The Golden Boy 2015 shortlist for Europe’s best young players today has been revealed, and we’re delighted to present the candidates in full.
This list celebrates the best youth prospects in the world today, and as to be expected, it’s rife with talent from the Premier League.
Indeed, domestic giants Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are all represented, while the cream of the continent sees players from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and heavyweights in Italy and France also contribute names.
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Check out this list of elite talent in our slideshow, and comment below if there’s anyone who you think should have been included in the selection.
– Dele Alli (19 / Tottenham / ENG)
– Nemanja Maksimovic (20 / Astana / SER)
– Hector Bellerin (20 / Arsenal / ENG)
– Alessio Romagnoli (20 / AC Milan / ITA)
– Francisco Rodriguez (20 / Wolfsburg / SUI)
– Ruben Loftus-Cheek (19 / Chelsea / ENG)
– Anthony Martial (19 / Manchester United / FRA)
– Tonny Vilhena (20 / Feyenoord / HOL)
– Divock Origi (20 / Liverpool / BEL)
– Luke Shaw (20 / Manchester United / ENG)
– Adama Traore (19 / Aston Villa / ENG)
– Marco Asensio (19 / Espanyol / Real Madrid / ESP)
– Zakaria Bakkali (19 / Valencia / BEL)
– Kingsley Coman (19 / Bayern Munich / FRA)
– Angel Correa (20 / Atletico Madrid / ARG)
– Goncalo Guedes (18 / Benfica / POR)
– Danilo Barbosa (20 / Valencia / BRA)
– Jason Denayer (20 / Galatasaray, Manchester City / BEL)
– Munir El Haddadi (20 / FC Barcelona / ESP)
– Max Meyer (20 / Schalke 04 / GER)
– Dahoud Mahmoud (19 / Borussia M’gladbach / ALE)
– Kelechi Iheanacho (19 / Manchester City / NIG)
– Alen Halilovic (19 / Sporting Gijon FC Barcelona / CRO)
– Hojberg Pierre-Emile (20 / Schalke 04 / DIN)
– Ricardo Kishna (20 / Lazio / HOL)
– Nathan Ake (20 / Watford / ENG)
– Anwar El Ghazi (20 / Ajax Amsterdam / NED)
– Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (20 / Lazio / SER)
– Mario Pasalic (20 / AS Monaco, Chelsea / CRO)
– Gaston Pereiro (20 / PSV Eindhoven / URU)
– Marko Pajca (20 / Dinamo Zagreb / ??CRO)
– Adrien Rabiot (20 / Paris SG / FRA)
– Ruben Neves (18 / Porto / POR)
– Jordon Ibe (19 / Liverpool / ENG)
– Sandro Ramirez (20 / FC Barcelona / ESP)
– Moses Simon (20 / La Gantoise / NIG)
– Youri Tielemans (18 / RSC Anderlecht / BEL)
– Adama Traore (20 / AS Monaco / MAL)
– Adnan Januzaj (20 / Manchester United / BEL)
– Andrija Zivkovic (19 / Partizan Belgrade / SER)