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These six young guns all turned heads at EURO 2024 and the Copa América and are now ready to take the new Champions League season by storm

WORDS Aaryan Parasnis
Issue 20

Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

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Florian Wirtz

Country: Germany

Age: 21

Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Scouting report

After a ruptured ACL halted his stellar rise two years ago, Wirtz picked up where he had left off. Precision shooting, passing, and silky dribbling helped Leverkusen to the Europa League final, a domestic double and a record 51-game unbeaten streak. He also struck twice at EURO 2024 and is poised to make his Champions League debut. 

Ricardo Pepi

Country: United States

Age: 21

Club: PSV Eindhoven

Scouting report

A lethal finisher in the box and technically sound when dropping deep to link play, Pepi enjoyed a free-scoring season for PSV, including his first Champions League goal, before getting his first taste of a major international tournament at the Copa América, playing in each of the United States’ three games.

Arda Güler

Country: Turkey

Age: 19

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Bouncing back from an injury-ridden start to his Madrid career, the Turkish playmaker began picking up steam towards the end of the 2023/24 campaign and showcased his tremendous technical ability with a goal against Georgia as well as two assists at EURO 2024 this summer. 

Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

Insight

Watch out

These six young guns all turned heads at EURO 2024 and the Copa América and are now ready to take the new Champions League season by storm

WORDS Aaryan Parasnis

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Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

Read the full story
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Florian Wirtz

Country: Germany

Age: 21

Club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Scouting report

After a ruptured ACL halted his stellar rise two years ago, Wirtz picked up where he had left off. Precision shooting, passing, and silky dribbling helped Leverkusen to the Europa League final, a domestic double and a record 51-game unbeaten streak. He also struck twice at EURO 2024 and is poised to make his Champions League debut. 

Ricardo Pepi

Country: United States

Age: 21

Club: PSV Eindhoven

Scouting report

A lethal finisher in the box and technically sound when dropping deep to link play, Pepi enjoyed a free-scoring season for PSV, including his first Champions League goal, before getting his first taste of a major international tournament at the Copa América, playing in each of the United States’ three games.

Arda Güler

Country: Turkey

Age: 19

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Bouncing back from an injury-ridden start to his Madrid career, the Turkish playmaker began picking up steam towards the end of the 2023/24 campaign and showcased his tremendous technical ability with a goal against Georgia as well as two assists at EURO 2024 this summer. 

Endrick

Country: Brazil

Age: 18

Club: Real Madrid CF

Scouting report

Tipped as one of his generation’s biggest talents, the Brazilian completed his long-awaited move to Madrid from Palmeiras this summer. The teenager appeared in all of the Seleção’s Copa América games and will be eager to display his close control and versatility across the front line in the famous white kit. 

João Neves

Country: Portugal

Age: 19

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Scouting report

With two seasons of Champions League football under the belt already, Neves got his first taste of the major international stage at EURO 2024, starting Portugal’s final group game against Georgia. Look out for the Benfica academy graduate’s tenacious pressing and ball-carrying ability in the new season. 

Lamine Yamal

Country: Spain

Age: 17

Club: FC Barcelona

Scouting report

The left-footed winger lifted the EURO 2024 trophy and the Young Player of the Tournament award a day after turning 17, crowning a remarkable summer where he became EURO’s youngest player and scorer and provided a tournament-leading four assists after an exceptional debut campaign at Barcelona. 

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