Nigeria has produced the highest number of Golden ball[player of the tournament] winners at the under 17 level. Only notable player on the list still making waves is 2013 winner Kelechi Iheanacho, and he is an advanced bench warmer at his club. We better players coming through the ranks. Lists of winners since 1999.

Under-17 World Cup Golden Ball winners

1999 Landon Donavan (United States)
2001 Florent Sinama Pongolle (France)
2003 Cesc Fabregas (Spain)
2005 Anderson (Brazil)
2007 Toni Kroos (Germany)
2009 Sani Emmanuel (Nigeria)
2011 Julio Gomez (Mexico)
2013 Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)
2015 Kelechi Nwakali (Nigeria)
2017 Phil Foden (England)


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