Getty/GOALAnalysisS. NypanSix NXGN wonderkids set for 2025 summer transfersA number of the most talented teenagers on the planet will be on the move once the window opens at the end of the season
Getty/GOALReal MadridReinierReinier: Why €35m 'new Kaka' never made the Madrid grade?The Brazilian has endured a frustrating time at Santiago Bernabeu, and looks set to leave the club without making any kind of meaningful mark
GOALArsenalM. Lewis-SkellyLewis-Skelly & Nwaneri: Arsenal teens are England's futureThe pair were both named in the top 10 of the NXGN 2025 list of the world's best wonderkids - yet more common ground for the childhood best friends
Getty/GOALEnglandAnalysisNXGN 2025: England's top 20 teenage wonderkidsThe Three Lions aren't short of talented young players but the conveyor belt is showing no signs of slowing down as a new generation emerges
GOALAnalysisUSA10 years of NXGN: Tracking progress of American wonderkidsGOAL takes a look at the careers of some of the most highly-touted American prospects over the past decade
Getty/GOALErling HaalandT. Alexander-Arnold10 years of NXGN: Wonderkids who exceeded expectationsSome of the world's biggest names were once considered as good-not-great prospects, but will now go down as legendary players
Getty/GOALOpinionB. Woodburn10 years of NXGN: Top 10 talents who didn't meet expectationsFootball's brightest prospects don't always live up to the hype, with it sometimes difficult to deal with the pressures that come with such talent
Getty/GOALV. LopezBarcelonaVicky Lopez: Rise of the best teenager in women's footballThe 18-year-old has been crowned the winner of NXGN 2025 after excelling at club level and for the Spain national team
GOAL L. YamalBarcelonaLamine Yamal: Best teenage footballer the world's ever seenThe Barcelona winger is already doing things in the professional game that demand comparison with Lionel Messi and Pele
Getty/GOALAnalysisChampions League10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2024 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2005 – but are they living up to their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisReal Madrid Femenino10 years of NXGN: Where are 2024's best women's wonderkids now?GOAL selected the 25 best talents in women’s football born on or after January 1, 2005 – but where are they now?
Getty/GOALAnalysisChampions League10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2023 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2004 – but are they living up to their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisChampions League10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2022 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2003 – but are they living up to their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisLaLiga10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2021 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2002 – but are they living up to their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisPremier League10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2020 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2001 – but are they living up to their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisManchester United10 years of NXGN: Where are 2019's wonderkids now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 2000 – but how are they getting on now?
Getty/GOALAnalysisPremier League10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2018 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 1999 – but did they go on to fulfil their potential?
Getty/GOALAnalysisSerie A10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2017 now?GOAL selected the 50 best footballing talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 1998 – but did they go on to fulfil their potential?
Getty/GOALY. TielemansO. Dembele10 years of NXGN: Where are the wonderkids of 2016 now?GOAL selected the 50 best talents from around the world born on or after January 1, 1997 – but have they gone on to fulfil their potential?
Getty/GOALL. YamalEndrickNXGN 2025: Football's 50 best teenage wonderkidsThe annual NXGN lists are back for another year, highlighting 50 of the most incredible talents to have been born on or after January 1, 2006
Getty/GOALChelseaG. QuendaGeovany Quenda: Why Chelsea have pulled off a £40m coupThe 17-year-old is making a big impact at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, and has already lined up a dream move to the Premier League
GOALChelseaM. AmougouChelsea's 'complete' teen signing who could be a €15m bargainThe 19-year-old Frenchman became the latest big-money young arrival at Stamford Bridge in January despite his limited first-team experience
GOALBrightonS. TzimasHow Klose turned a Greek teen into a £20m Brighton strikerThe World Cup's all-time leading scorer has personally nurtured the 19-year-old, but they will soon have to part ways
Getty/GOALFC PortoR. MoraMeet Porto's 'new Modric' being linked with Man UtdThe youngest debutant in the history of professional football in Portugal is shining at club level after starring at last summer's Under-17 Euros
Getty/GOALOlympiacosManchester UnitedWhy Man Utd & Madrid are chasing Olympiacos' 'Babistuta'The teenage forward has made a remarkable start to his career in Greece, and he's on course to secure a dream transfer
GOALManchester UnitedA. HeavenWhy Man Utd stole press-baiting Heaven away from ArsenalThe towering centre-back is the second teenager to have left the Gunners for Old Trafford as part of an aggressive youth transfer strategy
GOALManchester UnitedPremier LeagueWhy Arsenal & Man City are chasing 'next Odegaard' NypanThe gifted teenager has made a record-breaking start to his career in Norway, attracting the attention of Europe's elite in the process
GOALChelseaT. GeorgeChelsea's wonderkid winger with 'the world at his feet'One of the freshest talents off the Cobham production line, the wide man has broken into Enzo Maresca's first-team plans
Getty/GOALManchester CityPremier LeagueWhy Man City have spent £30m on 'the new Marquinhos'The classy centre-back is still only 19, but the English champions clearly believe he can be a cornerstone piece of their evolving defence
GOALLiverpoolChelseaRio Ngumoha: Liverpool's history-maker stolen away from ChelseaThe Blues were devastated after losing one of England's most promising young players to their Premier League rivals
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