This is the list of the best 25 young (1992-) soccer players in the world, as of May 2014
25. Bernd Leno (new entry)
Country: Germany
Slub: Bayer Leverkusen
Positions: goalkeeper
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
24. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (moved down 3)
Country: England
Club: Arsenal
Positions: winger, side midfielder, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 78
Country: England
Club: Arsenal
Positions: winger, side midfielder, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 78
23. Ross Barkley (moved up 1)
Country: England
Club: Everton
Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 78
22. Marco Verratti (new entry)
Country: Italy
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Positions: defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
21. Son Heung-Min (new entry)
Country: Korea Republic
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Positions: winger, attacking midfielder, second striker, center forward
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
Country: Korea Republic
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Positions: winger, attacking midfielder, second striker, center forward
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
20. Bernard (moved down 2)
Country: Brazil
Club: Shakhtar Donetsk
Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
Country: Brazil
Club: Shakhtar Donetsk
Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
19. Phil Jones (did not move)
Country: England
Club: Manchester United
Positions: center back, full back, defensive midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
Country: England
Club: Manchester United
Positions: center back, full back, defensive midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
18. Erik Lamela (moved down 6)
Country: Argentina
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, center forward
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
Country: Argentina
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, center forward
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 78
17. Julian Draxler (moved down 1)
Country: Germany
Club: Schalke 04
Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 78
Country: Germany
Club: Schalke 04
Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 78
16. Raheem Sterling (moved up 7)
Country: England
Club: Liverpool
Positions: winger, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1994
Rating: 79
15. Marc-Andre ter Stegen (moved up 4)
Country: Germany
Club: Borussia Monchengladbach
Positions: goalkeeper
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 79
14. Stephan El Shaarawy (moved down 5)
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan
Positions: center forward, second striker, winger, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 79
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan
Positions: center forward, second striker, winger, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 79
13. Philippe Coutinho (did not move)
Country: Brazil
Club: Liverpool
Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 79
12. Romelu Lukaku (moved up 2)
Country: Belgium
Club: Chelsea
Positions: center forward
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 79
11. Koke (moved up 6)
Country: Spain
Club: Atletico Madrid
Positions: center midfielder, side midfielder, attacking midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 79
10. Raphael Varane (did not move)
Country: France
Club: Real Madrid
Positions: center back, defensive midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 80
Country: France
Club: Real Madrid
Positions: center back, defensive midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 80
9. Paul Pogba (moved up 2)
Country: France
Club: Juventus
Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder
Year of birth: 1993
Rating: 80
8. David Alaba (did not move)
Country: Austria
Club: Bayern Munich
Positions: full back, defensive midfielder, side midfielder, center midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 81
7. Thibaut Courtois (did not move)
Country: Belgium
Club: Chelsea
Positions: goalkeeper
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 82
6. Lucas Moura (did not move)
Country: Brazil
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, winger, second striker
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 82
5. Isco (did not move)
Country: Spain
Club: Real Madrid
Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, center midfielder, second striker
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 83
4. Jack Wilshere (did not move)
Country: England
Club: Arsenal
Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 83
3. Christian Eriksen (did not move)
Country: Denmark
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 83
2. Mario Gotze (did not move)
Country: Germany
Club: Bayern Munich
Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, side midfielder
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 85
1. Neymar (did not move)
Country: Brazil
Club: Barcelona
Positions: second striker, winger, center forward
Year of birth: 1992
Rating: 87
Honorable Mentions:
Dani Carvajal
Kevin Volland
Lucas Piazon
Gerard Deulofeu
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luke Shaw
William Carvalho
Serge Aurier
Juan Quintero
Alvaro Morata
Honorable Mentions:
Dani Carvajal
Kevin Volland
Lucas Piazon
Gerard Deulofeu
Ricardo Rodriguez
Luke Shaw
William Carvalho
Serge Aurier
Juan Quintero
Alvaro Morata
