100 Young Players to look out for

eirebhoy

Found this on another forum. It's taken from Spanish magazine Don Balon. Their top 100 rated players in the world born since 1987, in alphabetical order. It'd be interesting to look back on this thread in a few years.

01) LAUTARO ACOSTA, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Sevilla) 14-03-1988
02) FREDDY ADU, Attacker (UNITED STATES, Benfica) 02-06-89
03) SERGIO ‘KUN’ AGUERO, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Atlético de Madrid) 02-06-1988
04) ISMAIL AISSATI, Midfielder (NETHERLANDS, Utrecht) 16-06-1988
05) ALEXIS SANCHEZ, Attacker (CHILE, Udinese) 19-12-1988
06) JOZY ALTIDORE, Attacker (UNITED STATES, Villarreal) 06-11-1989
07) ANDERSON, Midfielder (BRAZIL, Manchester United) 13-04-1988
08) ARDA TURAN, Midfielder (TURKEY, Galatasaray) 30-01-1987
09) SERGIO ASENJO, Goalkeeper (SPAIN, Valladolid) 28-06-1989
10) GARETH BALE, Defender (WALES, Tottenham) 16-07-1989
11) MARIO BALOTELLI, Attacker (ITALY, Inter) 12-08-1990
12) EVER BANEGA, Midfielder (ARGENTINA, Valencia) 29-06-1988
13) HATEM BEN ARFA, Attacker (FRANCE, Olympique Marseille) 07-03-1987
14) NICKLAS BENDTNER, Attacker (DENMARK, Arsenal) 16-01-1988
15) KARIM BENZEMA, Attacker (FRANCE, Olympique Lyon) 17-12-1987
16) JEROME BOATENG, Defender (GERMANY, Hamburg) 03-09-1988
17) BOJAN KRKIC, Attacker (SPAIN, Barcelona) 26-08-1990
18) MICHAEL BRADLEY, Midfielder (UNITED STATES, Heerenveen) 31-07-1987
19) BRENO, Defender (BRAZIL, Bayer Münich) 13-10-1989
20) DIEGO BUONANOTTE, Attacker (ARGENTINA, River Plate) 19-04-1988
21) DIEGO CAPEL, Attacker (SPAIN, Sevilla) 16-02-1988
22) ANDY CARROLL, Attacker (ENGLAND, Newcastle) 06-01-1989
23) ANDRE CARVALHAS, Attacker (PORTUGAL, Benfica) 07-03-1989
24) EDISON CAVANI, Attacker (URUGUAY, Palermo) 14-02-1987
25) CESC FABREGAS, Midfielder (SPAIN, Arsenal) 04-05-1987
26) AMINE CHERMITI, Attacker (TUNISIA, Etoile du Sahel) 26-12-1987
27) [URL="http:///"]MACAULEY CHRISANTUS[/URL], Attacker (NIGERIA, Hamburg) 20-08-1990
28) JONATHAN DE GUZMAN, Midfielder (CANADA, Feyenoord) 13-09-1987
29) LORENZO DE SILVESTRI, Defender (ITALY, Lazio) 23-05-1988
30) STEVEN DEFOUR, Midfielder (BELGIUM, Standard Liege) 15-04-1988
31) EREN DERDIYOK, Attacker (SWITZERLAND, Basel) 12-06-1988
32) ANGEL DI MARIA, Midfielder (ARGENTINA, Benfica) 14-02-1988
33) ROYSTON DRENTHE, Midfielder (NETHERLANDS, Real Madrid) 08-04-1987
34) KERMIT ERASMUS, Attacker (SOUTH AFRICA, Feyenoord) 08-07-1990
35) DAMIAN ESCUDERO, Midfielder (ARGENTINA, Villarreal) 20-04-1987
36) FEDERICO FAZIO, Defender (ARGENTINA, Sevilla) 17-03-1987
37) [URL="http:///"]GUEIDA FOFANA[/URL], Midfielder (FRANCE, Fenerbahçe) 16-05-1991
38) GAI ASSULIN, Attacker (ISRAEL, Barcelona) 09-04-1991
39) GIOVANI DOS SANTOS, Attacker (MEXICO, Tottenham) 11-05-1989
40) MAREK HAMSIK, Midfielder (SLOVAKIA, Napoli) 27-07-1987
41) JOE HART, Goalkeeper (ENGLAND, Manchester City) 19-04-1987
42) DAWID JANCZYK, Attacker (POLAND, CSKA Moscow) 23-09-1987
43) JAVI MARTINEZ, Midfielder (SPAIN, Athletic Bilbao) 02-09-1988
44) STEVAN JOVETIC, Attacker (MONTENEGRO, Fiorentina) 02-11-1989
45) JUAN DIAZ, Defender (URUGUAY, Estudiantes de La Plata) 28-10-1987
46) CHARLES KABORE, Defender (BURKINA FASO, Olympique Marseille) 09-02-1988
47) YOICHIRO KAKITANI, Midfielder (JAPAN, Cerezo Osaka) 03-01-1990
48) NIKOLA KALINIC, Attacker (CROATIA, Hadjuk Split) 05-01-1988
49) [URL="http:///"]SERGIO GONTAN[/URL], Attacker (SPAIN, Atlético Madrid) 27-12-1991
50) [URL="http:///"]ALEXANDER KIROV[/URL], Attacker (BULGARIA, Levski Sofía) 25-10-1990
