The North American channel ESPN has compiled a list of the 39 best U-21 soccer players in the world, where the presence of several players from Barcelona and Real Madrid stands out. Spain is also the country with the most footballers on the list, with a total of seven.
For ESPN, the best soccer player in the world is Jude Bellingham. The Dortmund midfielder surpassed Barcelona’s Pedri, classified second, and Bukayo Saka, from Arsenal, completing the podium. Chosen in fourth place was Jamal Musiala (Bayer) followed by Gavi (Barcelona) and Eduardo Camavinga (Madrid).
The top 10 of the best youngsters are completed by Martinelli (Arsenal), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Gvardiol (Leipzig) and Moisés Caicedo (Brighton) and behind them appear Alejandro Balde and Ansu Fati.
THE 39 BEST UNDER-21
According to ESPN
1. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund=
2. Pedro (Barcelona)
3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
4. Jamal Musiala (Bayern)
5. Gavi (Barcelona)
6. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
7. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
8. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
9. Josko Guardiol
10. Moises Caicedo (Brighton)
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11. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)
12. Ansu Fati (Barcelona)
13. Jurrien Timber (Ajax)
14. Nuno Mendes (PSG)
15. Goncalo Ramos (Benfica)
16. Benoit Badiashile (Chelsea)
17. Nico Williams (Athletic)
18. Rasmus Hojlund (Atalanta)
19. Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen)
20. Andrey Santos (Chelsea (Vasco Da Gama)
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21. Romeo Lavia (Southampton)
22. Ryan Gravenberg (Bayern)
23. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
24. Gabri Veiga (Celtic)
25. Amadou Onana (Everton)
26. Xavi Simons (PSV)
27. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa)
28. Malick Thiaw (Milan)
29. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
30. Rico Lewis (Manchester City)
31. Yeremi Pino (Villarreal)
32. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
33. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest)
34. Rayan Cherky (Lyon)
35. Yunus Musah (Valencia)
36. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)
37. Kouadio Kone (Borussia Monchengladbach)
38. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
39. Manuel Ugarte (Sporting de Portugal)
Source: La Verdad
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