The Next Generation of The Best Soccer Players

The world of soccer has been changing a lot since many young talented soccer players have joined the game. Have you known about these rising stars? Let’s check out the top 10 best young soccer players are promised to do great things in the near and distant future.

Here is the list of the most promising young soccer players. And as a rule of thumb, to qualify, players must have been under 23 on December 31, 2018.

1. Kylian Mbappé

• Club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Playing position: forward
• Age: 20 (20/12/1998)
• Nationality: French

Kylian Mbappé is one of the best soccer prodigies in the world. He is famous for his finishing, dribbling, and speed. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup and the first teenager since Pelé to score a World Cup in a World Cup Final. He helped France won the tournament, and received the Best Young Player and French Player of the Year awards for his performances. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may finally have a challenger on their hands.

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2. Federico Chiesa

• Club: Fiorentina
• Playing position: Winger
• Age: 21 (25/10/1997)
• Nationality: Italian

Federico Chiesa is one of the best young Italian talent playing for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italy national football team. He is a skillful and hardworking player who has a powerful shot and eye for an assist. One of the best match he has ever played was the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was included in the Italy under-21 squad and helped the team win over Denmark with the total score: 2–0. 

3. Ruben Neves

• Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Playing position: Midfielder
• Age: 21 (13/03/1997)
• Nationality: Portuguese 

Ruben Neves is like a wolf in the match with his excellent vision and impressive range of passing. At the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Neves helped the Portugal U-17 reach the semi-finals as team captain. He was named among the top ten talents of the tournament by a selection of UEFA reporters based on his excellent performances. And since his move from Porto in 2017, he has scored eight goals and every one (apart from his penalty against Tottenham) has been an absolute scorcher.

4. Leon Bailey

• Club: Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen
• Playing Position: Winger
• Age: 21 years old (09/08/1997)
• Nationality: Jamaica

Bailey has the amazing speed that his compatriots are renowned for. He is like a tiger in the match with Bundesliga. It was his breakthrough season in 17/18 that he reached the sort of speeds (21.4 mph). He was then given the nickname “the Bundesliga Bolt” in reference to his speed and his Jamaican heritage. He is now becoming renowned for skillful long shots and is promised to bring more goals than six assists he recorded in 18/19.

The rising Jamaica star – Leon Bailey

5. Kingsley Coman

• Club: Bayern Munich
• Playing position: Winger
• Age: 22 (13/06/1996)
• Nationality: French

At the age of 23, Kingsley Coman already boasts an impressive CV, having won 13 trophies, including six league titles, in spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern Munich. Debuting at the age of 16 in 2013 made Coman become the youngest player in PSG history. During his time there, he earned 39 caps and scored 11 goals in France’s youth teams, from under-16 to under-21 levels. And then he showed up as a member of senior team in November 2015 and represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016, in which they reached the final.

6. Marco Asensio

• Club: Real Madrid
• Playing position: Winger – attacking midfielder
• Age: 22 (21/01/1996)
• Nationality: Spanish

Asensio made his first debut for the under-21 team on 26 March 2015. And that was one of his most victorious year. In the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, it was Zinedine Zidane’s best legacy at Real Madrid believed in Asensio. And he repaid Zinedine Zidane’s faith by scoring after 21 minutes with a rasping effort into the top corner from outside the box. Asensio ended that season by helping the team beat Barcelona with the total score 2-0 at the Spanish Super Cup.

7. Leroy Sane

• Club: Manchester City
• Playing position: Winger – attacking midfielder
• Age: 22 (11/01/1996)
• Nationality: German

Sane is one of the most successful German soccer player in Europe in 2017/18. In the Premier League, with six goals and eight assists to his name already, Sane either scores or creates a goal every 77 minutes. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 2017–18 after helping City win the Premier League and EFL Cup. One of fantastic goal he made was on 16 November 2018 the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the battle against Russia. The goal came in the eighth minute of the game as Germany won 3–0.

Leroy Sane

8. Justin Kluivert

• Club: Roma
• Playing position: Winger
• Age: 19 (5/5/1999)
• Nationality: Dutch

Justin Kluivert is the son of a legend of Dutch football – Patrick Kluivert who was the Netherlands’ leading goal scorer of all-time. Although he did not win the Champions League at age 18 like his father, he is still an impressive soccer player who made his Ajax debut at a very young age. He also scored a hat trick in the Eredivisie in an away match against SBV Excelsior. And in 2017, Kluivert opened his successful season with a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Roda JC (a hat trick in the Dutch League is something Patrick Kluivert never managed).

9. Takefusa Kubo

• Club: FC Tokyo
• Playing position: Attacking midfielder/forward
• Age: 17 (04/06/2001)
• Nationality: Japanese

Takefusa Kubo is usually known as “Japanese Messi” based on his excellent performances. He had a great time full playing for FC Barcelona before heading back to Japan and becoming a member of FC Tokyo U-18 in 2016. On 15 April 2017, Kubo became not only the youngest player in Japan League history but also the youngest goal scorer. He helped his team get a 1-0 win over Cerezo Osaka U-23. On 3 May, he debuted for the first-team in Japan League YBC Levain Cup playing 25 minutes in a 1-0 win against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. 

Takefusa Kubo – The “Japanese Messi”

10. Nguyen Quang Hai

• Club: Hanoi F.C
• Playing position: Midfielder, winger
• Age: 21 (12/04/1997)
• Nationality: Vietnamese

Nguyen Quang Hai is current playing for Hanoi F.C and the Vietnam national football team. He is newly-discovered talent of Vietnamese and Asian football. His talent has been proved through a host of matches he has played. 

For example, at the Asian Games 2018, Quang Hai scored the only goal in the match between Vietnam and Japan – one of the strongest teams in Asia. His score enabled Vietnam team to fish the group stage as first place on their group.

Based on his performance, in 2018, he was named as among the top 15 strongest contenders for the annual award of Best Footballer in Asia 2018.

Here are the top 10 talented soccer players promising to change the soccer world. Who is your favorite prodigy? Let’s share your opinions and discuss together. Besides, let’s subscribe to tip bong da because we will be back with more great posts about the soccer world.