The world's top 60 young players ten years ago

According to Gazzetta dello Sport. Players born 1994 and later.

1. Adnan Januzaj (born in 1995, Man United)
2. Lucas Piazón (1994, Vitesse)
3. Marquinhos (1994, Paris SG)
4. Gerard Deulofeu (1994, Everton)
5. Raheem Sterling (1994, Liverpool)
6. Zakaria Bekkali (1996, PSV)
7. Leon Goretzka (1995, Schalke)
8. Luke Shaw (1995, Southampton)
9. Domenico Berardi (1994, Sassuolo)
10. Lucas Ocampos (1994, Monaco)
11. Viktor Fischer (1994, Ajax)
12. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1994, HSV)
13. Aleksandar Mitrovic (1994, Anderlecht)
14. Jean Paul Boëthius (1994, Feyenoord)
15. Anthony Martial (1995, Monaco)
16. Kurt Zouma (1994, Saint-Étienne)
17. Memphis Depay (1994, PSV)
18. Adrien Rabiot (1995, Paris SG)
19. Simone Scuffet (1996, Udinese)
20. Nabil Bentaleb (1994, Tottenham)
21. Ayméric Laporte (1994, Athletic Bilbao)
22. Ryan Gauld (1995, Dundee United)
23. Emre Can (1994, Leverkusen)
24. Héctor Villalba (1994, San Lorenzo)
25. Lazar Markovic (1994, Benfica)
26. Alen Halilovic (1996, Dinamo Zagreb)
27. Max Meyer (1995, Schalke)
28. Niklas Sule (1995, Hoffenheim)
29. Dennis Praet (1994, Anderlecht)
30. Keita Balde (1995, Lazio)
31. Danilo (1996, Vasco da Gama)
32. Ebecilio (1994, Twente)
33. T. Werner (1996, Stuttgart)
34. Mina (1995, Celta)
35. Arnold (1994, Wolfsburg)
36. Kapino (1994, Panathinaikos)
37. Kovačić (1994, Inter)
38. Živković (1996, Groningen)
39. Vilhena (1995, Feyenoord)
40. Willems (1994, PSV)
41. Henriquez (1994, Zaragoza)
42. Gabriel (1996, Santos)
43. Ñíguez (1994, Rayo Vallecano)
44. De Arrascaeta (1994, Defensor)
45. Correa (1995, San Lorenzo)
46. Mané (1994, Sporting C. P.)
47. B. Fernandes (1994, Udinese)
48. Ginter (1994, Freiburg)
49. Pašalić (1995, Hajduk Split)
50. Benzia (1994, Lyon)
51. Iheanacho (1996, Man City)
52. Driussi (1996, River Plate)
53. Bruma (1994, Gaziantepspor)
54. Oliver Torres (1994, Villarreal)
55. Tielemans (1997, Anderlecht)
56. Ward-Prowse (1994, Southampton)
57. Adama Traoré (1996, Barcelona)
58. Boga (1997, Chelsea)
59. Gnabry (1995, Arsenal)
60. Doria (1994, Botafogo)

Per nationality
8 : Germany
6 : Holland, Spain, France
5 : Brazil
4 : Argentina, Belgium
3 : Croatia, Portugal, England
2 : Italy, Serbia

Player ratings Germany U21 1-2 Spain U21

0-1 8' Fabián Ruiz (Mikel Oyarzabal), 0-2 69' Dani Olmo, 1-2 88' Nadiem Amiri (Florian Neuhaus). Att: 23.232 (Dacia Arena, Udine).

Germany: Alexander Nübel 4,90 - Lukas Klostermann 5,20, Jonathan Tah 5,30, Timo Baumgartl 5,10, Benjamin Henrichs 5,60, Suat Serdar 5,40 (61' Florian Neuhaus 5,50), Mahmoud Dahoud 5,20, Maximilian Eggestein 5,10 (78' Lukas Nmecha), Levin Öztunali 5,90 (72' Marco Richter), Luca Waldschmidt 5,50, Nadiem Amiri 6,20. - coach: Stefan Kuntz 5,50. = average: 5,41 [feeble]
   
