The world's 50 best young players under 20 have been named

The world’s best young players born in 2001 or later have been named in an eye-catching top 50 list.

FC Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has been ranked as the best young player under the age of 20 by French outlet L’Equipe, with Arsenal, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayern Munich stars also making the cut.

The world’s best young footballer of 2021 title belongs to Fati. The 18-year-old is already a first-team regular at Barcelona, having made 43 appearances, and is tipped as the rightful heir to Lionel Messi.

Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga and Ajax star Ryan Gravenberch complete the top three. While Fati’s Barcelona teammate Pedri, who arrived at Camp Nou last summer in a €5m deal from Las Palmas, sits fourth in the list.

Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, on the other hand, came in a surprise sixth-place ahead of Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo Goes only 32nd.

Top 50 best players U-20 born in 2001 or later

* YoB – Year of Birth.

Pos	Player	Club	YoB
1	Ansu Fati	Barcelona	2002
2	Eduardo Camavinga	Rennes	2002
3	Ryan Gravenberch	Ajax	2002
4	Pedri	Barcelona	2002
5	Giovanni Reyna	Borussia Dortmund	2002
6	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	2003
7	Yari Verschaeren	Anderlecht	2001
8	Mason Greenwood	Manchester United	2001
9	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	2001
10	Myron Boadu	AZ	2001
11	Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	2003
12	Nuno Mendes	Sporting CP	2002
13	Harvey Elliot	Liverpool	2002
14	Mohamed Ihattaren	PSV	2002
15	Youssoufa Moukoko	Borussia Dortmund	2004
16	Josko Gvardiol	Dinamo Zagreb	2002
17	Curtis Jones	Liverpool	2001
18	Thiago Almada	Velez	2001
19	Yunus Musah	Valencia	2002
20	Noni Madueke	PSV	2002
21	Charles De Ketelaere	Brujas	2001
22	Jeremy Doku	Rennes	2002
23	Ilya Zabarnyi	Dinamo Kiev	2002
24	Kaio Jorge	Santos	2002
25	Becir Omeragic	FC Zurich	2002
26	Filip Stevanovic	Partizan	2002
27	Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	2003
28	Kamaldeen Sulemana	Nordsjaelland	2002
29	Adam Hlozek	Sparta Prague	2002
30	Anatoliy Troubine	Shakhtar Donetsk	2001
31	Benoit Badiashile	Monaco	2001
32	Rodrygo	Real Madrid	2001
33	Gabriel Martinelli	Arsenal	2001
34	Kvaratskhelia	Rubin Kazan	2001
35	Gabriel Veron	Palmeiras	2002
36	Moisés Caicedo	Brighton	2001
37	Christos Tzolis	PAOK	2002
38	Michael Olise	Reading	2001
39	Ander Barrenetxea	Real Sociedad	2001
40	Aster Vranckx	Malinas	2002
41	Fabio Silva	Wolves	2002
42	Matias Arezo	River Plate (Uruguay)	2002
43	Leonidas Stergiou	St-Gallen	2002
44	Nicolas Raskin	Standard Liege	2001
45	Aaron Hickey	Bologna	2002
46	Alan Velasco	Independiente	2002
47	Arnaud Kalimuendo	Lens	2002
48	Lassina Traoré	Ajax	2001
49	David Strelec	Slovan Bratislava	2001
50	Rayan Cherki	Lyon	2003

The world’s 50 best young players under 20 have been named

The world’s best young players born in 2001 or later have been named in an eye-catching top 50 list.

Top 50 best players U-20 born in 2001 or later

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