The 8 Footballers Who Will Define This Generation 

i think that fede valverde is a big talent

The generation of Neymar fade away before Ronaldo and Messi

The best German prospect is Wirtz, not Musiala. Musiala is a good dribbler but lacks in other aspects. Wirtz directs the game, he passes the ball better, and has a better footballing brain.

Real Madrid is Stacked for the future...

I think Saliba should definitely be on this list. He's the best in his position at his age group and there are only a handful of players older than him that you can debate are better than him.

Honorable mentions: Wirtz,Saka,Gavi,Pedi,Fede,tchouameni,Camavinga,Gvardiol,Palmer,Rice,Odegard

Good list, although I think Wirtz should be in there too.

Federico Valverde definitely deserves a spot in this list

Vinicius Jr is definitely winning the Ballon Dor this season. He's been unstoppable.

We might be looking at the next Ballon Dor winner in Vinicius Junior. He has been Real Madrid’s main man in recent seasons, but things weren’t always smooth sailing for Vini. His career at Real Madrid didn’t get off to a bright start as he was inconsistent raw lacked that finishing touch despite all of his tricks and flicks and it even got to a point where Karim Benzema on camera told a teammate of his not to pass the ball to him because he was playing against them. From that incident he is now in the conversation for being the best player in the world after having back to back seasons with 20+ goals and 20+ assists and this season he has 23 goals and 11 assists 34 G/A in all competitions. In the last 3 seasons, he has 15+ goals and 15+ assists in the UCL, no player has been involved in more goals in the champions league than Vini and has gotten a G/A in his last 10 UCL knockout games. Chelsea is the only team where he’s failed to register a goal or an assist in a knockout tie. The guy is still only 23 years old. Cristiano Ronaldo is seen as Mr. Champions League, since him Vini has been the best player in the UCL and when you wear the number 7 shirt at Real Madrid with great power comes great responsibility with this iconic jersey and Vini has been up to the task and has delivered over and over again. This season, he’ll be the main reason for why Real Madrid will win the Champions League again and that’s why he has a massive chance of winning the Ballon Dor because part of being the best player in the world is showing up for your team in big games and he does it time and time again. The guy has the output to back up his incredible talent and skill and you’re seeing the absolute best of him and he’s Real Madrid’s best player right now. There are people now who are seeing him as a world class player and he’s gonna dominate the left wing for the years to come for club and country.

Florian Wirtz for me is topmost in Bundesliga future 🔥 I mean look at his performance

Fede Valverde is every manager's wet dream. That guy will sprint in the 96th minute to stop a counter attack.

Erling Haaland is already one of the best goal-scorers we’ve ever seen. I think a lot of people forget that he’s 23 years old. Since the 2019-20 season for club and country, he has been scoring goals at a frightening rate showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. His goalscoring prowess was already very evident when he was on Salzburg and then elevated his game at Borussia Dortmund where he scored 86 goals in 89 games. Since his move to Manchester City, he hasn’t stopped scoring there either in fact in the most competitive league in the world, Haaland is scoring goals at a better rate in the Premier League than he ever did in the Bundesliga and it’s a testament to how good he is. In his debut season at Manchester City, he scored 50+ goals in all competitions broke the scoring record in the Premier League top scorer in the champions league, he won the treble and it’s not a coincidence that they finally got over the line to win the champions league the season after he joined. Had Lionel Messi not won the World Cup, Haaland would’ve won a Ballon Dor by now. This season despite not being at his brilliant best, again he’s still scoring goals at a prolific rate, 38 goals in all competitions, he has the most goals out of any player in the Premier League this season even though he literally missed a month with injury. Many people will say that it’s because he plays with Kevin De Bruyne and other elite playmakers at Manchester City and while he does benefit from playing alongside these creative players, it shouldn’t take anything away from him because Haaland has been scoring so many goals even before he went to Manchester City. If it’s so easy for attackers to score goals on City, they should be putting up the stats that Haaland has put up then. Since he’s still only 23, his numbers will continue to go up and while his linkup play is frustrating at times, his goals make up for his shortcomings because at the end of the day he’s doing his job which is putting the ball in the back of the net and he’s so good at it. There are critics who say that football has dropped off if Haaland wins the Ballon Dor he should’ve won one by now, he should be appreciated for how elite of a striker he is. I do think that no matter how successful he is for Manchester City domestically due to the fact that Norway isn’t going to achieve a lot at international level, him winning a Ballon Dor could be very difficult.

If Barcelona get it together Pedri and Gavi could be a menace

Florian Writz this season has been the best bundesliga player he deserves a spot over Jamal Musial

I think haaland is actually a robot programmed by AI and his dad designed him

Vinicius is a super player

I think Vini and Mbappe are proving more than Haaland in important matches. They are carrying the team in crucial matches.

