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Best young football players (21 and under) (2026)

According to GolVote fans, Lamine Yamal is number one with a rating of 1579, ahead of Désiré Doué and Pau Cubarsí. The order is decided by head-to-head fan votes and changes live with every vote.

Best young football players (21 and under): a live ranking decided by football fans' head-to-head votes. Updated with every vote. Updated: .

Who is better?

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Lamine Yamal: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Désiré Doué: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. 1Lamine YamalLamine Yamal🇪🇸 Spain · Forward1579
  2. 2Désiré DouéDésiré Doué🇫🇷 France · Forward1498
  3. 3Pau CubarsíPau Cubarsí🇪🇸 Spain · Defender1492
  4. 4Αrda GülerΑrda Güler🇹🇷 Turkey · Midfielder1462
  5. 5Kenan YıldızKenan Yıldız🇹🇷 Turkey · Midfielder1447
  6. 6Dean HuijsenDean Huijsen🇪🇸 Spain · Defender1444
  7. 7Yan DiomandeYan Diomande🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Forward1441
  8. 8Lucas BergvallLucas Bergvall🇸🇪 Sweden · Forward1438
  9. 9Ethan NwaneriEthan Nwaneri🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1438
  10. 10Franco MastantuonoFranco Mastantuono🇦🇷 Argentina · Forward1438
  11. 11Ayyoub BouaddiAyyoub Bouaddi🇲🇦 Morocco · Midfielder1438
  12. 12Ibrahim MbayeIbrahim Mbaye🇸🇳 Senegal · Forward1438
  13. 13Kerim AlajbegovićKerim Alajbegović🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Forward1438
  14. 14Antonio NusaAntonio Nusa🇳🇴 Norway · Forward1438
  15. 15Jorrel HatoJorrel Hato🇳🇱 Netherlands · Defender1435
  16. 16Luka VuškovićLuka Vušković🇭🇷 Croatia · Defender1435
  17. 17Johan BellinghamJohan Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1435
  18. 18Marc Guiu PazMarc Guiu Paz🇪🇸 Spain · Forward1432

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