The list of 100 best players in world football picked by Reddit users in 2017 has proved to be very accurate.
Football fans around the globe always love to predict which players will become the next big thing in the world of football.
On many occasions, predictions are often wrong when looking back at them a few years down the line.
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However, having looked at the list of the top 100 youth players picked by Reddit users back in 2017, there were some very good shouts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was Kylian Mbappe who came out on top as the top-ranked youngster. Back then, the 18-year-old was already playing for Paris Saint Germain and was always destined for the top.
Following the Frenchman is Gianluigi Donarumma, the Italian goalkeeper is now the no.1 at PSG having won the Euros with his country.
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In third place was Marco Asensio, who ended up winning three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid before moving to PSG this summer.
The likes of Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander Arnold, Martin Odegaard and Vinicius Jr were all selected in the list and all of them have gone on to be successful at their respective clubs.
However, there were also some picks that did not turn out to be clever.
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For example, former Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn was ranked 26th. Despite being the club’s youngest-ever goal scorer back in 2016, he has failed to break through to the first time and was playing for Preston North End last season.
Some of the players who perhaps didn’t live up to the hype include the likes of Youri Tielemans, Kasper Dolberg, Ryan Sessegnon, Moussa Dembele and Harry Winks.
Here is the full list of 100.
- Kylian Mbappe, 18, ST, Paris Saint-Germain
- Gianluigi Donarumma, 18, GK, AC Milan
- Marco Asensio, 21, LW, Real Madrid
- Gabriel Jesus, 20, ST, Manchester City
- Leroy Sane, 21, LW/RW, Manchester City
- Ousmane Dembele, 20, LW/RW, Barcelona
- Timo Werner, 21, ST, RB Leipzig
- Marcus Rashford, 20, ST/LW, Manchester United
- Christian Pulisic, 19, LW/RW, Borussia Dortmund
- Youri Tielemans, 20, CM, AS Monaco
- Matthijs De Ligt, 18, CB, Ajax
- Dele Alli, 21, CAM/CF, Tottenham Hotspur
- Anthony Martial, 21, ST/LW, Manchester United
- Richarlison, 20, LW, Watford
- Kasper Dolberg, 20, ST, Ajax
- Wilfried Ndidi, 20, DM, Leicester City
- Andreas Christensen, 21, CB, Chelsea
- Gonçalo Guedes, 20, LW, Valencia (l/f PSG)
- Ryan Sessegnon, 17, LB/LW, Fulham
- Amadou Diawara, 20, DM/CM, Napoli
- Davinson Sanchez, 21, CB, Tottenham Hotspur
- Kieran Tierney, 20, LB, Celtic
- Moussa Dembele, 21, ST, Celtic
- Malcom, 20, RW, Bordeaux
- Harry Winks, 21, CM, Tottenham Hotspur
- Ben Woodburn, 18, LW, Liverpool
- Tammy Abraham, 20, ST, Swansea (l/f Chelsea)
- Angel Gomes, 17, CAM, Manchester United
- Kingsley Coman, 21, LW/RW, Bayern Munich
- Phil Foden, 17, CAM, Manchester City
