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Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Vinnie2000(op): 4:01pm On Dec 15, 2025
*Javier Saviola
*Dominic Adiyiah
*Christantus Macaulay
*Florent Sinama Pongolle
*Ganzo
*Pato
*Pablo Aimar
*Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
*Renato Sanchez
*Bartholomew Ogbechie
*Bojan Krkic
*Dos Santos of Mexico
Etc

They are Young Super-Talented Players who we thought would win Ballon'dor and World cups
But they never lived up to Expectations. sad

WHICH YOUNG FOOTBALL STARS DISAPPOINTED YOU THE MOST?🤔

Mine is Pablo Aimar: The young midfielder off Valencia fc was too good
But I do not know what happened with him. undecided

In Nigeria, There was a Striker in our FIFA 2001 Under-17 World Cup.
He was better than Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Agali then
But suddenly,he disappeared. embarassed

What's yours? smiley

Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Sonnobax15(m): 4:04pm On Dec 15, 2025
lipsrsealed
That Christiantus Macaulay,that dude was a baller.....We thought he'd be the next Jay Jay Okocha,but unfortunately,his preek couldn't exceed the lintel level of his career angry
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by NoahHadNoArk: 4:34pm On Dec 15, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
That Christiantus Macaulay,that dude was a baller.....We thought he'd be the next Jay Jay Okocha,but unfortunately,his preek couldn't exceed the lintel level of his career angry
That was never his true age, so don’t put him in that category.



Who remembers Hatem Ben Arfa?!


Someone quote me with his photo
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Vinnie2000(op): 4:35pm On Dec 15, 2025
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
That Christiantus Macaulay,that dude was a baller.....We thought he'd be the next Jay Jay Okocha,but unfortunately,his preek couldn't exceed the lintel level of his career angry
Kai
This Guy ehn. shocked

Na wa for you o.😯

You should seriously consider Writing a Book or going into online Journalism.
Leave all those Tricycle driving and POS stuffs abeg. sad
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Vinnie2000(op): 8:59pm On Dec 15, 2025
NoahHadNoArk:
That was never his true age, so don’t put him in that category.



Who remembers Hatem Ben Arfa?!


Someone quote me with his photo
Yeah
Ben Arfa of Newcastle FC was a fantastic winger
But I don't think he was that exceptional like the ones mentioned. sad smiley
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Nobody: 8:35am On Dec 16, 2025
Vinnie2000:
*Javier Saviola
*Dominic Adiyiah
*Christantus Macaulay
*Florent Sinama Pongolle
*Ganzo
*Pato
*Pablo Aimar
*Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
*Renato Sanchez
*Bartholomew Ogbechie
*Bojan Krkic
*Dos Santos of Mexico
Etc

They are Young Super-Talented Players who we thought would win Ballon'dor and World cups
But they never lived up to Expectations. sad

WHICH YOUNG FOOTBALL STARS DISAPPOINTED YOU THE MOST?🤔

Mine is Pablo Aimar: The young midfielder off Valencia fc was too good
But I do not know what happened with him. undecided

In Nigeria, There was a Striker in our FIFA 2001 Under-17 World Cup.
He was better than Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Agali then
But suddenly,he disappeared. embarassed

What's yours? smiley
Dont ever put pablo aimar on this list! Zero football knowledge. He even added saviola
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Akwamkpuruamu: 8:35am On Dec 16, 2025
Chrisanthus Macaulay. How the guy disappeared into oblivion in Nigeria flying eagles, is a mystery
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by KingDashx(m): 8:36am On Dec 16, 2025
Iwobi

Okocha just carry him nephew spoil everything.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by VaginaAcademic: 8:36am On Dec 16, 2025
Chai sinama Pongolle that dude was destined for greatness I don't know what became of him
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by markidoo(m): 8:37am On Dec 16, 2025
All the Nigerian in this List disappointed Big TIME
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by donleo92(m): 8:37am On Dec 16, 2025
That Nigerian boy marclauy christainus
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by VaginaAcademic: 8:37am On Dec 16, 2025
KingDashx:
Iwobi

