Top 20 Young Footballers to Watch in 2008

Shoot! Wrong link, sorry.

http://brazil.worldcupblog.org/road-to-africa-2010/double-trouble-says-fifa.html

personally i think leandro lima of porto will be quite a player. i know that he doesn’t play in europe, but kerlon…sublime. Infact, i will give you a few players from the brazilian league you need to look out for:
Kerlon, attacking midfielder, cruzeiro, brazil, 19
Marcelo Moreno, foward, cruzeiro, bolivia, 19
Thiago Silva, defence, fluminense, brazil, 22
Thiago Neves, attacking midfielder, fluminse, brazil, 22
Renato Augusto, attacking midfielder, flamengo, brazil, 19
sidnei, defender, internacional, brazil, 18

oh, and i almost forgot:
lulinha, attacking midfielder, 17, corinthains

I think from the french squad, we have:
Nasri from Marseille, amazing young player.

Hatem Ben arfa, Lyon, same age and teamate of Benzema.

Both are in the French National team and amazing players

Posted from  Canada

im really good at kicking the ball in the neyt

Posted from  United Kingdom

liam collins from newry northrn ireland is a real hot player!! must be watchd, big teams are bound to sign him!

Posted from  United Kingdom

yeah ive heard of liam collins.. when is a big club gonna snap him up!!

Posted from  United Kingdom

Albertazzi (16) should become the next nesta-cannavaro in the heart of the italian defence , he is currently owned by milan and bologna . Another milan youngster that should be in the list is alberto paloschi . Not to mention villareal’s Guiseppe Rossi .

Posted from  Canada

Great list have to say it will be aguero or pato’s year both got the potential 2 be great…probaly would have had anderson babel and renato agustuo on the list

Posted from  United Kingdom

Memo Ochoa. Well, he is 22, so he’s not very young, but… he is still an amazing player to watch out for. I suppose, though (as another poster has said about others) that he is one of the more high profile players, so he might not be on this particular list.

Check out his interview from the FIFA website here – http://fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=675512.html.

I am still cheering for France, but in the mean time…
Viva Mexico!

Posted from  United States

wheres anderson from united

Posted from  Australia

i think also eduardo ratinho should be on the list
plays for corinthians in brazil, great prospect

Posted from  United Kingdom

Alexandre Pato is lighting up Serie A upon his arrival and doesnt look like he’ll cool down for another 15 years or so. Sergio Aguero, Bojan Krkic, Giovanni Dos Santos and Giuseppe Rossi are playing splendid football over in Spain and look like future stars in the making. Jozy Altidore would be wise to get out of the MLS as soon as possible. He has the pedigree and ability to be a fine European footballer and make us Americans finally take notice to a homegrown talent who plays “soccer”.

Gareth Bale, Micah Richards, Christiano Ronaldo, Agbonlahor, Aaron Lennon

What about Anderson? Already broken into Manchester United first team. So skillful, can unlock teams with his passing range as well as his frightening pace. His physical game is also top class after the performance against Arsenal showed that. Best player in the world by the world cup in 2010!

there still many good players that you forgot to include among the players to be watch out for in 2008. These players are {BALOTELI> INTER MILAN,MICAL RICHARDS> MANCHESTER CITY, DIEGO> WEDER BREMEN, KALOU MANCHESTER UNITED.

Posted from  Rwanda

David Capel, 19 years old, Sevilla.

Anderson (ManUtd)is best young player in the world.

Posted from  Mongolia

Adedoyin wrote: there still many good players that you forgot to include among the players to be watch out for in 2008. These players are {BALOTELI> INTER MILAN,MICAL RICHARDS> MANCHESTER CITY, DIEGO> WEDER BREMEN, KALOU MANCHESTER UNITED.

Kalou is playing for Chelsea. And Diego isn’t too young.

Posted from  Mongolia

what about ched evans for man city and daniel sturridge

Posted from  United States

i know ‘ll be onw of the most successful managers in the world in this next few years, i’m from spain and i must say that i’ve enjoy reading this list and my opinion is:

you have forgot GOURCOUFF is the next zidane.

i agree with the following football players:

-aguero,banega,benzema,breno,denilson,macauley,dos santos,BOJAN,kroos,leiva,lulinha,pato,pique,rakitic,taarabt,vela,walcott,KERLON amazingnasri,ben arfa, rossi,micah richards, BALE nice player, lennon, anderson, Capel i dont get on well with him but his a really good players.

the others you’ve said are nice players but they must show it in a stronger way and if its pssible in europe.

yas wee newry creeps..
liam collins,lol…
theo walcott is overrated big time!! just because he was at the world cup WATCHING THE WHOLE THING like thousands of other English he is on these lists…
Saivet of Bordeox (i think u spell it) and Augusto of Flamengo (the next rivaldo/kaka)

Posted from  United Kingdom

How about Jeremy Menez? Seems to be a highlight machine, fantastic skill on the ball.

Posted from  Australia

Where are all the italians?.. Balotelli..Giovinco..Palladino..Aquafresca..etc..
they are all tipped to be greats..
Fran Marida?..he’s ok..

Posted from  Maldives

victor sosa is a class act! also christopher scorch. if anyone has any other young footballers to tell me about then put them on here thanks