Next Generation Top 50 Young Players

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Goal have announced their NXGN list of 50 best young footballers from around the globe and several elite youngsters have made the cut.

Barcelona duo Pedri and Ansu Fati have been excellent for the Spanish club this season and it is no surprise that they have made it to the list. The list has only considered players born after January 1, 2002. Meanwhile, on-loan Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has been tearing up the Championship and he is on the list as well.

Other Premier League players include Fabio Silva and Ki-Jana Hoever from Wolves.

Meanwhile, Dortmund are stacked with young talent and they have quite a few names on the list as well. 
The likes of Moukoko, Reyna, Reinier and Bellingham have all made their way into the NXGN 2021 list. 

NXGN Rankings: 50-26

#NameAgeClub Nationality
50Ilaix Moriba18BarcelonaSpain
49Takuhiro Nakai17Real MadridJapan
48Maarten Vandevoort19GenkBelgium
47Jayden Braaf18Manchester CityNetherlands
46Kenneth Taylor18AjaxNetherlands
45Radu Dragusin19JuventusRomania
44Joelson Fernandes18SportingPortugal
43Exequiel Zeballos18Boca JuniorsArgentina
42Sontje Hansen18AjaxNetherlands
41Talles Magno18VascoBrazil
40Lorenzo Colombo19AC MilanItaly
39Luka Romero16MallorcaArgentina
38Timothee Pembele18PSGFrance
37Devyne Rensch18AjaxNetherlands
36Eduardo Quaresma19SportingPortugal
35Yan Couto18Manchester CityBrazil
34Arnaud Kalimuendo19PSGFrance
33Ki-Jana Hoever19WolvesNetherlands
32Filip Stevanovic18Manchester CitySerbia
31Riccardo Calafiori18RomaItalian
30Brian Brobbey18RB LeipzigNetherlands
29Isaac Lihadj18LilleFrance
28Noni Madueke19PSVEngland
27Karim Adeyemi19SalzburgGermany
26Harvey Elliott17LiverpoolEngland