51) TONI KROOS, Midfielder (GERMANY, Bayern Münich) 04-10-1990
52) AARON LENNON, Midfielder (ENGLAND, Tottenham) 16-04-1987
53) LUCAS LEIVA, Midfielder (BRAZIL, Liverpool) 09-01-1987
54) LUIS SUAREZ, Attacker (URUGUAY, Ajax) 24-01-1987
55) REIMOND MANCO, Attacker (PERU, PSV Eindhoven) 23-08-1990
56) DIRK MARCELLIS, Defender (NETHERLANDS, PSV Eindhoven) 13-04-1988
57) MARKO MARIN, Attacker (BOSNIA, Borussia Monchengladbach) 13-03-1989
58) MARTIN CACERES, Defender (URUGUAY, Barcelona) 17-03-1987
59) JUAN MATA, Attacker (SPAIN, Valencia) 28-04-1988
60) MAXI MORALEZ, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Racing Club) 27-02-1987
61) LIONEL MESSI, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Barcelona) 24-06-1987
62) MIGUEL VITOR, Defender (PORTUGAL, Benfica) 30-06-1989
63) NIKOLAY MIJAILOV, Goalkeeper (BULGARIA, Twente) 28-06-1988
64) MARCELO MORENO, Attacker (BOLIVIA, Shakhtar Donetsk) 18-06-1987
65) CLIFFORD MULENGA, Attacker (ZAMBIA, Maccabi Petah) 05-08-1987
66) SAMIR NASRI, Midfielder (FRANCE, Arsenal) 26-06-1987
67) KRISZTIAN NEMETH, Attacker (HUNGARY, Liverpool) 05-01-1989
68) SOTIRIOS NINIS, Midfielder (ALBANIA, Panathinaikos) 03-04-1990
69) [URL="http:///"]AUGUSTINE NSUMBA[/URL], Midfielder (UGANDA, SC Villa) 10-05-1987
70) JOHN OBI MIKEL, Midfielder (NIGERIA, Chelsea) 22-04-1987
71) DANIEL OPARE, Defender (GHANA, Real Madrid) 18-10-1990
72) RANSFORD OSEI, Attacker (GHANA, Kessben) 05-12-1990
73) DAVID OSPINA, Goalkeeper (COLOMBIA, Niza) 31-08-1988
74) MESUT OZIL, Midfielder (GERMANY, Werder Bremen) 15-10-1988
75) ALBERTO PALOSCHI, Attacker (ITALY, Milan) 04-01-1990
76) GIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS, Midfielder (GREECE, Olympiakos) 09-03-1989
77) ALEXANDRE PATO, Attacker (BRAZIL, Milan) 02-09-1989
78) PABLO PIATTI, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Almería) 31-03-1989
79) GERARD PIQUE, Defender (SPAIN, Barcelona) 02-02-1987
80) SEBASTIAN PRODL, Defender (AUSTRIA, Werder Bremen) 21-06-1987
81) IVAN RAKITIC, Midfielder (SWITZERLAND, Schalke 04) 10-03-1988
82) AARON RAMSEY, Midfielder (WALES, Arsenal) 26-12-1990
83) MICAH RICHARDS, Defender (ENGLAND, Manchester City) 24-06-1988
84) [URL="http:///"]DIOGO ROSADO[/URL], Midfielder (PORTUGAL, Sporting Lisbon) 21-02-1990
85) MAMADOU SAKHO, Defender (FRANCE, PSG) 13-02-1990
86) LASZLO SEPSI, Defender (ROMANIA, Benfica) 07-06-1987
87) YOUNG-ROK SHIN, Attacker (SOUTH KOREA, Suwon Samsung) 27-03-1987
88) ALEXANDRE SONG, Midfielder (CAMEROON, Arsenal) 09-09-1987
89) BOGDAN STANCU, Attacker (ROMANIA, Steaua Bucharest) 28-06-1987
90) MIRALEM SULEJMANI, Attacker (SERBIA, Ajax) 05-12-1988
91) STEPHEN SUNDAY ‘SUNNY’, Midfielder (NIGERIA, Valencia) 17-09-1988
92) MARKEL SUSAETA, Midfielder (SPAIN, Athletic de Bilbao) 14-12-1987
93) THIAGO ALCANTARA, Midfielder (ITALY, Barcelona) 11-04-1991
94) ATSUTO UCHIDA, Defender (JAPAN, Kashima Antlers) 27-03-1988
95) JONATHAN URRETAVISCAYA, Attacker (URUGUAY, River Plate) 18-03-1990
96) ANTHONY VAN DEN BORRE, Defender (RD CONGO, Genoa C.F.C) 24-10-1987
97) JAMES VAUGHAN, Attacker (ENGLAND, Everton) 14-07-1988
98) CARLOS VELA, Attacker (MEXICO, Arsenal) 1-03-1989
98) THEO WALCOTT, Attacker (ENGLAND, Arsenal) 16-03-1989
100) ALI YAHYA, Attacker (QATAR, Al-Sadd) 20-01-1988

Helix

no barry bannan or nathan delfouneso

list is quite clearly broken

Guy:Incognito

02) FREDDY ADU, Attacker (UNITED STATES, Benfica) 02-06-89

We're supposed to have been looking out for him for a good 4 or 5 years now, he was supposed to be easily the best player on the planet by now.

