Since the turn of the year – and decade – I have been keeping tabs on young players in Europe’s top five leagues and the Championship. While researching their journeys into senior football, I have also identified perhaps the most interesting teams to follow for any youth development lovers. Below is a pick of them.
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Young stars of 2020
The new year is only two and a half weeks old. But there are young players who are already making an impact which suggests they will all be worth keeping an eye on throughout 2020. Let’s take a look at TEN of them, aged 23 or under.
How It All Began: Eduardo Camavinga
The player had already lived in Fougères – a town of around 20 thousands inhabitants in Brittany, northwestern France – for around two years having arrived in Europe with his family from Angola, where Eduardo was born.
“Proper” Academy Products
These are the names of as many as seven players who have indeed broken through into Chelsea FC’s senior squad, but they have all done so having first joined the club’s academy as early as at under-8 age category.
BREAKTHROUGH 