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I had a bit of time on my hand so i decided to draw up a list of the best 25 football players under the age of 25.Please note that this list is not in any way definitive or authoritative.It has not been approved or endorsed by FIFA or UEFA . . yet .It is only an individual 's perspective on the best young players in world football and how they rank in my estimation.
The criteria employed in compiling this list includes Talent, Influence on their respective teams, player market value, individual achievements and popularity/fame.
By the way constructive criticism is welcome.Who do you think should have made the list and who should have ranked higher or lower on the list?
Also feel free to rate the list out of ten.
25.Oscar (Chelsea/Brazil)
24.William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon/Portugal)
23.Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich/Brazil)
22.Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspurs/Denmark)
21.Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow/Nigeria)
20.Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais/France)
19.Memphis Depay (Manchester United/Netherlands)
18.Phillipe Coutinho (Liverpool/Brazil)
17.Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/Belgium)
16.Raphael Varane (Real Madrid/France)
15.Isco (Real Madrid/Spain)
14.Marco Verratti (PSG/Italy)
13.Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs/England)
12.Raheem Sterling (Manchester City/England)
11.Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium)
10.Koke (Atletico Madrid/Spain)
9.Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/France)
8.David De Gea (Manchester United/Spain)
7.Mario Goetze (Bayern Munch/Germany)
6.James Rodriguez (Real Madrid/Colombia)
5.David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Austria)
4.Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)
3.Paul Pogba (Juventus/France)
2.Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium)
1.Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil)

Notable mentions are Alvaro Morata, Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen, Thiago Alcantara and Julian Draxler.

very reasonable list. kudos

Calhanoglu, Danilo ??

Krasid:
Calhanoglu, Danilo ??

Too many good players.I couldn't squeeze them into the list.Great talents anyways.I can't think of a better deadball specialist than Hakan Calhanoglu at the moment and he's only 21! Danilo is Brazil's first-choice RB and will only get better after his move from Porto to Real Madrid.

I will rate Verrati over Kane, Sterling and Goetze!
My Own Opinion.

pkasso:
I had a bit of time on my hand so i decided to draw up a list of the best 25 football players under the age of 25.Please note that this list is not in any way definitive or authoritative.It has not been approved or endorsed by FIFA or UEFA . . yet .It is only an individual 's perspective on the best young players in world football and how they rank in my estimation.
The criteria employed in compiling this list includes Talent, Influence on their respective teams, player market value, individual achievements and popularity/fame.
By the way constructive criticism is welcome.Who do you think should have made the list and who should have ranked higher or lower on the list?
Also feel free to rate the list out of ten.
25.Oscar (Chelsea/Brazil)
24.William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon/Portugal)
23.Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich/Brazil)
22.Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspurs/Denmark)
21.Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow/Nigeria)
20.Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais/France)
19.Memphis Depay (Manchester United/Netherlands)
18.Phillipe Coutinho (Liverpool/Brazil)
17.Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/Belgium)
16.Raphael Varane (Real Madrid/France)
15.Isco (Real Madrid/Spain)
14.Marco Verratti (PSG/Italy)
13.Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs/England)
12.Raheem Sterling (Manchester City/England)
11.Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium)
10.Koke (Atletico Madrid/Spain)
9.Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/France)
8.David De Gea (Manchester United/Spain)
7.Mario Goetze (Bayern Munch/Germany)
6.James Rodriguez (Real Madrid/Colombia)
5.David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Austria)
4.Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)
3.Paul Pogba (Juventus/France)
2.Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium)
1.Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil)

What is Musa doing on that list. Forget that he's Nigerian.

Calhanoglu? Stones? Barkley? Zouma? Shaw? Wilshere? Bellerin? Coquelin? Firmino? Kovacic? Sergi Samper? Dybala? Morata?

Oxlade Chamberlain
Hector Bellerin
Coutinho

Does Isco still play football?

slap1:
Oxlade Chamberlain
Hector Bellerin
Coutinho

Does Isco still play football?

Oga..which team do u support?

liveLongNprospa:
Oga..which team do u support?

Arsenal. Any problem?

slap1:
Arsenal. Any problem?

Probably y u rate oxford over isco...yup..now I have no problem

liveLongNprospa:
Probably y u rate oxford over isco...yup..now I have no problem

I didn't rate him over Isco. Isco is more like a bench material these days.

AikayDaWrapper:
What is Musa doing on that list. Forget that he's Nigerian.

Calhanoglu? Stones? Barkley? Zouma? Shaw? Wilshere? Bellerin? Coquelin? Firmino? Kovacic? Sergi Samper? Dybala? Morata?

I had to represent Mama Africa na.Ahmed Musa is perhaps the most consistent African player under 25 playing in Europe.I would have gone for Aubameyang but he is 26.As for the names you put up there, Top 50 maybe? Who would you take out to squeeze them in?

pkasso:
I had to represent Mama Africa na.Ahmed Musa is perhaps the most consistent African player under 25 playing in Europe.I would have gone for Aubameyang but he is 26.As for the names you put up there, Top 50 maybe? Who would you take out to squeeze them in?

Okay. I get your point. But from an unbiased view he shouldn't be on that list.

Just goes to show how far behind Africa is youth development right now which is sad because there's so much talent here.

pkasso:
Danilo is Brazil's first-choice RB and will only get better after his move from Porto to Real Madrid.

he is getting better