LuckyLloyd

I think there is a bit of "footballmanageritis" about the list.

shane86

eirebhoy wrote: »

Found this on another forum. It's taken from Spanish magazine Don Balon. Their top 100 rated players in the world born since 1987, in alphabetical order. It'd be interesting to look back on this thread in a few years.

02) FREDDY ADU, Attacker (UNITED STATES, Benfica) 02-06-89

Much Adu About Nothing so far.

Ill get my coat.....

07) ANDERSON, Midfielder (BRAZIL, Manchester United) 13-04-1988

lol.

Will either be with a mid level team in 10 years or will have become another John O`Shea (i.e. a mediocre player somehow hanging on to a world class team for donkeys years)

61) LIONEL MESSI, Attacker (ARGENTINA, Barcelona) 24-06-1987

Will likely end up the greatest from this list.

66) SAMIR NASRI, Midfielder (FRANCE, Arsenal) 26-06-1987

Im still not sold.

98) THEO WALCOTT

Why the hell has Wenger not loaned him out by now?

Is your man El Affelay (sp) not within this age bracket? Reckon he could be a big name in a few years.


Considering there have been few if any truly world class American born players (with the possible exception of Brad Friedel, while world class is a heavy term certainly one of the EPL best keepers) there are quite a few tipped there.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Jack Wilshere needs to be on that list

monkey9

Well, i'm not having Nicklas Bendtner!! Head off!

Peyton Manning

Interestingly enough, heres a similar list that was compiled in 2001:

1. Djibril Cisse (STR, Auxerre)
2. Andres D'Allesandro (AM, River Plate)
3. Leandro Bonfim (AM, Vitoria/PSV Eindhoven)
4. Fernando Jose Torres (STR, Atletico Madrid)
5. Jermaine Pennant (R/WNG, Arsenal)
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (C/MF, Ajax)
7. Florent Sinama-Pongolle (STR, Le Havre/Liverpool)
8. Piotr Trochowski (AM, FC Bayern Munich)
9. Anthony Le Tallec (AM/CFWD, Le Havre/Liverpool)
10. Mourad Meghni (AM, Bologna)
11. Pedro Mantorras (STR, Benfica Lisbon)
12. David Odonkor (FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
13. Darren Fletcher (C/MF, Manchester United)
14. John Welsh (C/DM, Liverpool)
15. Kim Kallstrom (CM, BK Hacken)
16. Philippe Mexes (CB, Auxerre)
17. Johnny Heitinga (CB, Ajax)
18. Juan Andreu Melli (CM, Real Betis)
19. Baldo Di Gregorio (CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
20. Andres Iniesta (AM, Barcelona)
21. Milan Baros (STR, Liverpool)
22. Marius Niculae (STR, Sporting Lisbon)
23. Fabricio Coloccini (CB, Milan/on loan to Alaves)
24. Ricardo Bernardo Quaresma (L/WNG, Sporting Lisbon)
25. Maicon (RWB, Cruzeiro)
26. Hugo Viana (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
27. Arjen Robben (L/WNG, Groningen/PSV Eindhoven)
28. Julio Colombo (CB, Montpellier)
29. Gregory Vignal (LB, Liverpool)
30. Jermaine DeFoe (STR, West Ham United)
31. Gareth Barry (LB, Aston Villa)
32. Marat Izmailov (AM/FWD, Lokomotiv Moscow)
33. Hassan Yebda (DM, Auxerre)
34. Leandro Romagnoli (AM, San Lorenzo)
35. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (CFWD, Ajax)
36. Dean Ashton (CFWD, Crewe Alexandria)
37. Ednilson (AM, Benfica Lisbon)
38. Chris Kirkland (GK, Liverpool)
39. Emilliano S. Dudar (CB, Velez Sarsfield)
40. Helder Postiga (STR, Porto)
41. Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam (STR/LWNG, Ajax)
42. Joaquin Sanchez (L/WNG, Real Betis)
43. Diego Ribas (AM, Santos)
44. Jay Lucas (CFWD, Southampton)
45. Niko Kranjcar (AM/CFWD, Dinamo Zagreb)
46. Christian Petereit (RB/CB, Schalke 04)
47. Ewerthon (STR/FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
48. Gael Givet (CB/LB, Monaco)
49. Francesco Lodi (AM, Empoli/Parma)
50. Massimo Donati (DM, AC Milan)
51. Gatti Ribeiro (RWB, Blooming)
52. Jeremie Aliadiere (STR, Arsenal)
53. Francesco Tarantino (LB/CB, Athletic Bilbao)
54. Lourenco Da Silva (FWD/LWNG, Sporting Lisbon)
55. Alexander Ludwig (L/WNG, Werder Bremen)
56. Landon Donovan (STR, San Jose Earthquakes)
57. Ricardo Costa (CB, FC Porto)
58. Filip Trojan (L/WNG, Schalke 04)
59. Carlos Martins (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
60. Serhat Akin (STR, Fenerbahce)
61. Johnnier Montano (AM/FWD, Parma-on loan to Verona)
62. Mark Fotheringham (C/MF, Celtic)
63. Rubinho (GK, Corinthians)
64. Michael Chopra (STR, Newcastle)
65. Edward Johnson (STR, Dallas Burn)
66. Johnny Van Beukering (STR, Vitesse)
67. Santino Quaranta (STR, DC United)
68. Andreas Hinkel (RB/RWB, Stuttgart)
69. Bojan Djrodjic (L/WNG, Manchester United)
70. Matteo Brighi (CM, Juventus)
71. Cherno Samba (CFWD, Millwall)
72. Hassan Ahamada (LWNG/STR, Nantes)
73. Theo Janssen (LM, Vitesse)
74. Derik Boateng (AM, Panathinaikos)
75. Mauro Rosales (R/WNG, Newell's Old Boys)
76. Dulee Johnson (STR, BK Hacken)
77. Fernando Macedo Nano (L/WNG, Barcelona)
78. Michael Essien (D/MF, Bastia)
79. Andres Oliveira (STR/FWD, Perth Glory)
80. Candido Costa (AM, Porto)
81. Tuomas Aho (CB, My-Pa)
82. Dimitar Berbatov (STR, Bayer Leverkusen)
83. Thijs Houwing (CFWD, Twente)
84. Labinot Harbuzi (AM, Malmo FF)
85. Michael Zepek (CM, Bayer Leverkusen)
86. Mika Vayrynen (AM, FC Jokerit)
87. Ramon Calliste (STR, Manchester United)
88. Christoph Preuss (RWB, Eintract Frankfurt)
89. Keith Kelly (CM, PSG)
90. Aldo Jara (FWD, Cerro Portano)
91. Kieran Richardson (L/WNG, Manchester United)
92. Leonardo Santiago (L/WNG, Feyenoord)
93. Shaun Maloney(STR, Celtic)
94. Azar Karadas (CFWD/CB, Brann Bergen)
95. Kaka (AM, Sao Paulo)
96. Benjamin Auer (CFWD, Borussia M'Gladbach)
97. Daniyel Cimen (LB/CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
98. Erdal Kilicaslan (CFWD, Bayern Munich)
99. David Prutton (D/MF, Nottingham Forest)
100. Alexander Hleb (AM, Stuttgart)

Smegball

I would have had Giovinco on this list

mayordenis

monkey9 wrote: »

Well, i'm not having Nicklas Bendtner!! Head off!

+infinity

Tusky

Didnt expect to see Nemeth on the list but am glad hes there. The guy looks like he could be a great player in a couple of years.

Bubs101

Archimedes wrote: »

Interestingly enough, heres a similar list that was compiled in 2001:

