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Bukayo Saka, Ansu Fati, others listed in UEFA’s ’50 for the Future’

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Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Barcelona’s Ansu Fati and 48 other young footballers have been listed by UEFA as youngsters expected to become household names by this time in 2021.

The official website of UEFA which published the list on Thursday had Saka as the only player of Nigerian-British descent worthy of selection in the prestigious list.

UEFA said its correspondents picked out 50 of the best young talents who could be big news in 2020.

Saka is also eligible to play for the Nigeria national team. He earned the recognition as a result of his brilliant performances for Arsenal in this season’s Premier League and Europa League.

The other Premier League starlets that made the list include Ansu Fati (Barcelona), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Reece James (Chelsea), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) and Troy Parrott (Tottenham).

On Saka, UEFA wrote:

“In September, at 18 years and 14 days old, winger Saka became Arsenal’s youngest European scorer since Aaron Ramsey in 2008.”

“A Hale End Academy graduate, Saka made his first team debut against Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League on November 29, 2018, becoming the 15th youngest player to debut for Arsenal aged 17 years, 2 months and 24 days.

“A winger by trade, the versatile Saka has been deployed at left-back in his last five matches for Arsenal in the Premier League, including Wednesday’s win against Manchester United.”

On Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati, UEFA wrote:

“Became the youngest ever UEFA Champions League goalscorer, aged 17 years 40 days, when Barcelona beat Inter 2-1 in December; already capped by Spain U21s.”

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See full list:

  1. Yacine Adli (FRA, 19 – Bordeaux)
  2. Blendi Baftiu (KOS, 21 – Ballkani)
  3. Alessandro Bastoni (ITA, 20 – Inter)
  4. Myron Boadu (NED, 18 – AZ)
  5. Domagoj Bradarić (CRO, 20 – LOSC Lille)
  6. Eduardo Camavinga (FRA, 17 – Rennes)
  7. Rayan Cherki (FRA, 16 – Lyon)
  8. Jonathan David (CAN, 19 – Gent)
  9. Zuriko Davitashvili (GEO, 18 – Rubin Kazan)
  10. Dodô (BRA, 21 – Shakhtar Donetsk)
  11. Odsonne Édouard (FRA, 21 – Celtic)
  12. Dimitris Emmanouilidis (GRE, 19 – Panathinaikos)
  13. Fábio Silva (POR, 17 – Porto)
  14. Ansu Fati (ESP, 17 – Barcelona)
  15. Florentino Luís (POR, 20 – Benfica)
  16. Bryan Gil (ESP, 18 – Sevilla)
  17. Mason Greenwood (ENG, 18 – Manchester United)
  18. Reece James (ENG, 20 – Chelsea)
  19. Boubacar Kamara (FRA, 20 – Marseille)
  20. Lee Kang-in (KOR, 18 – Valencia)
  21. Michał Karbownik (POL, 18 – Legia)
  22. Vadim Karpov (RUS, 17 – CSKA Moskva)
  23. Sékou Koïta (MLI, 20 – Salzburg)
  24. Jules Koundé (FRA, 21 – Sevilla)
  25. Dejan Kulusevski (SWE, 19 – Atalanta)
  26. Diego Lainez (MEX, 19 – Betis)
  27. Noa Lang (NED, 20 – Ajax)
  28. Bogdan Lednev (UKR, 21 – Dynamo Kyiv)
  29. Dennis Man (ROU, 21 – FCSB)
  30. Gabriel Martinelli (BRA, 18 – Arsenal)
  31. Nikola Moro (CRO, 21 – Dinamo Zagreb)
  32. Rafael Leão (POR, 20 – AC Milan)
  33. Troy Parrott (IRL, 17, Tottenham)
  34. Strahinja Pavlović (SRB, 18 – Partizan)
  35. Panagiotis Retsos (GRE, 21 – Leverkusen)
  36. Bukayo Saka (ENG, 18 – Arsenal)
  37. Oihan Sancet (ESP, 19 – Athletic Club)
  38. Arnór Sigurdsson (ISL, 20 – CSKA Moskva)
  39. Boubakary Soumaré (FRA, 20 – LOSC Lille)
  40. Calvin Stengs (NED, 21 – AZ)
  41. Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov (RUS, 20 – Krasnodar)
  42. Dominik Szoboszlai (HUN, 19 – Salzburg)
  43. Tomás Tavares (POR, 18 – Benfica)
  44. Tetê (BRA, 19 – Shakhtar Donetsk)
  45. Tomás Esteves (POR, 17 – Porto)
  46. Francisco Trincão (POR, 20 – Braga)
  47. Maarten Vandevoordt (BEL, 17 – Genk)
  48. Zinho Vanheusden (BEL, 20 – Standard)
  49. Yari Verschaeren (BEL, 18 – Anderlecht)
  50. Dušan Vlahović (SRB, 19 – Fiorentina)
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