Spain: Antonio Sivera 5,80 - Martín 5,70, Núñez 6,50, Vallejo 6,70, Junior Firpo 6,20, Fabián Ruiz 7,60 (78' Mikel Merino), Marc Roca 6,60, Dani Olmo 7,00, Dani Ceballos 6,90, Pablo Fornals 5,50 (72' Borja Mayoral), Mikel Oyarzabal 6,20 (55' Carlos Soler 6,20). - coach: Luis de la Fuente 7,00. = average: 6,41 [strong]

Player ratings Spain U21 4-1 France U21

0-1 16' Jean-Philippe Mateta, 1-1 28' Marc Roca, 2-1 45' Mikel Oyarzabal PK, 3-1 47' Dani Olmo (Fabián Ruiz), 4-1 67' Borja Mayoral (Pablo Fornals). Att: 6522 (Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia).

Spain: Antonio Sivera 6,70 - Martín 6,30, Núñez 6,60, Vallejo 6,70, Junior Firpo 6,60, Fabián Ruiz 7,30 (85' Mikel Merino), Marc Roca 7,00, Dani Olmo 6,80, Dani Ceballos 6,20 (74' Carlos Soler 6,20), Pablo Fornals 6,80, Mikel Oyarzabal 7,00 (63' Borja Mayoral 6,80). - coach: Luis de la Fuente. = average: 6,69 [superiour]

France: Paul Bernardoni 6,60 - Colin Dagba 6,20 (22' Kelvin Amian Adou 5,30), Ibrahima Konaté 4,60, Dayot Upamecano 5,30, Fodé Ballo-Touré 5,40, Lucas Tousart 5,60 (58' Moussa Dembélé 5,20), Mattéo Guendouzi 5,60, Jonathan Ikoné 5,40, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 5,80, Houssem Aouar 5,20, Jean-Philippe Mateta 5,80 (71' Marcus Thuram 5,50). - coach: Sylvain Ripoll. = average: 5,54 [poor]

Europe's best U-20 players.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

1. Ousmane Dembelé (Dortmund)
2. Donnarumma (Milan)
3. Renato Sanches (Bayern)
4. Rashford (Man United)
5. Mbappé (Monaco)
6. Ruben Neves (FC Porto)
7. Sarr (Nice)
8. Dolberg (Ajax)
9. Embolo (Schalke)
10. Oyarzábal (Real Sociedad)
11. Augustin (PSG)
12. Diop (Toulouse) 
13. Henrichs (Leverkusen)
14. Emre Mor (Dortmund)
15. Tielemans (Anderlecht)
16. Theo Hernández (Alavés)
17. Isak (Dortmund)
18. Jesús Vallejo (Eintracht Frankfurt)
19. Mayoral (Wolfsburg)
22. Havertz (Leverkusen)
23. F. Chiesa (Fiorentina)
24. Ćorić (Dinamo Zagreb)
25. Locatelli (Milan)
26. Sessegnon (Fulham)
27. N. Milenković (Partizan)
28. T. Davies (Everton)
29. Ødegaard (Heerenveen)
30. Lafont (Ajax)

Player ratings Sweden 0-0 Portugal (4-3 pen.) [Euro U-21 final]

Penalties: John Guidetti goal, Gonçalo Paciência goal - Isaac Kiese Thelin goal, Tózé goal - Ludwig Augustinsson goal, Ricardo Esgaio miss - Abdul Khalili miss, João Mário goal - Victor Lindelöf goal, William Carvalho miss. Att: 18.867 (Eden Aréna, Prague).

Sweden: Patrik Carlgren 7,10 - Victor Lindelöf 6,30, Alexander Milošević 6,70, Filip Helander 6,30 (46' Joseph Baffo 6,00), Ludwig Augustinsson 6,50, Oscar Lewicki 6,80, Oscar Hiljemark 6,30, Abdul Khalili 6,30, Simon Tibbling 6,10 (66' Robin Quaison 5,50), John Guidetti 6,50, Isaac Kiese Thelin 6,30. - coach: Håkan Ericson 7,00. = average: 6,36 [strong]

