Jaydee Canvot (19/🇫🇷).— Toulouse (—> Crystal Palace?). Swapping the AS Bondy academy for Toulouse in 2021, Canvot immediately impressed there. Made his senior breakthrough last season and the French centre-half has kicked off the current campaign as a starter in both Ligue 1

Caspar Jander (22/🇩🇪).— 1. FC Nürnberg (—> Southampton?). Spending his academy years on something of a tour through German football, at Preußen Münster, Dortmund, Schalke 04 and Duisburg, Caspar Jander eventually broke into senior football as a regular in the 3. Liga for the

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Trey Ogunsuyi (18/🇧🇪).— Sunderland AFC (ST). Scored 9 goals in 10 starts for Sunderland’s U21s last season, and has already contributed 3 goals and an assist in just 2 appearances this PL2 campaign. Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi’s the name. The Nigerian-Belgian made his senior debut in

Soungoutou Magassa (21/🇫🇷).— AS Monaco. Possibly joining West Ham, Soungoutou Magassa came through the AS Monaco academy after joining in 2018, and made his debut for the first team at just 17. He’s not cemented himself as a regular starter, but competing with players like Camara

Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit (18/🇳🇴).— Hamburger SV (LW/RW). Norwegian-Kenyan winger Aleksander Røssing-Lelesiit made the switch to HSV last season after coming through and spending his entire youth-career at Lillestrøm, where he caught the eye for both the club and Norway’s youth

Kiano Dyer (18/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿).— Chelsea . English-Montserrat midfielder Kiano Ramone Dyer came through the West Brom academy before being snapped up by Chelsea at just 14 y/o. By 16 he was playings for the U19s, a year later he was already involved with the U21s, and last season he earned

Ilhan Fakili (19/🇫🇷).— Clermont Foot 63 (LW/AM). After spending the bulk of his academy years at Saint-Étienne, Ilhan Fakili made the move to Clermont Foot in 2021. Whenever he’s been on the pitch, he’s shown flashes of real quality, though injuries and lack of rhythm slowed his

Mohammed El Âdfaoui (17/🇧🇪).— Jong KAA Gent (CM). Making the switch from Anderlecht’s academy to KRC Genk in 2023, El Âdfaoui is one of the best Belgians of the ‘08 generation. At just 15, he was already playing in the UEFA Youth League with their U19s, and this season he’s been

Liam West (17/🇳🇴).— FC Copenhagen (RW). Norwegian-American teenager Liam West, from the Fredrikstad academy, has found himself on Copenhagen’s bench in some recent matches. He has impressed in their youth teams, and it seems only a matter of time before he makes his official

Ronan Kpakio (18/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿).— Cardiff City (RB). Coming through Welsh youth teams and making a few brief appearances for Cardiff City last season, this year Ronan Kpakio has firmly established himself as a starter. He has been a key part of why the Bluebirds have conceded just one goal

Kaheim Dixon (20/🇯🇲).— Crawley Town (RW/AM). Kaheim Dixon left Jamaica a year ago, having previously played for Chapelton and Arnett Gardens, before making the move to Charlton Athletic. Initially part of their academy setup, he went on loan to League Two side Crawley Town in

Dmytro Zudin (17/🇺🇦).— Hajduk Split U19 (ST/LW). Dmytro Zudin left the Shakhtar academy in 2022 to join Hajduk Split’s youth setup. Since then, he has established himself as a key player, loads of G/A last season and already continuing that form this year with 3 goals in just 2

Noah Fernandez (17/🇧🇪).— Jong PSV (CM/AM). Noah Fernandez broke onto the scene early, making his PSV debut in a friendly at just 16. Since then, he’s been a regular for the U19s and has also represented Belgium at youth level. After catching the eye in pre-season, he’s now

Charlie Whitaker (21/🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿).— Tranmere Rovers (CM/AM). Charlie Whitaker came through Everton’s academy but never made a senior appearance, partly due to a 14-month injury that slowed his development. In January, he joined Notts County before moving on to Tranmere Rovers in the

Ayodele Thomas (18/🇳🇱).— Jong PSV (LW). Ayodele “Dele” Thomas broke into Jong PSV at just 16, getting a couple of late cameos in the 23/24 campaign. Last season, he got a bigger run-out with ~800 minutes, but this year he looks like he’s kicked on another level. Not just with a

Christ Tapé (19/🇨🇮).— AC Horsens (CB/LB). Christ Tapé made the switch to Danish side AC Horsens last season, arriving from his Ivorian club CO Korhogo. Since touching down in Denmark, the Ivorian has been putting in standout performances in the Danish 2nd Division, while also

Harald Woxen (17/🇳🇴).— Lillestrøm SK (CM/AM). Harald Woxen was just 16 when he made his first team debut for Lillestrøm last November, having come through the club’s academy ranks. This season, he’s caught the eye in his substitute appearances, and it feels like only a matter of

Luan Gadegbeku (18/🇫🇷).— AS Saint-Étienne (DM/CM). Luan Gadegbeku made his senior debut in Ligue 2’s season opener for Saint-Étienne against Laval, graduating from Les Verts’ academy after featuring for several French youth teams. 🆕. On his first senior start, the left-footed

Vasilije Kostov (17/🇷🇸).— FK Crvena Zvezda (DM/CM/AM). Vasilije Kostov has been part of Crvena Zvezda’s youth setup for years, making his senior debut for his boyhood club last april at just 16. He’s continued to impress manager Vladan Milojević in further cameos and (in a

Kento Shiogai (20/🇯🇵).— NEC Nijmegen (ST). After coming through the ranks at Kuguyama High School, then turning out for Keio University and having a short loan spell with Yokohama F. Marinos, Kento Shiogai made the switch to NEC last season. Game time was limited at just 585