1. Djibril Cisse (STR, Auxerre)
2. Andres D'Allesandro (AM, River Plate)
3. Leandro Bonfim (AM, Vitoria/PSV Eindhoven)
4. Fernando Jose Torres (STR, Atletico Madrid)
5. Jermaine Pennant (R/WNG, Arsenal)
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (C/MF, Ajax)
7. Florent Sinama-Pongolle (STR, Le Havre/Liverpool)
8. Piotr Trochowski (AM, FC Bayern Munich)
9. Anthony Le Tallec (AM/CFWD, Le Havre/Liverpool)
10. Mourad Meghni (AM, Bologna)
11. Pedro Mantorras (STR, Benfica Lisbon)
12. David Odonkor (FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
13. Darren Fletcher (C/MF, Manchester United)
14. John Welsh (C/DM, Liverpool)
15. Kim Kallstrom (CM, BK Hacken)
16. Philippe Mexes (CB, Auxerre)
17. Johnny Heitinga (CB, Ajax)
18. Juan Andreu Melli (CM, Real Betis)
19. Baldo Di Gregorio (CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
20. Andres Iniesta (AM, Barcelona)
21. Milan Baros (STR, Liverpool)
22. Marius Niculae (STR, Sporting Lisbon)
23. Fabricio Coloccini (CB, Milan/on loan to Alaves)
24. Ricardo Bernardo Quaresma (L/WNG, Sporting Lisbon)
25. Maicon (RWB, Cruzeiro)
26. Hugo Viana (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
27. Arjen Robben (L/WNG, Groningen/PSV Eindhoven)
28. Julio Colombo (CB, Montpellier)
29. Gregory Vignal (LB, Liverpool)
30. Jermaine DeFoe (STR, West Ham United)
31. Gareth Barry (LB, Aston Villa)
32. Marat Izmailov (AM/FWD, Lokomotiv Moscow)
33. Hassan Yebda (DM, Auxerre)
34. Leandro Romagnoli (AM, San Lorenzo)
35. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (CFWD, Ajax)
36. Dean Ashton (CFWD, Crewe Alexandria)
37. Ednilson (AM, Benfica Lisbon)
38. Chris Kirkland (GK, Liverpool)
39. Emilliano S. Dudar (CB, Velez Sarsfield)
40. Helder Postiga (STR, Porto)
41. Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam (STR/LWNG, Ajax)
42. Joaquin Sanchez (L/WNG, Real Betis)
43. Diego Ribas (AM, Santos)
44. Jay Lucas (CFWD, Southampton)
45. Niko Kranjcar (AM/CFWD, Dinamo Zagreb)
46. Christian Petereit (RB/CB, Schalke 04)
47. Ewerthon (STR/FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
48. Gael Givet (CB/LB, Monaco)
49. Francesco Lodi (AM, Empoli/Parma)
50. Massimo Donati (DM, AC Milan)
51. Gatti Ribeiro (RWB, Blooming)
52. Jeremie Aliadiere (STR, Arsenal)
53. Francesco Tarantino (LB/CB, Athletic Bilbao)
54. Lourenco Da Silva (FWD/LWNG, Sporting Lisbon)
55. Alexander Ludwig (L/WNG, Werder Bremen)
56. Landon Donovan (STR, San Jose Earthquakes)
57. Ricardo Costa (CB, FC Porto)
58. Filip Trojan (L/WNG, Schalke 04)
59. Carlos Martins (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
60. Serhat Akin (STR, Fenerbahce)
61. Johnnier Montano (AM/FWD, Parma-on loan to Verona)
62. Mark Fotheringham (C/MF, Celtic)
63. Rubinho (GK, Corinthians)
64. Michael Chopra (STR, Newcastle)
65. Edward Johnson (STR, Dallas Burn)
66. Johnny Van Beukering (STR, Vitesse)
67. Santino Quaranta (STR, DC United)
68. Andreas Hinkel (RB/RWB, Stuttgart)
69. Bojan Djrodjic (L/WNG, Manchester United)
70. Matteo Brighi (CM, Juventus)
71. Cherno Samba (CFWD, Millwall)
72. Hassan Ahamada (LWNG/STR, Nantes)
73. Theo Janssen (LM, Vitesse)
74. Derik Boateng (AM, Panathinaikos)
75. Mauro Rosales (R/WNG, Newell's Old Boys)
76. Dulee Johnson (STR, BK Hacken)
77. Fernando Macedo Nano (L/WNG, Barcelona)
78. Michael Essien (D/MF, Bastia)
79. Andres Oliveira (STR/FWD, Perth Glory)
80. Candido Costa (AM, Porto)
81. Tuomas Aho (CB, My-Pa)
82. Dimitar Berbatov (STR, Bayer Leverkusen)
83. Thijs Houwing (CFWD, Twente)
84. Labinot Harbuzi (AM, Malmo FF)
85. Michael Zepek (CM, Bayer Leverkusen)
86. Mika Vayrynen (AM, FC Jokerit)
87. Ramon Calliste (STR, Manchester United)
88. Christoph Preuss (RWB, Eintract Frankfurt)
89. Keith Kelly (CM, PSG)
90. Aldo Jara (FWD, Cerro Portano)
91. Kieran Richardson (L/WNG, Manchester United)
92. Leonardo Santiago (L/WNG, Feyenoord)
93. Shaun Maloney(STR, Celtic)
94. Azar Karadas (CFWD/CB, Brann Bergen)
95. Kaka (AM, Sao Paulo)
96. Benjamin Auer (CFWD, Borussia M'Gladbach)
97. Daniyel Cimen (LB/CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
98. Erdal Kilicaslan (CFWD, Bayern Munich)
99. David Prutton (D/MF, Nottingham Forest)
100. Alexander Hleb (AM, Stuttgart)

That list might have well read
100 players to buy in Championship Manager 2001/02

CHD

Franco Di Santo should be there.

Mr.Nice Guy

Heh a lot of the players in eirebhoy's list are quality players in Football Manager too. Diego Buonanotte helped me get Preston to the Premiership. :pac:

From looking at the list I'm pleased to see Luis Suarez of Ajax there. I think he'll be a top player. Rakitic and Arda looked very good at Euro 2008 also.

Surprised by a few of the names though. Andy Carroll? Great in FM but in real life? Hmm not sure.

eirebhoy

Bubs101 wrote: »

That list might have well read
100 players to buy in Championship Manager 2001/02

Just installed CM out of interest. Iniesta and Hleb aren't even in the game. Kaka looks pretty ordinary. Most of them are decent but it's not a bad list considering Essien was 18, Kranjcar was 16. Essien didn't move to Lyon until 2 years after that list was published. Same with Kaka to Milan.

