Top 25 Young Soccer Players in the World Currently

This is the list of the best 25 young (1992-) soccer players in the world, as of January 2013

25. Dani Carvajal

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: full back

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 77

24. Ross Barkley

Country: England

Club: Everton

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 77

23. Raheem Sterling

Country: England

Club: Liverpool

Positions: winger, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1994

Rating: 77

22. Marquinhos

Country: Brazil

Slub: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: center back

Year of birth: 1994

Rating: 77

21. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Country: England

Club: Arsenal

Positions: winger, side midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 78

20. Iker Muniain

Country: Spain

Club: Athletic Bilbao

Positions: winger, attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 78

19. Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Country: Germany

Club: Borussia Monchengladbach

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 78

18. Bernard

Country: Brazil

Club: Shakhtar Donetsk

Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 78

17. Koke

Country: Spain

Club: Atletico Madrid

Positions: center midfielder, side midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 77

16. Julian Draxler

Country: Germany

Club: Schalke 04

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 77

15. Phil Jones

Country: England

Club: Manchester United

Positions: center back, full back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 79

14. Romelu Lukaku

Country: Belgium

Club: Chelsea

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 79

13. Philippe Coutinho

Country: Brazil

Club: Liverpool

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 78

12. Erik Lamela

Country: Argentina

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, center forward

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 79

11. Paul Pogba

Country: France

Club: Juventus

Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 79

10. Raphael Varane

Country: France

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: center back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1993

Rating: 80

9. Stephan El Shaarawy

Country: Italy

Club: AC Milan

Positions: center forward, second striker, winger, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 80

8. David Alaba

Country: Austria

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: full back, defensive midfielder, side midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 79

7. Thibaut Courtois

Country: Belgium

Club: Chelsea

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 80

6. Lucas Moura

Country: Brazil

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 82

5. Isco

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, center midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

4. Jack Wilshere

Country: England

Club: Arsenal

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

3. Christian Eriksen

Country: Denmark

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

2. Mario Gotze

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 85

1. Neymar

Country: Brazil

Club: Barcelona

Positions: second striker, winger, center forward

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 86


Honorable Mentions
Marco Verratti
Lucas Piazon
Mohamed Selah
Zakaria Bakkali
Jese
Alvaro Morata
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Suso