Bellingham one aged well after RMA won the UCL Final😮

La Masia players like Cubarsi and Lamine Yamal deserve to be on the list. From La masia there is a lot to choose because their also is obviously in midfield: Pedri, Gavi and Fermin Lopez. This list should be 10 players that will define the future and I would have added Cubarsi, Yamal, and replace Dollaruma with Pedri.

Love all 8 of these incredible players! The amount of young talent in football is mind blowing

Donnarumma has the worst possible ball handling I've ever seen in my life i can handle the ball better (im camavinga)

I would add Cole Palmer to the premier league list. He has done something for Chelsea this season that I don’t believe any other signing would have had the calibre to do. I just hope he stays consistent into the next season!

For me the players who will take the game to next level is 1 - Vinicius 2- mbappe 3- pedri 4- arda guler 5- florian wirtz 6 - Endrick

I hella luv & like these type of videos

Valverde should definitely be on here nonetheless it’s a wonderful and exquisite video

Mainoo is super special, this kid is the calmest on the ball at Manchester United and he’s 19. That’s fucking crazy.

Cold Palmer 🥶

Un bel video , fatto bene , complimenti e grazie per avere inserito Gigio Donnaruma ❤ forza italia

Foden is a underrated beast 🔥🔥🔥 just feel like he doesn’t get the praise he deserves

Its a very good list, but Bukayo Saka should be on there I think.

You just took some obvious names and didn't do much research

List of 8 isn't enough. 15 should have been more appropriate while including names like: Cole Palmer Bukayo Saka Raphael Leao Lamin Yamal Florian Wirtz Kobbie Maino

Cole Palmer deserves to be here. He carried a very dysfunctional Chelsea on his back almost single-handedly to play European football in the 24/25 season

These are more like established stars already. When we look at youth players still in their first or second season the list gets too big but they still have to prove their consistency. We still don't know if Lamine and Arda Guler are the real deal or if they're the next Ansu Fati.

Vini, Haaland, Foden, Mbappe, Leao, Rodrygo, Wirtz, Musiala, Valverde, Kvaradona, Osimhen, Saka, Bellingham, Olise, Balde, Davies, Frimpong, Lookman, Pedri, Nico, Camavinga, Doku,( Personally though) , Odegaard, Eze and runners up like kobbie, Palmer and Garna cause they've only had a few seasons but that does not change the fact that these few will be the future of the beautiful game❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

The future of football is in good hands

We all know Haaland and Mbappe are the face of the new era of football however we can't ignore the other players that will make their mark in the next decade. Vini Jr is in prime position to win the Ballon D'or this year after continuing to be the player he is after spending the first 3 years finding his feet at Real Madrid. His teammate Valverde is one of the best midfielder out there for Real Madrid and Uruguay and will inherit the #8 jersey for next season when Kroos retires. In Germany, Florian Wirtz is that guy for Bayer Leverkusen and will be a threat for the Ballon D'or for many years to come. England have world class players and those players for the new era are Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Kobbie Mainoo. In Spain, Pedri, Gavi and Lamine Yamal are the future of Barcelona and Spain with the dark horse Nico Williams right behind them. Arda Guler is still a teenager but shown quality for Madrid and Turkey. Here in our continent Africa, Brahim Diaz is the next heir to replace Salah as our best player in Africa since I can't think of another African player to lead the next generation of world class African players. I wish I could name more players like Kvicha, Endrick and Vitor Roque but it will require me to right a book about the next generation players to lead the new era of football.

Do a part 2 because there’s a few players that deserve to be up there: saka, wirtz, Pedri, Gavi, Odegaard I’m probably missing a few, but so are you (Did not mean to make that rhyme)

your comments are on point

NO ONE replicates or will replicate the feeling of watching Leo play, other than that, good.

Lamyn Yamal, Wirtz, Cubarsi, Endrick

It's crazy to see Rodrygo being a generation talent, already so accomplished being so young, and yet his successor will be hot on his heels in no time for the Brazil's squad: look it up for Estevão. He doesn't have the same hype as Endrick, but he's the best player that ever came from Palmeiras.

I was surfing the comments and i swr bc liked every single comment. Appreciate it champ.

I didn’t see odegard

Cole Palmer looks like he belongs on this list too

Great video, but honestly I can think of 10 young prospects above Gigi

Bruh this future Madrid team is going to be even more deadly than before, honestly, what a scary sight, especially given their “aura” in big competitions

The last one 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😊

VINI is the best player in the world but i think Endrick and Estavo willian will be the dominant talent of this gereration

Man those two German Attacking Mids are too special bro

Bellingham never played at cm this season he was a CF through and through.