Portugal: José Sá 6,90 - Tiago Ilori 6,00, Paulo Oliveira 6,40, Raphaël Guerreiro 6,20, João Mário 6,00,William Carvalho 5,20, Sérgio Oliveira 6,60 (54' Tózé 6,20), Bernardo Silva 5,50, Ricardo Pereira 5,30 (70' Gonçalo Paciência 6,10), Ricardo Esgaio 5,80, Ivan Cavaleiro 5,60 (61' Iuri 6,20). - coach: Rui Jorge 5,70. = average: 6,00 [acceptable]

Player ratings Italy 1-2 Sweden [Under 21 Euro]

1-0 29' Domenico Berardi penalty (Andrea Belotti), 1-1 56' John Guidetti l. (Oscar Lewicki), 1-2 86' Isaac Kiese Thelin penalty (Mikael Ishak). Sent off: 27' Alexander Milošević , 80' Stefano Sturaro. Att: 6971 (Stadion Andruv, Olomouc).

Italy: Francesco Bardi 4,70 - Stefano Sabelli 6,00, Daniele Rugani 5,30, Matteo Bianchetti 5,60, Davide Zappacosta 5,30, Federico Viviani 5,30, Stefano Sturaro 3,60, Daniele Baselli 5,90 (69' Danilo Cataldi 6,30), Cristian Battocchio 5,00 (61' Simone Verdi 4,80), Andrea Belotti 6,20 (78' Marcello Trotta), Domenico Berardi 6,40. - coach: Luigi Di Biagio 5,00. = average: 5,42 [feeble]

Sweden: Patrik Carlgren 6,00 - Alexander Milošević 4,30, Filip Helander 5,90, Ludwig Augustinsson 5,90, Oscar Lewicki 6,80, Joseph Baffo 6,20, Oscar Hiljemark 6,40, Abdul Khalili 6,00, John Guidetti 7,00 (76' Mikael Ishak 6,90), Isaac Kiese Thelin 7,00, Sam Larsson 5,10 (46' Victor Lindelöf 6,10). - coach: Håkan Ericson 7,00. = average: 6,12 [satisfactory]

Serie A: top rated U21 players.

6,48 Perin (Genoa)
6,47 Dybala (Palermo)
6,46 Pogba (Juventus)
6,38 Sportiello (Atalanta), Felipe Anderson (Lazio)
6,34 Salah (Fiorentina)
6,30 Berardi (Sassuolo)
6,28 Niang (Genoa)
6,27 Morata (Juventus)
6,22 Donsah (Cagliari)

Serie A: top rated U21 players.

6,58 Felipe Anderson (Lazio)
6,50 Pogba (Juventus)
6,48 Dybala (Palermo), Perin (Genoa)
6,41 Sportiello (Atalanta)
6,33 Morata (Juventus)
6,27 Donsah (Cagliari)
6,22 Berardi (Sassuolo), Izzo (Genoa)
6,20 Niang (Genoa)

The world's top 60 young players.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport. Players born 1994 and later.

