Borussia Dortmund
·22 March 2022
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·22 March 2022
The NXGN lists were launched by GOAL in 2016 in order to identify the best young talents in world football. BVB player Jude Bellingham tops the men's ranking list this year. In Youssoufa Moukoko, the Black & Yellows have another representative in eighth place.
The NXGN list is compiled by GOAL's global network of journalists across 37 different countries, with hundreds of football experts determining the final list of talented teenagers.
Previous male winners of the award include Ansu Fati, Justin Kluivert, Rodrygo, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Youri Tielemans and former Black & Yellow Jadon Sancho. In Jude Bellingham, another Borussia Dortmund player has now joined this list.
The players had to be born on or after 1 January 2003 in order to be eligible for this year's NXGN list, although the majority of the players were under 18 years of age.