Y2J_MUFC

shane86 wrote: »

Anderson

Will either be with a mid level team in 10 years or will have become another John O`Shea

Yeah, sure, and in the next 10 years a cheeseburger addiction will ensure Fernando Torres transforms from El Nino to El Fatso.

Wait, no, yours is still funnier.

eirebhoy

I've just found out Kaka cost Milan just £6m. :eek: He was 21, was in Brazil's world cup winning squad a year earlier, he captained Brazil to the final of the Gold Cup scoring 3 goals, and he's one of the most naturally gifted and intelligent players in the world. Considering he was obviously rated highy 2 years before he joined Milan (if he's on that list) I just can't believe how small the fee was.

CantGetNoSleep

eirebhoy wrote: »

I've just found out Kaka cost Milan just £6m. :eek: He was 21, was in Brazil's world cup winning squad a year earlier, he captained Brazil to the final of the Gold Cup scoring 3 goals, and he's one of the most naturally gifted and intelligent players in the world. Considering he was obviously rated highy 2 years before he joined Milan (if he's on that list) I just can't believe how small the fee was.

I always thought it was only £4.5 million, great value either way though

PHB

The fee was small because he nearly died wasn't it?

monkey9

eirebhoy wrote: »

I've just found out Kaka cost Milan just £6m. :eek: He was 21, was in Brazil's world cup winning squad a year earlier, he captained Brazil to the final of the Gold Cup scoring 3 goals, and he's one of the most naturally gifted and intelligent players in the world. Considering he was obviously rated highy 2 years before he joined Milan (if he's on that list) I just can't believe how small the fee was.

I hear what you're saying. Lucas Leiva is the that player the Kaka could have been. I hear ya, i hear ya!!

Ekels

I think the order in that list is pointless commenting on.

Some really prolific South Americans that I never knew existed are in there: Luis Suarez, Moreno. Surprised they haven't been on Premiership radars.

Ekels

Archimedes wrote: »

Interestingly enough, heres a similar list that was compiled in 2001:

1. Djibril Cisse (STR, Auxerre)
2. Andres D'Allesandro (AM, River Plate)
3. Leandro Bonfim (AM, Vitoria/PSV Eindhoven)
4. Fernando Jose Torres (STR, Atletico Madrid)
5. Jermaine Pennant (R/WNG, Arsenal)
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (C/MF, Ajax)
7. Florent Sinama-Pongolle (STR, Le Havre/Liverpool)
8. Piotr Trochowski (AM, FC Bayern Munich)
9. Anthony Le Tallec (AM/CFWD, Le Havre/Liverpool)
10. Mourad Meghni (AM, Bologna)
11. Pedro Mantorras (STR, Benfica Lisbon)
12. David Odonkor (FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
13. Darren Fletcher (C/MF, Manchester United)
14. John Welsh (C/DM, Liverpool)
15. Kim Kallstrom (CM, BK Hacken)
16. Philippe Mexes (CB, Auxerre)
17. Johnny Heitinga (CB, Ajax)
18. Juan Andreu Melli (CM, Real Betis)
19. Baldo Di Gregorio (CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
20. Andres Iniesta (AM, Barcelona)
21. Milan Baros (STR, Liverpool)
22. Marius Niculae (STR, Sporting Lisbon)
23. Fabricio Coloccini (CB, Milan/on loan to Alaves)
24. Ricardo Bernardo Quaresma (L/WNG, Sporting Lisbon)
25. Maicon (RWB, Cruzeiro)
26. Hugo Viana (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
27. Arjen Robben (L/WNG, Groningen/PSV Eindhoven)
28. Julio Colombo (CB, Montpellier)
29. Gregory Vignal (LB, Liverpool)
30. Jermaine DeFoe (STR, West Ham United)
31. Gareth Barry (LB, Aston Villa)
32. Marat Izmailov (AM/FWD, Lokomotiv Moscow)
33. Hassan Yebda (DM, Auxerre)
34. Leandro Romagnoli (AM, San Lorenzo)
35. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (CFWD, Ajax)
36. Dean Ashton (CFWD, Crewe Alexandria)
37. Ednilson (AM, Benfica Lisbon)
38. Chris Kirkland (GK, Liverpool)
39. Emilliano S. Dudar (CB, Velez Sarsfield)
40. Helder Postiga (STR, Porto)
41. Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam (STR/LWNG, Ajax)
42. Joaquin Sanchez (L/WNG, Real Betis)
43. Diego Ribas (AM, Santos)
44. Jay Lucas (CFWD, Southampton)
45. Niko Kranjcar (AM/CFWD, Dinamo Zagreb)
46. Christian Petereit (RB/CB, Schalke 04)
47. Ewerthon (STR/FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
48. Gael Givet (CB/LB, Monaco)
49. Francesco Lodi (AM, Empoli/Parma)
50. Massimo Donati (DM, AC Milan)
51. Gatti Ribeiro (RWB, Blooming)
52. Jeremie Aliadiere (STR, Arsenal)
53. Francesco Tarantino (LB/CB, Athletic Bilbao)
54. Lourenco Da Silva (FWD/LWNG, Sporting Lisbon)
55. Alexander Ludwig (L/WNG, Werder Bremen)
56. Landon Donovan (STR, San Jose Earthquakes)
57. Ricardo Costa (CB, FC Porto)
58. Filip Trojan (L/WNG, Schalke 04)
59. Carlos Martins (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
60. Serhat Akin (STR, Fenerbahce)
61. Johnnier Montano (AM/FWD, Parma-on loan to Verona)
62. Mark Fotheringham (C/MF, Celtic)
63. Rubinho (GK, Corinthians)
64. Michael Chopra (STR, Newcastle)
65. Edward Johnson (STR, Dallas Burn)
66. Johnny Van Beukering (STR, Vitesse)
67. Santino Quaranta (STR, DC United)
68. Andreas Hinkel (RB/RWB, Stuttgart)
69. Bojan Djrodjic (L/WNG, Manchester United)
70. Matteo Brighi (CM, Juventus)
71. Cherno Samba (CFWD, Millwall)
72. Hassan Ahamada (LWNG/STR, Nantes)
73. Theo Janssen (LM, Vitesse)
74. Derik Boateng (AM, Panathinaikos)
75. Mauro Rosales (R/WNG, Newell's Old Boys)
76. Dulee Johnson (STR, BK Hacken)
77. Fernando Macedo Nano (L/WNG, Barcelona)
78. Michael Essien (D/MF, Bastia)
79. Andres Oliveira (STR/FWD, Perth Glory)
80. Candido Costa (AM, Porto)
81. Tuomas Aho (CB, My-Pa)
82. Dimitar Berbatov (STR, Bayer Leverkusen)
83. Thijs Houwing (CFWD, Twente)
84. Labinot Harbuzi (AM, Malmo FF)
85. Michael Zepek (CM, Bayer Leverkusen)
86. Mika Vayrynen (AM, FC Jokerit)
87. Ramon Calliste (STR, Manchester United)
88. Christoph Preuss (RWB, Eintract Frankfurt)
89. Keith Kelly (CM, PSG)
90. Aldo Jara (FWD, Cerro Portano)
91. Kieran Richardson (L/WNG, Manchester United)
92. Leonardo Santiago (L/WNG, Feyenoord)
93. Shaun Maloney(STR, Celtic)
94. Azar Karadas (CFWD/CB, Brann Bergen)
95. Kaka (AM, Sao Paulo)
96. Benjamin Auer (CFWD, Borussia M'Gladbach)
97. Daniyel Cimen (LB/CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
98. Erdal Kilicaslan (CFWD, Bayern Munich)
99. David Prutton (D/MF, Nottingham Forest)
100. Alexander Hleb (AM, Stuttgart)

This makes for a fascinating read. I got some right giggles out of the mentions of players like Vignal, Djordjic and Chopra. Notice how many of the players have been at Liverpool; 5 out of the top 10 and only 1 has been a success! There must be a copy of this knocking about in the gaffers office at Anfield for Houllier and Benitez.

Ramon Calliste has no club for the last year and a half.

estebancambias

Lol. What a retarted list.

I despise youth football and youth football players. When they make the first team then I like them.

jimmyboy

They forgot McGeady!

estebancambias

He was born in 86 I think.

Xavi6

Pfft the list is flawed. No Daniel Sturridge.

jimmyboy

estebancambias wrote: »

He was born in 86 I think.

Yep you're right

Xavi6

Actually, why isn't Fabregas on the list?

shane86

Y2J_MUFC wrote: »

Yeah, sure, and in the next 10 years a cheeseburger addiction will ensure Fernando Torres transforms from El Nino to El Fatso.

Wait, no, yours is still funnier.

It is certainly a repeated point of mine but "Anderson is God" sigs for a player who did little of note bar the CL final is nuts. One of two things this season, will either make a dramatic risen from the dead improvement or will be completely found out.

On a related (and repeated) note surely Nani is good enough for the 100 greatest young players list. If he gets regular starts and full games he will be dangerous, and it is amazing he has been written off as a bad buy so quickly. Maybe Ramos should look into taking him, though tbh it would be a backward steo for Nani, best to hang at Man U for at least another year and try to gain the respect he likely deserves.

Xavi, Cesc is on the list at 25 (alphabetically. Anywhre between 1 and 3 talent wise)

Xavi6

Ah I see, surely he should be under 'F'. Damn Spanish calling him Cesc.

~Rebel~

Ekels wrote: »

I think the order in that list is pointless commenting on.

Some really prolific South Americans that I never knew existed are in there: Luis Suarez, Moreno. Surprised they haven't been on Premiership radars.