1. Adnan Januzaj (born in 1995, Man United)
2. Lucas Piazón (1994, Vitesse)
3. Marquinhos (1994, Paris SG)
4. Gerard Deulofeu (1994, Everton)
5. Raheem Sterling (1994, Liverpool)
6. Zakaria Bekkali (1996, PSV)
7. Leon Goretzka (1995, Schalke)
8. Luke Shaw (1995, Southampton)
9. Domenico Berardi (1994, Sassuolo)
10. Lucas Ocampos (1994, Monaco)
11. Viktor Fischer (1994, Ajax)
12. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1994, HSV)
13. Aleksandar Mitrovic (1994, Anderlecht)
14. Jean Paul Boëthius (1994, Feyenoord)
15. Anthony Martial (1995, Monaco)
16. Kurt Zouma (1994, Saint-Étienne)
17. Memphis Depay (1994, PSV)
18. Adrien Rabiot (1995, Paris SG)
19. Simone Scuffet (1996, Udinese)
20. Nabil Bentaleb (1994, Tottenham)
21. Ayméric Laporte (1994, Athletic Bilbao)
22. Ryan Gauld (1995, Dundee United)
23. Emre Can (1994, Leverkusen)
24. Héctor Villalba (1994, San Lorenzo)
25. Lazar Markovic (1994, Benfica)
26. Alen Halilovic (1996, Dinamo Zagreb)
27. Max Meyer (1995, Schalke)
28. Niklas Sule (1995, Hoffenheim)
29. Dennis Praet (1994, Anderlecht)
30. Keita Balde (1995, Lazio)
31. Danilo (1996, Vasco da Gama)
32. Ebecilio (1994, Twente)
33. T. Werner (1996, Stuttgart)
34. Mina (1995, Celta)
35. Arnold (1994, Wolfsburg)
36. Kapino (1994, Panathinaikos)
37. Kovačić (1994, Inter)
38. Živković (1996, Groningen)
39. Vilhena (1995, Feyenoord)
40. Willems (1994, PSV)
41. Henriquez (1994, Zaragoza)
42. Gabriel (1996, Santos)
43. Ñíguez (1994, Rayo Vallecano)
44. De Arrascaeta (1994, Defensor)
45. Correa (1995, San Lorenzo)
46. Mané (1994, Sporting C. P.)
47. B. Fernandes (1994, Udinese)
48. Ginter (1994, Freiburg)
49. Pašalić (1995, Hajduk Split)
50. Benzia (1994, Lyon)
51. Iheanacho (1996, Man City)
52. Driussi (1996, River Plate)
53. Bruma (1994, Gaziantepspor)
54. Oliver Torres (1994, Villarreal)
55. Tielemans (1997, Anderlecht)
56. Ward-Prowse (1994, Southampton)
57. Adama Traoré (1996, Barcelona)
58. Boga (1997, Chelsea)
59. Gnabry (1995, Arsenal)
60. Doria (1994, Botafogo)

Per nationality
8 : Germany
6 : Holland, Spain, France
5 : Brazil
4 : Argentina, Belgium
3 : Croatia, Portugal, England
2 : Italy, Serbia

Per league
9 : Holland, England
8 : Germany
6 : Spain, France
5 : Italy
3 : Brazil, Argentina, Belgium
2 : Portugal, Croatia

Europe's best youth academies.

Players currently on contract with clubs in the five big European leagues

44: Barcelona [16 in the club - 28 in other clubs]
31: Olympique Lyon [14 - 17]
28: Rennes [10 - 18]
28: Real Madrid [10 - 18]
27: Arsenal [10 - 17]
25: Man United [9 - 16]
23: Bayern Munich [7 - 16]
22: Stuttgart [7 - 15]
22: Atalanta [8 - 14]
22: Athletic Bilbao [14 - 8]

Player ratings Belgium 0, Italy 1 [Under 21 Euro qualifier]

0-1 4' Battocchio. Att: apprx 5500 (Genk).
Belgium: Coosemans 7,00 - Vermijl 6,50, Arslanagic 5,00 (46' Mechele 6,00), De Bock 5,25, Lukaku 5,25 - Cissé 5,25 (46' Tielemans 6,00), Malanda 6,25 - Bruno 6,00 (71' Vetokele), Hazard 5,25, Mpoku 6,50 - Batshuayi 6,25. - coach: Walem 6,00. = average: 5,88 [vulnerable]
Italy: Bardi 7,50 - Zappacosta 7,00, Bianchetti 7,75, Antei 6,75, Biraghi 6,00 - Battocchio 7,00 (81' Improta), Viviani 8,00, Baselli 8,00, Fossati 7,25 - Belotti 6,50 (74' Longo), Rozzi 5,75 (53' Molina 6,50). - coach: Di Biagio 7,50. = average: 7,00 [fantabulous]

Average ratings Italy Under-21 in the Euro 2013.

6,74 Gabbiadini
6,62 Bardi
6,53 Borini
6,52 Immobile
6,50 Florenzi
6,42 Insigne
6,36 Donati
6,22 Bianchetti
6,15 F. Rossi
6,14 Caldirola
6,10 Verratti
5,93 Saponara
5,80 Regini

Average ratings Spain in the Under-21 Euro.