Okocha just carry him nephew spoil everything.
you're nothing but a bitter hater iwobi has class
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Orlandoo(m): 8:37am On Dec 16, 2025
Oscar disappointed me the most. Leaving Europe (Chelsea) for Chinese league was a foolish decision. I bet he can't handle the limelight.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by olanreyman(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2025
Anybody with good football knowledge knows it's borjan. Everyone thought he was Messi regen.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by DeltaBachelor(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2025
For me, it is Pato ooooo. That guy been show great promise. Very very talented striker. Such is life sha
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Akerele44(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2025
Giovani Dos santos…former handsome Barcelona player…he was a fine player but didn’t last long
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Criksus(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2025
Vinnie2000:
*Javier Saviola
*Dominic Adiyiah
*Christantus Macaulay
*Florent Sinama Pongolle
*Ganzo
*Pato
*Pablo Aimar
*Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
*Renato Sanchez
*Bartholomew Ogbechie
*Bojan Krkic
*Dos Santos of Mexico
Etc

They are Young Super-Talented Players who we thought would win Ballon'dor and World cups
But they never lived up to Expectations. sad

WHICH YOUNG FOOTBALL STARS DISAPPOINTED YOU THE MOST?🤔

Mine is Pablo Aimar: The young midfielder off Valencia fc was too good
But I do not know what happened with him. undecided

In Nigeria, There was a Striker in our FIFA 2001 Under-17 World Cup.
He was better than Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Victor Agali then
But suddenly,he disappeared. embarassed

What's yours? smiley
Chrisantus Macaulay, that dude had all clubs on lockdown just to go into extinction
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Emeskhalifa(m): 8:38am On Dec 16, 2025
Vinnie2000:
Kai
This Guy ehn. shocked

Na wa for you o.😯

You should seriously consider Writing a Book or going into online Journalism.
Leave all those Tricycle driving and POS stuffs abeg. sad
Asin eh. He'd make a very good writer.
His writing skill is quiet entertaining
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Orlandoo(m): 8:39am On Dec 16, 2025
Again, Chicharito. He never recovered from the concussion he surffered.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by oluwaseyi0: 8:43am On Dec 16, 2025
Add senior man kelechi .l
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by spyder880(m): 8:43am On Dec 16, 2025
Pious Ikedia

Dude was balling in 1999 under 21, fast dribbler.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by JAMO84: 8:44am On Dec 16, 2025
Pablo Aimer was not a failure
He won laliga with Valencia as one of their main players and also played for Argentina for a long time
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Nobody: 8:44am On Dec 16, 2025
Stanley okoro little messi
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Yemiseun(m): 8:45am On Dec 16, 2025
If could remember, we call Bojan Krkic little Messi then
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by WantsandMore: 8:46am On Dec 16, 2025
Orlandoo:
Oscar disappointed me the most. Leaving Europe (Chelsea) for Chinese league was a foolish decision. I bet he can't handle the limelight.
which would you chose between limelight and funds?
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Talkisneeded(m): 8:46am On Dec 16, 2025
Freddy adu,chamberlain should not be on the list sha,man had a decent career





But again,what’s life without proper bedmatics skills seff,I’m here to solve all your woes
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by KingDashx(m): 8:46am On Dec 16, 2025
Which class
How many times has he deliver for club and country?
VaginaAcademic:
you're nothing but a bitter hater iwobi has class
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Nobody: 8:47am On Dec 16, 2025
Orlandoo:
Again, Chicharito. He never recovered from the concussion he surffered.
He has most goals for Mexico.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Chuksgeo: 8:47am On Dec 16, 2025
Story for the gods, just imagine akuko ndi nsukka na ndi ogbatulenyi estate, SMH!
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by Godfullsam(m): 8:48am On Dec 16, 2025
NoahHadNoArk:
That was never his true age, so don’t put him in that category.



Who remembers Hatem Ben Arfa?!


Someone quote me with his photo
Ben Arfa
brilliant, talented, handsome but arrogant and egocentric
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by d142475: 8:48am On Dec 16, 2025
Remove Oxlade-Chamberlain from that list. He played at the highest level, winning Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, FIFA Club Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and Premier League. Moreover, he was capped 35 times for the competitive English National Team. Yes, injuries may have plagued his career and peharps, held him back, but he was pretty successful, especially with Liverpool.
Re: Which Of These Football Starlets Disappointed The Most? by lx:
Ansu Fati easily comes to heart.
Fati was billed as the potential successor to messi. He showed immense promise with record-breaking performances before injuries hampered his progress.

I will also say Balotelli

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