Luis Suarez has been linked to Liverpool this summer, were even rumours we put in an unofficial bid (i.e "what would you say were we to draw up the paperwork and bid x amount"), but i dont know how truthful they are. Would love to see him at pool though, looks a great player. its only the dutch league so tough to tell, but his scoring rate is fantastic

eirebhoy

Ekels wrote: »

This makes for a fascinating read. I got some right giggles out of the mentions of players like Vignal, Djordjic and Chopra.

Maybe it's just different standards but that vast majority of that list of players would be champions league standard. Hleb, Kaka, Berbatov, Iniesta, Essien, Ibrahimovic, Robben, Quaresma, Van der Vaart and Torres are rated as some of the best players in the world. I thought the failure rate on one of these lists would be much higher.

PHB

It is certainly a repeated point of mine but "Anderson is God" sigs for a player who did little of note bar the CL final is nuts

Did you watch United at the start of the season? Where him and Hargreaves dominated games as United's central midfield.

smackbunnybaby

Ekels wrote: »

Ramon Calliste has no club for the last year and a half.

he got me 3 promotions in row with Rochdale! he sure could score in the lower divisions.

but back in reality land..... Sheffield Wednesday have a young fella called Mark Beevers (great name....) who is 18. could be a decent england centre half when John Terry hangs up the boots to become Chelsea manager...

Xavi6

Yeah that Beevers fella is meant to be quality. I expect a big club to 'snatch' him pretty soon :pac:

ciaran76

Jose Baxter at Everton supposed to be a good prospect. I have been watching his progress the last few years and nothing but good thing are said about him.

bohsman

Surprised Adu didnt make the second list.

SantryRed

*Takes down list and starts up FM08*

Exit

Ekels wrote: »

I think the order in that list is pointless commenting on.

Mostly because it's alphabetical.

Eire-Dearg

Whoever did the 2001 list didn't look far past Liverpool.

Sinama, Baros, Vignal, Le Tallec John Welsh.

What happened to the Calliste fella from United?

rosboy

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

Whoever did the 2001 list didn't look far past Liverpool.

Sinama, Baros, Vignal, Le Tallec John Welsh.

Cisse was on the list too!

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Luis Suarez has been linked to Liverpool this summer, were even rumours we put in an unofficial bid (i.e "what would you say were we to draw up the paperwork and bid x amount"), but i dont know how truthful they are. Would love to see him at pool though, looks a great player. its only the dutch league so tough to tell, but his scoring rate is fantastic

About 20m if I remember correctly!?

Moreno was also linked with Liverpool and Spurs (for about 1 day back in May). Think he ended up going to Schalke, too lazy to check it out though:p

evad_lhorg

shane86 wrote: »

Anderson

Will either be with a mid level team in 10 years or will have become another John O`Shea (i.e. a mediocre player somehow hanging on to a world class team for donkeys years)

Are you serious? He has shown so much in his first season and when he was at porto too. Quality player..

missingtime

Pennant was in that list (2000/01).

Pennant! Jermain ****ing Pennant. List is null and void after having him in it.

Plus you cannot have a 100 young players to watch for. That stupid. ****'s sake. Stupid list.

Guy:Incognito

rosboy wrote: »

Cisse was on the list too!

The guy must have been a prophet too, Cisse didnt go to Liverpool for another 3 years.

missingtime wrote: »

Pennant was in that list (2000/01).

Pennant! Jermain ****ing Pennant. List is null and void after having him in it.

Plus you cannot have a 100 young players to watch for. That stupid. ****'s sake. Stupid list.

Arsene Wemger was convinced at the time. I think we can all agree that in general he is a better judge than you.

vincenzo1975

Biggest Irish prospect: U19 international james mc carthy, Hamilton acedemicals.

supposedly pure class, we will see yhis year when he gets a good run in the SPL

Ekels

vincenzo1975 wrote: »

Biggest Irish prospect: U19 international james mc carthy, Hamilton acedemicals.

supposedly pure class, we will see yhis year when he gets a good run in the SPL

That kid's been linked with everyone from Barcelona to Blackburn and Real Madrid to Rangers, not to mention Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea etc.
Next year's SPL will tell a lot, you're right.
He's only 17, isn't he?

Flamed Diving

Ferguson took Adu on trial and rejected him. I would trust his judgement.

Raoul

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Ferguson took Adu on trial and rejected him. I would trust his judgement.

Fergie also once rejected Zizou!!

Flamed Diving

Provide evidence.

Frisbee

Raoul wrote: »

Fergie also once rejected Zizou!!

Never heard that one before...

Bubs101

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Ferguson took Adu on trial and rejected him. I would trust his judgement.

In fairness, Ferguson took him on when he was 14 or so and wasn't judging him on the same criteria that he would have other 14 year olds. Adu would have been a franchise player in the MLS the next year so there's no way he would have accepted a youth contract at Man Utd so you've got to assume Ferguson was testing him for first team backup, he wouldn't have gotten a work permit anyway.

I've seen a decent bit of him for Benfica on Betfair TV and he is a really good impact player, like a left footed Wallcott