Ahead of the Game: Identify Child Football Prodigies here

Anssumane Fati, 16, starting for Barca against Valencia tonight.

And scores after two minutes.

Too old, at 19, to be a proper prodigy but Alf Inge Haaland’s son Erling has just scored a hat trick in the first half of his CL debut - taking his total for the season to 17 goals in 9 games.

some 16 year old scored the winner at the valley for brum the other day but it was a tap-in cos we forgot how to defend so prodigy status is on hold idk

Tap in's still - literally - miles away from kicking a ball into a skip from quite far away. Supposed prodigy cancelled.

Ya ex-Spurs boy and English player Madueke (17) bagged another two goals for PSV today.

Musah (17-y-o, ex-Arsenal) has just scored his first goal for Valencia too.

^^^and accepted a call-up from the US apparently

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10116025/Arsenal-sign-FIVE-YEAR-OLD-nursery-dubbed-little-Messi.html

In April 2020, it was reported that Feruz had given up football to set up a company selling designer caps.

Tempted to wiki every single prodigy mentioned in this thread, but could be a long and depressing task.

Alphonso Davies has to be the most successful at this point, I would guess?

Dele Alli will come good mark my words

Gaga from Chicago has been attracting attention. He played well as starter for a shitty team the last third of the season or so. My friend's little brother is super tight with him, says it's been a wild ride for the dude.

https://www.90min.com/posts/gabriel-slonina-attracting-interest-serie-a-bundesliga-la-liga-transfers

Lamine Yamal crowned becoming the youngest men’s player in Spain’s history by scoring in his country’s 7-1 win against Georgia.

Yamal, aged 16 years and 57 days, came on as a first-half substitute in the Group A Euro 2024 qualifier, to break the record set by Gavi in 2021 when the Barcelona star was aged 17 years and 62 days.

some 16 year old scored the winner at the valley for brum the other day but it was a tap-in cos we forgot how to defend so prodigy status is on hold idk

― imago, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:52 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Tap in's still - literally - miles away from kicking a ball into a skip from quite far away. Supposed prodigy cancelled.

― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:55 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink

jude bellingham fyi

sharivari getting erling haaland in just before I said that besting me yet again, curses etc

Everton have agreed to sign 15-year-old Bradford City midfielder George Green in a deal that could eventually rise to £2 million.

Talks took place on Saturday, according to the Telegraph and Argus newspaper in Bradford, and a deal has been agreed that will see Everton pay almost £300,000 upfront plus bonuses based on appearances, new contracts and international appearances. A sell-on clause will also be included.

Bradford head of football development Archie Christie said Green, who has also attracted interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers, has the potential to be a leading star.

"This is one of the highest deals ever for a 15-year-old from a League Two club, but George is the best I've seen in his position at his age," he said. "He could become another Wayne Rooney or Paul Gascoigne."

Currently playing for Thackley in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.

I didn't mean to single that guy out but that one jumped out at me. Frankly, most of these guys went on to have totally mediocre and occasionally disastrous careers. Which I find somewhat depressing tbh.

THIS talented Irish player is set to take the football world by storm — after signing for Barcelona FC.

Zak Gilsenan, nine, from Castleknock, Dublin, has been snapped up by the Spanish giants after wowing scouts when he scored SEVEN goals in a trial.

Now 20 and playing for Blackburn Rovers, he hasn't actually played a league game for any team yet but I notice he played one game for the Ireland under-21 team this year - and scored! Fingers crossed we don't have another George Green on our hands.

come on ye poison green

i think the vast majority who show class at a young sge are destined to not need to find either the work ethic or professionalism or ego management traits or whatever might support them through the slow emergence into consistent first team talents

most hyped 19 year olds seem to lose their way ffs, let alone tadpoles as featured itt

Is this where we talk about Baby Gronk?

Baby Gronkjaer lol