- Breel Embolo, 20, ST, Schalke 04
- Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 21, CM, Crystal Palace (l/f Chelsea)
- Alexander Isak, 18, ST, Borussia Dortmund
- Trent Alexander-Arnold, 19, RB, Liverpool
- Jonathan Tah, 21, CB, Bayer Leverkusen
- Ruben Neves, 20, CM, Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Martin Ødegaard, 18, RW, Heerenveen (l/f R. Madrid)
- Mahmoud Dahoud, 21, CM, Borussia Dortmund
- Joe Gomez, 20, CB/RB, Liverpool
- Dani Ceballos, 21, CM, Real Madrid
- Jadon Sancho, 17, LW, Borussia Dortmund
- Tom Davies, 18, CM, Everton
- Julian Brandt, 21, LW, Bayer Leverkusen
- Niklas Süle, 21, CB, Bayern Munich
- Dominic Solanke, 20, ST, Liverpool
- Manuel Locatelli, 19, DM/CM, AC Milan
- Reiss Nelson, 17, LW/RW, Arsenal
- Lucas Torreira, 21, CM, Sampdoria
- Jesús Vallejo, 20, CB, Real Madrid
- Rhian Brewster, 17, ST, Liverpool
- Kai Havertz, 18, CAM, Bayer Leverkusen
- Malang Sarr, 18, CB, OGC Nice
- Lucas Hernández, 21, CB/LB, Atlético Madrid
- Houssem Aouar, 19, LW/RW, Olympique Lyonnais
- Benjamin Henrichs, 20, LB/RB, Bayer Leverkusen
- Franck Kessie, 20, CM, AC Milan
- Pablo Maffeo, 20, RB, Girona (l/f Manchester City)
- Marcus Edwards, 18, RW/CAM, Tottenham Hotspur
- Pietro Pellegri, 16, ST, Genoa
- Weston McKennie, 19, DM/CM, Schalke 04
- Jean-Kévin Augustin, 20, ST, RB Leipzig
- Patrick Cutrone, 19, ST, AC Milan
- Dayot Upamecano, 19, CB, RB Leipzig
- Patrick Schick, 20, ST, AS Roma
- Axel Tuanzebe, 19, CB, Manchester United
- Moise Kean, 17, ST/LW, Juventus
- Eddie Nketiah, 18, ST, Arsenal
- Federico Chiesa, 20, RW/LW, Fiorentina
- Justin Kluivert, 18, ST/LW, Ajax
- Carles Aleñá, 19, CM, Barcelona
- Ethan Ampadu, 17, CM, Chelsea
- Renato Sanches, 20, CM, Swansea (l/f Bayern Munich)
- Leon Bailey, 20, LW/RW, Leverkusen
- Alex Iwobi, 21, CAM/RW, Arsenal
- Wuliker Fariñez, 19, GK, Caracas
- Tim Weah, 17, ST, Paris Saint-Germain
- Vinícius Júnior, 17, LW, Flamengo (f/t R. Madrid)
- Tim Fosu-Mensah, 19, RB/DM, Crystal Palace (l/f M. United)
- Amine Gouiri, 17, ST, Olympique Lyonnais
- Alban Lafont, 18, GK, Toulouse
- Kelechi Iheanacho, 21, ST, Leicester City
- Reece Oxford, 18, CB, B. Monchengladbach (l/f West Ham)
- Giovanni Lo Celso, 21, CM/CAM, Paris Saint-Germain
- Jann-Fiete Arp, 17, ST, Hamburger SV
- Enes Ünal, 20, ST, Levante UD (l/f Villareal)
- Theo Hernández, 20, LB/LW, Real Madrid
- Achraf Hakimi, 19, RB, Real Madrid
- Rodrigo Bentacur, 20, CM, Juventus
- Dan-Axel Zagadou, 18, CB, Borussia Dortmund
- Jose Juan Macias, 18, ST, Chivas
- Patrick Roberts, 20, RW, Celtic (l/f Manchester City)
- Juan Foyth, 19, CB, Tottenham Hotspur
- Douglas Luiz, 19, DM/CM, Girona (l/f Manchester City)
- Josh Onomah, 20, CM/CAM, Aston Villa (l/f Tottenham)
- Kyle Walker-Peters, 20, RB, Tottenham Hotspur
- Mikel Oyarzabal, 20, LW/CAM, Real Sociedad
- Allan Saint-Maximin, 20, RW, OGC Nice
- Diogo Dalot, 18, RB, FC Porto
- Ben Chilwell, 20, LB, Leicester City
- Arthur, 20, DM, Gremio
Topics: Premier League, Football, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga
Marcus Chan