Stars who have won first place in these rankings such as Jude Bellingham, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jadon Sancho have gradually proven themselves to be the world’s top stars.

This year, instead of choosing one player as the winner of the NXGN award, we will choose a group of 9 elite young players, called the NXGN Nine.

Arda Guler (Fenerbahce)

Nicknamed ‘Turkish Messi’, Arda has been considered the most notable player in Turkish football in recent years. In the summer of 2021, the midfielder was promoted to Fenerbahce’s first team and became the ‘Youngest Player to Ever Score’ in the club’s history.

Mohamed-Ali Cho (Real Sociedad)

Born in France but his parents worked in England, Mohamed-Ali Cho spent time training at the academies of both Paris Saint-Germain and Everton. Yet, he had his first professional match for Angers in Ligue 1 and quickly attracted the attention of fans.

Cho can play in any position on the offensive line. His speed and technique always make it difficult for opposing defenders to mark him. When he was playing in Ligue 1, experts said Cho had similarities with Kylian Mbappe.

Endrick (Palmeiras)

When the video summarizing Endrick’s ‘out performances’ at the U20 Copinha tournament (Brazil) became viral, the race among the ‘European giants’ to win this 15-year-old star also began.

The results of that race were beyond everyone’s imagination! Real Madrid defeated Barcelona, Chelsea and PSG when they paid up to… 60 million Euros for Palmeiras to get the young star, who is considered the best talent that Brazilian football has produced after Neymar.

Gavi (Barcelona)

Barcelona’s La Masia continues to showcase young talents, but Gavi is truly a factor that stands out above all. Even though he is only 18 years old, this midfielder has made 80 appearances for one of the biggest clubs in the world. His aggressive playing style and outstanding ball control ability helped him quickly be promoted from the youth team and gain a solid foothold in Barcelona’s first team.

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)

How famous is Garnacho? Manchester United fans took this guy’s name to replace… Cristiano Ronaldo in the chant ‘Viva Ronaldo’. This 18-year-old player joined Man United from Atletico Madrid in 2020. With his mischievous playing style, this winger was the star of the MU youth team in their 2021-22 FA Youth Cup victory. Besides the super products, Garnacho’s creativity in the celebrations attracted everyone’s attention.

Romeo Lavia (Southampton)

The fact that Southampton is at the bottom of the rankings has made Lavia’s performance somewhat overshadowed. It can be said that the Belgian midfielder is one of the most worth-watching young players in the Premier League this season.

The former Anderlecht player went to England to play for Manchester City in 2020, after being ‘spotted’ by coach Pep Guardiola in the KDB Cup (named after Kevin De Bruyne). He quickly became a star in City’s youth team.

Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)

After ‘destroying’ youth tournaments with his superb scoring ability, Moukoko was promoted to Dortmund’s first team. Competing in top tournaments at just 16 years old, this tomorrow star continues to delight BVB fans.

Moukoko is the youngest player to ever score in the Bundesliga, the youngest player to appear in the Champions League and the youngest player to play in the 2022 World Cup. He currently has more than 60 appearances for the first team, despite just being a teenager. turn 18.

Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)

After Robert Lewandowski left, Bayern Munich struggled to find a worthy replacement. But at the present time, they are temporarily reassured with young talent Mathys Tel.

This 17-year-old player broke Eduardo Camavinga’s record when he became the youngest player to play for Rennes. He joined Bayern for 20 million Euros in the summer of 2022, after winning the U17 European Championship with the French team.

Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain)

Zaire-Emery just debuted for PSG last August. Even though he was surrounded by the world’s top stars, this star still won the trust of coach Christophe Galtier and broke one record after another.

He is the youngest player to ever: Play, Start and Score in PSG’s history. At the age of 17, he also holds the record for being the youngest player ever to start a match in the qualifying round of the Champions League (match against Bayern Munich in February).