Brahim Diaz, Lamine Yamal, Camavinga, Fede Valverde, don’t sleep on Alphonso Davies and Andriy Lunin, Arda Guler, Victor Osimhen, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia

Vini jr Mbappe Bellingham Halaand Rodrygo Musiala Foden Arda Guler (the Modric regent in the making) This era will be shaped by Madrid and city I think either musiala or Writz will join city at some point city will realize the best players in the world are playing fro madrid and with their purchasing power they will do the same

Donnaruma is a tough one as i feel he steps down a level in big games

All these new players, albeit great and as you said will define this generation have definitely shone a different light on just how insane Messi and CR7 were, 12 seasons of scoring over 50 goals and/or more than 80+ G/A is insane compared to the current numbers we are seeing of players who are now at the same age and are the current best.

Wirtz, Endrick, Yamal 3 must haves

Odegaard ain’t here? Damn

vini jr is fire !!

What about Bukayo Saka, Eduardo Camavinga, Declan Rice, Writz?

For me Foden, Mbappe and Vinicius are heads and shoulders above the others, Bellingham is good but i don't think he has that Technical brilliance or dribbling brilliance.

Matthijs de Ligt I believe deserves to be on this list, he IMO will be the Ramos/Maldini of this generation

Need some defenders on this list.

Donnarumma is gonna be the best goalkeeper in the world when Neuer retires. I still hope he'll transfer to England, Spain or back to Italy so we'll see him at the highest level again, exceptional talent.

Ordegard, mainoo, saliba,joao neves and Henrik

Federico Valverde deserves to be in this list.. he has 4 lungs for god sake.. you can see him everywhere on the ground and contributing to the team.. future Real Madrid captain🤍

Saka ødegard

Vini ❤️

I like the list, but I feel like Trent Alexander-Arnold has to be here. He has completed club football already, potentially the best passer/crosser of the ball in the world, and could retire right now as one of the greatest right backs ever. He has the opportunity to win plenty of trophies with Liverpool and England (if they can figure it out). The big question with him is will he become a midfielder. For England, I hope so, he wins MOTM every time he graces the midfield, and is too good to be sitting on a bench. He is a game changing player, and before his injury this past season he was one of the best players in the world. His big question mark is defense, but for those who actually watch him it isn't terrible like people claim it is and it also isn't detrimental to the team in the way people say it is. He changes every game he plays in, and part of the reason Liverpool didn't win the Premier League is that he was injured for considerable time. Whether he stays at right back or moves into the midfield, he still will impact the game like no one else.

I think Vini is a future great

Donaruma was a very good pick

Agree on all the list except Rodrygo. That should be Wirtz. He seriously has the capacity to be the next KDB.

Maestro Kimpembe

wirtz, gavi, pedri and araujo will get big too

Saks is also the future 😢

You should have made it 10 players. Valverde n odegaard

There was a time when a generation was defined by Barcelona players for a long time but now we have crisis

Call me a bias Arsenal fan but I think Odegaard is a shout

Holly shit real madrid got 4 in there squad not to mention tchouameni,cama, vede

The disrespect towards pedri, lamine yamal, cama, gavi, fede is unreal dude

COLD PALMER 🥶❄️🔵🔵🌴

Wirtz, Trent, Frimpong, Viktor

Everyone keeping quiet on Pablo Gavi

Lamine Yamal is gradually rising

Imagine not including Pedri or Wirtz

Swear saka win young player of the year last season

Cold Palmer coming soon. -dragged a mid table side to a european spot singlehandedly -only Kane, Mbappe and Haaland have more G/A than him in europe this season -if his team challenges for the title next season he could be up there

You may be correct in saying that the messi-ronaldo era is over but if messi were to win the copa America with Argentina this year don't be surprised if he wins another Ballon d'or (the ballon d'Or is basically Messi's personal property at this point). People will look for any reason to give messi the ballon d'Or and if he ends up winning it again, FIFA might as well change the name of the award to ballon du messi.

Mbappe is great. But those ligue 1 trophies mean nothing

Ronaldo Jr is almost there and Endrick

You mentioned Endrick but he should be on the list

Valverde, Wirtz and Pedri should be in this list instead of Donnaruma, Musiala and Haaland.

Where is Lamine Yamal

Alexander has sons already damn

My money is on oscar Bobb,watch out for him next season

If Foden is there feel BukayoSakaa should be there

Florian Wirtz is te goat, mark my words

Cole palmer is the future 🥶🗣️ taking a dying club from mid table to 6th in place

Ada Guller will be on this list a year from now.

Florian Wirtz