7,53 Isco
7,50 Thiago
7,10 Morata
6,80 Koke
6,70 Illaramendi
6,60 Tello
6,55 Montoya
6,53 Alberto
6,43 De Gea
6,30 Bartra
6,20 Muniain
5,93 Iñigo Martínez

Player ratings Italy 2, Spain 4 (final Euro Under-21)

0-1 6' Thiago, 1-1 10' Ciro Immobile, 1-2 31' Thiago, 1-3 38' Thiago penalty, 1-4 66' Isco, 2-4 80' Fabio Borini. Att: 29.320 (Teddy Kollek Stadium, Jerusalem).
Italy: Francesco Bardi 6,60 - Giulio Donati 4,90, Matteo Bianchetti 6,00, Luca Caldirola 4,70, Vasco Regini 5,00 - Marco Verratti 4,90 (76' Marco Crimi), Alessandro Florenzi 6,00 (58' Riccardo Saponara 5,30), Lorenzo Insigne 5,60, Fausto Rossi 5,60 - Ciro Immobile 6,30 (58' Manolo Gabbiadini 5,70), Fabio Borini 6,10. - coach: Devis Mangia 5,60. = average: 5,59 [failing]
Spain: De Gea 6,30 - Martín Montoya 7,00, Iñigo Martínez 5,80, Bartra 6,60, Alberto 6,30 - Asier Illarramendi 6,80, Koke 6,90 (86' Camacho), Thiago 8,20, Isco 7,00 - Cristian Tello 7,10 (70' Muniain 6,00), Morata 7,10 (81' Rodrigo). - coach: Lopetegui 7,40. = average: 6,76 [superb]


Le pagelle di Italia-Spagna Under-21.
Las notas de Italia-España Under-21.

Euro Under-21 scorers.

4: Álvaro Morata (Spain)

2: Sebastian Rudy (Germany), Manolo Gabbiadini (Italy), Leroy Fer & Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands), Isco (Spain)

1: Craig Dawson (England), Patrick Herrmann & Lewis Holtby (Germany), Nir Biton, Ofir Kriaf, Alon Turgeman (Israel), Andrea Bertolacci, Fabio Borini, Alessandro Florenzi, Lorenzo Insigne, Riccardo Saponara (Italy), Luuk de Jong, Danny Hoesen, Ola John, Adam Maher (Netherlands), Fredrik Semb, Jo Inge Berget, Magnus Wolff Eikrem, Marcus Pedersen, Harmeet Singh, Stefan Strandberg (Norway), Denis Cheryshev, Alan Dzagoev (Russia), Rodrigo & Álvaro Vázquez (Spain).

Italy 1, Holland 0 (Euro Under-21)

1-0 79' Fabio Borini. Att: 10.123 (HaMoshava, Petah Tikva).
Italy: Francesco Bardi 6,90 - Giulio Donati 7,30, Luca Caldirola 6,90, Matteo Bianchetti 6,40, Vasco Regini 5,90 - Marco Verratti 5,50, Alessandro Florenzi 7,00, Lorenzo Insigne 6,40 (85' Nicola Sansone), Fausto Rossi 6,00 (90' Marco Crimi) - Ciro Immobile 6,30 (62' Manolo Gabbiadini 6,90), Fabio Borini 7,50. - coach: Devis Mangia 7,00. = average: 6,58 [excellent]
Holland: Jeroen Zoet 6,00 - Ricardo van Rhijn 5,80, Stefan de Vrij 5,80 (75' Mike van der Hoorn 5,00), Bruno Martins Indi 4,30, Daley Blind 5,90 (84' Leroy Fer) - Kevin Strootman 6,20, Adam Maher 6,90, Georginio Wijnaldum 5,90, Marco van Ginkel 6,30 - Luuk de Jong 5,20, Ola John 6,00 (69' Memphis Depay 5,70). - coach: Cor Pot 5,90. = average: 5,77 [mediocre]

Spain 3, Norway 0 (Euro Under-21)

1-0 45' Rodrigo, 2-0 87' Isco, 3-0 90' Morata. Att: 12.074 (Netanya Stadium).
Spain: De Gea 6,00 - Martín Montoya 6,10, Bartra 6,00, Iñigo Martínez 6,00, Alberto 6,70 - Asier Illarramendi 7,00, Koke 6,70, Thiago 6,80, Isco 8,20 (89' Pablo Sarabia) - Rodrigo 7,10 (59' Morata 7,00), Cristian Tello 6,10 (73' Muniain 6,10). - coach: Lopetegui 7,00. = average: 6,60 [excellent]
Norway: Ørjan Nyland 7,00 - Stefan Strandberg 5,00, Vegar Hedenstad 5,20, Fredrik Berge 5,40, Omar Elabdellaoui 5,30 - Markus Henriksen 6,00, Magnus Eikrem 5,80 (75' Håvard Nordtveit 5,60), Jo Inge Berget 5,50, Marcus Pedersen 5,80, Stefan Johansen 5,50 (80' Valon Berisha), Joshua King 5,60 (46' Håvard Nielsen 6,10). - coach: Tor Skullerud 5,50. = average: 5,68 [disappoiting]

