A list of the most talented footballers has identified players from Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan among the 60 top youngsters born in 2007 - Chris Rigg of Sunderland is the only English representative.
Barcelona phenom Lamine Yamal heads up the list from The Guardian and is joined by prospects from Manchester United, Real Madrid and a truly global group of other clubs and nationalities. Yamal is listed alongside three other Spanish players, two more from Barcelona and Real Madrid's Joan Martinez.
Football experts from all over the world have contributed to the Next Generation 2024 list, which features Manchester United's Australian winger James Overy and Danish striker Chido Obi-Martin.
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Also included are Barcelona's Shane Kluivert, son of Patrick and younger brother of Justin, the superbly named Strasbourg teenager Rayane Messi and Indonesian striker Arkhan Kaka, named after the Brazilian World Cup and Ballon d'Or winner.
The Red Bull system is represented by three players. Joane Gadou left PSG for Red Bull Salzburg after captaining France Under-17s at the European Championship. Viggo Gebel is an attacking midfielder who was born in Leipzig and is a member of RB Leipzig's first team squad at 16 years of age. Kenneth Adejenughure, a striker, is currently parked at Liefering, Salzburg's de facto reserve team.
Rigg's inclusion will be of note to England supporters. The Sunderland youngster turned 17 in June and has already built up a significant degree of Championship experience. He has three goals in 14 league appearances for the Black Cats this season and has attracted the attention of a number of Premier League clubs, most recently Crystal Palace.
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Here is the full list:
Franco Mastantuono (River Plate)
Ian Subiabre (River Plate)
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James Overy (James Overy)
Kenneth Adejenughure (Liefering)
Konstantinos Karetsas (Genk)
Moisés Paniagua (Always Ready)
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Gabriel Carvalho (Internacional)
Estêvão (Palmeiras)
Riquelme Felipe (Fluminense)
Andrés Felipe Dávila (DIM)
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Bruno Durdov (Hajduk Split)
Luka Vuskovic (Westerlo on loan from Hajduk Split)
Chido Obi-Martin (Manchester United)
Kendry Páez Andrade (Independiente del Valle)
Chris Rigg (Sunderland)
Matias Siltanen (KuPS)
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille)
Joane Gadou (RB Salzburg)
Rayane Messi (Strasbourg)
Enzo Molebe (Lyon)
Vakhtang Salia (Vakhtang Salia)
Viggo Gebel (RB Leipzig)
Francis Onyeka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Charalampos Kostoulas (Olympiacos)
Arkhan Kaka (Persis Solo)
Emanuel Benjamín (Real Madrid)
Federico Coletta (Roma)
Mattia Liberali (Milan)
Rento Takaoka (Nissho Gakuen High School)
Matheus Reis (Fluminense)
Jaden de Guzmán (PSV)
Shane Kluivert (Barcelona)
Daniel Daga (Enyimba)
Sebastian Olderheim (Stabæk)
Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Stabæk)
Maxloren Castro (Sporting Cristal)
Adrian Przyborek (Pogon Szczecin)
Rodrigo Mora (Porto)
Geovany Quenda (Sporting)
Alexandru Stoian (Farul)
Talal Haji (Al-Ittihad)
Mihajlo Cvetkovic (FK Cukaricki)
Andrija Maksimovic (Red Star Belgrade)
Lorenzo Hoareau (Saint Louis Suns United)
Siyabonga Mabena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Marc Bernal (Barcelona)
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)
Joan Martínez (Real Madrid)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Bleon Kurtulus (Halmstad)
Jonah Kusi-Asare (Bayern Munich)
Marvin Akahomen (Basel)
Koussay Maacha (Espérance de Tunis)
Ege Arac (Galatasaray)
Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu (Besiktas)
Kyrylo Dihtyar (Metalist Kharkiv)
Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake)
Christian McFarlane (New York City)
Alfonso Montero (Juventus Primavera)
Azizbek Tulkinbekov (Bunyodkor)
Topics: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Sunderland, Lamine Yamal
Chris Nee