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Best young footballers (U21)

World: players aged 21 and under with the highest potential.

2,723 players · updated 5 November 2026
# Player Position Age Power Potential Value
1 XE X. Espart Barcelona ★ DF 17 80 98 —
2 LY Lamine Yamal Barcelona · Spain ★ MF 19 84 97 €69m
3 YD Yan Diomande RB Leipzig · Côte d'Ivoire ★ FW 19 83 96 €75m
4 NP Nacho Pérez Levante · Spain ★ DF 16 76 96 —
5 XM X. Mandza Tsiendi Nice ★ DF 16 76 96 —
6 LV Luka Vušković Hamburger SV · Croatia ★ DF 19 82 95 €47m
7 HA Honest Ahanor Atalanta · Italy ★ DF 18 79 94 €27m
8 PC Pau Cubarsí Paredes Barcelona · Spain ★ DF 19 81 94 €41m
9 AG Arda Güler Real Madrid · Türkiye MF 21 85 94 €86m
10 JM Jon Martín Real Sociedad II · Spain DF 20 82 93 €50m
11 WM Wael Mohya Borussia Mönchengladbach · Germany ★ MF 17 75 93 —
12 KA Kyllian Anderson Antonio Lens · France ★ DF 18 77 92 €20m
13 AA Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal Rennes · Morocco DF 20 81 92 €45m
14 DB Darryl Bakola Sassuolo · France ★ MF 18 77 92 €22m
15 AD August De Wannemacker KRC Genk II · Belgium ★ MF 17 74 92 —
16 TG Tiago Gabriel Estrela II · Portugal DF 21 83 92 €57m
17 LK Lennart Karl Bayern München · Germany ★ MF 18 77 92 €20m
18 FM Franco Mastantuono River Plate · Argentina ★ MF 19 78 91 €22m
19 DC Djibril Coulibaly Nice · France ★ MF 17 73 91 —
20 JR Jacobo Ramón Naveros Real Madrid II · Spain DF 21 82 91 €51m
21 MB Marc Bernal Barcelona B · Spain ★ MF 19 78 91 €27m
22 KY Kenan Yıldız Juventus · Türkiye FW 21 81 90 €59m
23 EN Eddy Nda Konan Kouadio Fiorentina · Italy DF 20 79 90 €33m
24 IM Ibrahim Mbaye Paris Saint Germain · France ★ FW 18 75 90 €19m
25 LM L. Martes Sparta Rotterdam ★ DF 16 70 90 —
26 AB Ayyoub Bouaddi Lille · France ★ MF 19 77 90 €24m
27 PF Pedro Fernández Barcelona · Spain ★ MF 18 75 90 €16m
28 LM Lewis Miley Newcastle · England MF 20 79 90 €34m
29 AB Abdulay Bah Real Valladolid II · Sierra Leone DF 20 79 90 €29m
30 SM Senny Mayulu Paris Saint Germain · France MF 20 78 89 €32m
31 IM Ibrahim Maza Hertha BSC II · Germany FW 20 78 89 €37m
32 JA J. Arrayago Independiente ★ DF 16 69 89 —
33 VN Vitor Nunes Palmeiras · Brazil DF 20 78 89 €21m
34 KB Kobbie Boateng Mainoo Manchester United · England MF 21 80 89 €44m
35 DD Dean Donny Huijsen Real Madrid · Netherlands DF 21 80 89 €39m
36 KM Khalis Merah Lyon · France ★ MF 19 76 89 €21m
37 JH Jorrel Hato Chelsea · Netherlands DF 20 78 89 €27m
38 CY Can Yılmaz Uzun Eintracht Frankfurt · Türkiye MF 20 78 89 €30m
39 CK Charalampos Kostoulas Brighton U21 · Greece ★◆ FW 19 76 89 €9.7m
40 RM Rudy Matondo Paris FC · France ★ MF 18 74 89 €13m
41 AE Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa RB Leipzig · Norway MF 21 80 89 €40m
42 AB Andrija Bulatović Lens · Montenegro ★ MF 19 76 89 €20m
43 EM Ethan Mbappé Lottin Lille · France ★ MF 19 76 89 €20m
44 AD A. de Ridder RSC Anderlecht II ★ MF 16 69 89 —
45 JM J. Morcillo Atletico Madrid ★ MF 18 74 89 €13m
46 BE Bas Evers KAA Gent II · Belgium ★ GK 17 71 89 —
47 JK Joshua Kofi Acheampong Chelsea · England DF 20 77 88 €25m
48 JS Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Manchester City U18 · England DF 21 79 88 €20m
49 VK Valy Konaté Cercle Brugge · Côte d'Ivoire ★ DF 19 75 88 €13m
50 FJ Finn Jeltsch VfB Stuttgart · Germany DF 20 77 88 €24m

How is this list made?

Potential adds an age bonus and recent development speed to current power.

Ratings are updated every night by the Pyasso algorithm; values are estimates, not official transfer fees. Methodology

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