille, Pavard helped Stuttgart to graduation final tenure and has prospered in 2017/18, winning his initial France caps too.
Rodri (ESP, 21 – Villarreal)
Tipped as a subsequent Sergio Busquets, a high Rodri is approaching to lapse to initial bar Atlético in a summer for a large fee.
Abel Ruiz (ESP, 17 – Barcelona)
Spain’s all-time U17 tip scorer with 27 goals, Abel Ruiz was a U17 EURO leader in 2017 and will wish to play in Barcelona’s initial organisation in 2018.
Roland Sallai (HUN, 20 – APOEL)
Having tender though scoring in a #UCL organisation stage, a Hungarian brazen is being related with bigger clubs.
Jadon Sancho (ENG, 17 – Dortmund)
Signed from Manchester City to reinstate Barcelona-bound Ousmane Dembélé, a midfielder could force his approach into a initial organisation in 2018.
Malang Sarr (FRA, 18 – Nice)
The executive defender has been on a books during Nice given he was 5 though might shortly pierce on, with unfamiliar clubs tracking his form.
Ryan Sessegnon (ENG, 17 – Fulham)
Closing on 50 joining appearances in England’s second tier, a left-back’s knowledge is display for England’s Under-19s.
Volodymyr Shepelev (UKR, 20 – Dynamo Kyiv)
The executive midfielder done his initial Dynamo coming in Feb and finished a year as a regular; won initial dual Ukraine caps too.
Milan Škriniar (SVK, 22 – Inter Milan)
Inter’s deficiency from Europe has kept a Slovakian’s form low, though a ex-Sampdoria male is one of Serie A’s heading centre-backs.
Manor Solomon (ISR, 18 – Maccabi Petach-Tikva)
Liverpool and Juventus were both reported to be tracking a 1.65m-tall winger, who perceived his initial comparison Israel call-up in 2017.
Mile Svilar (BEL, 18 – Benfica)
An eventful run of #UCL appearances in a autumn showcased a goalkeeper’s tender talent: design to see some-more of him in 2018.
Martin Terrier (FRA, 20 – Strasbourg)
On loan from Lille, Terrier is being related with a winter switch to Monaco; has scored 7 in 5 U21 outings for France.
Kieran Tierney (SCO, 20 – Celtic)
The left-back has captained both Scotland and Celtic, his form serve extended by #UCL appearances in 2017/18.
Lucas Torreira (URU, 21 – Sampdoria)
The 1.68m-tall playmaker has it all – nearly. His manager Marco Giampaolo said: “If he was 180cm tall, he would have cost €180m.”
Ferrán Torres (ESP, 17 – Valencia)
A winger of substantial promise, Torres became a initial actor innate in a 2000s to underline in a Liga in December.
Viktor Tsyhankov (UKR, 20 – Dynamo Kyiv)
“Cut from a same cloth as Andriy Shevchenko” according to Dynamo boss Ihor Surkis, a midfielder has oozed category in 2017/18.
Felix Uduokhai (GER, 20 – Wolfsburg)
Rescued from bum 1860 München, a centre-back has been a explanation in a Bundesliga in a autumn.
Dayot Upamecano (FRA, 19 – Leipzig)
Once a trainee during Valenciennes, a teen has turn a autocratic executive defender during Salzburg and now Leipzig.
Hannes Wolf (AUT, 18 – Salzburg)
Things have calmed down given he scored in 4 uninterrupted Salzburg games in August, though a 2017 UEFA Youth League leader stays classy.
Yusuf Yazıcı (TUR, 20 – Trabzonspor)
Trabzonspor manager Rıza Çalımbay has touted a aggressive midfielder’s intensity and self-belief; Yazıcı has played all 17 Süper Lig games this season.
Szymon Żurkowski (POL, 20 – Górnik Zabrze)
Unknown abroad though touted as a new Zbigniew Boniek in Poland, a defensive midfielder has overwhelming stamina.