Best Young Players in the World 2026

The most exciting talents in world football aged 23 and under.

Rank	Player	Club	League	Career Goals
🥇	FW 🇩🇪 Florian Wirtz	Liverpool	Premier League	110
🥈	JM 🇩🇪 Jamal Musiala	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	100
🥉	CP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cole Palmer	Chelsea	Premier League	80
4	JB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	La Liga	68
5	E 🇧🇷 Endrick	Real Madrid	La Liga	60
6	LY 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal	FC Barcelona	La Liga	55
7	NW 🇪🇸 Nico Williams	Athletic Bilbao	La Liga	46
8	P 🇪🇸 Pedri	FC Barcelona	La Liga	42
9	RH 🇩🇰 Rasmus Hojlund	Napoli	Serie A	42
10	XS 🇳🇱 Xavi Simons	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	42
11	MR 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Morgan Rogers	Aston Villa	Premier League	38
12	DD 🇫🇷 Désiré Doué	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	38
13	G 🇪🇸 Gavi	FC Barcelona	La Liga	28
14	AG 🇦🇷 Alejandro Garnacho	Chelsea	Premier League	28
15	RG 🇳🇱 Ryan Gravenberch	Liverpool	Premier League	22
16	EA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Elliot Anderson	Nottingham Forest	Premier League	22
17	EC 🇫🇷 Eduardo Camavinga	Real Madrid	La Liga	22
18	YD 🇨🇮 Yan Diomandé	RB Leipzig	Bundesliga	22
19	AS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alex Scott	AFC Bournemouth	Premier League	20
20	JN 🇵🇹 João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	Ligue 1	18

Stats accurate as of April 2026. Figures updated periodically.