Player ratings Spain 3, Holland 0 [Euro Under-21]

1-0 26' Morata, 2-0 32' Isco, 3-0 90' Álvaro. Att: 11.024 (HaMoshava, Petah Tikva).
Spain: De Gea 7,00 - Nacho 6,20, Iñigo Martínez 6,00, Álvaro González 6,30, Dani Carvajal 6,20 - Thiago 7,50 (80' Muniesa), Camacho 6,30 (52' Asier Illarramendi 6,30), Pablo Sarabia 6,50 - Isco 7,40 (62' Álvaro), Morata 7,20, Muniain 6,50. - coach: Lopetegui 7,00. = average: 6,62 [excellent]
Holland: Marco Bizot 6,30 - Kelvin Leerdam 5,30, Mike van der Hoorn 5,00, Bram Nuytinck 5,50, Patrick van Aanholt 5,20 - Jordy Clasie 5,50, Leroy Fer 5,40, Tonny Vilhena 5,00 (71' Adam Maher 5,60), Florian Jozefzoon 6,70 - Danny Hoesen 5,50, Memphis Depay 6,40. - coach: Cor Pot 5,40. = average: 5,62 [failing]

Norway 1, Italy 1 [Euro Under-21]

1-0 90' Stefan Strandberg penalty, 1-1 90' Andrea Bertolacci. Att: 7100 (Bloomfield, Tel-Aviv).
Norway: Arild Østbø 5,00 - Thomas Rogne 5,20 (54' Stefan Strandberg 6,50), Vegar Hedenstad 6,80, Håvard Nordtveit 6,20, Martin Linnes 5,50 - Valon Berisha 6,20, Markus Henriksen 6,00, Yann-Erik De Lanlay 6,00, Anders Konradsen 5,80 - Håvard Nielsen 5,00 (60' Flamur Kastrati 5,00), Joshua King 6,20 (74' Abdisalam Ibrahim 5,00). - coach: Tor Skullerud 6,00. = average: 5,74 [mediocre]
Italy: Francesco Bardi 6,30 - Giulio Donati 6,50, Marco Capuano 6,80, Luca Caldirola 6,30, Vasco Regini 6,50 - Fausto Rossi 6,50 (61' Alessandro Florenzi 6,00), Marco Crimi 6,00, Riccardo Saponara 6,00 (46' Andrea Bertolacci 6,80), Nicola Sansone 6,80 - Mattia Destro 5,20 (72' Manolo Gabbiadini 6,30),  Alberto Paloschi 5,20.  - coach: Devis Mangia 6,70. = average: 6,23 [solid]

Player ratings Italy 4, Israel 0 [Under-21 Euro]

1-0 18' Saponara, 2-0 42' Gabbiadini, 3-0 53' Gabbiadini, 4-0 71' Florenzi. Sent off: 37' Golasa. Att: 13.750 (Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv).
Italy: Bardi x - Donati 6,30, Bianchetti 6,00, Caldirola 6,30, Biraghi 6,00 - Saponara 6,50, Florenzi 7,00, Verratti 6,70 (70' Sansone), Insigne 6,40 (40' Rossi 6,50) - Gabbiadini 7,80 (57' Destro 6,30), Immobile 7,00. - coach: Mangia 7,00. = average: 6,57 [very good]
Israel: Kleiman 5,80 - Dasa 5,00 (46' Verta 5,00), Vahaba 5,00, Ben Harush 5,00, Twatha 5,00 - Zaguri 5,70, Krieff 4,80, Biton 6,30, Golasa 5,10 - Kalibat 5,00 (82' Azam), Turgeman 4,90 (67' Barouch). - coach: Luzon 5,60. = average: 5,22 [decrepit]