With regard to the ‘future of football’ in 2018, the European Union Football Association (UEFA) has identified fifty rising stars. What transpired with them is as follows.
In 2018, a group of reporters from all over Europe who work for UEFA selected some of the players who were on the rise during the 2017–18 season.
These players have gone on to become household names, winning the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or while also earning themselves high-dollar transfers. Some of the players who were supported have become household names.
Others, on the other hand, have not been able to achieve the heights that were anticipated for them.
And now, after nearly seven years have passed, what happened to them? An examination of the players who were included on the list was carried out by SPORTbible.
There were fifty young players who were considered to be the “future of football” in the year 2018.
A member of Leeds United, Ethan Ampadu
Al Ittihad is represented by Houssem Aouar.
On behalf of Holstein Kiel, Jan-Fiete Arp
Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga is currently playing for Bournemouth on loan.
The Aston Villa player Leon Bailey
After establishing himself as a player in Germany’s Bundesliga, Bailey was able to secure a significant transfer to the Premier League with Aston Villa.
The Inter Milan player Nicolo Barella
Barella, who was compared to Marco Verratti in the initial report, is a figure that holds a tremendous amount of importance in the Inter Milan organisational structure.
Fulham’s Sander Berge is out.
Fedor Chalov, who is a PAOK
The Liverpool player Federico Chiesa
Chiesa was a standout at Euro 2020, and he was the driving force behind Italy’s victory over England. On the other hand, despite signing contracts with clubs such as Juventus and Liverpool, his career has come to a standstill.
This is Varazdin, Ante Coric.
According to Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona
Before securing a significant transfer to Barcelona, De Jong established himself as a player at Ajax, where he was referred to as “the next Johan Cruyff.”
A member of Manchester United, Matthijs de Ligt
As was the case with De Jong, De Ligt rose through the ranks at Ajax and was a member of the same first-team where his fellow countryman was also playing. He has previously played for both Bayern Munich and Juventus. During the summer of 2017, the 25-year-old player signed with Manchester United.
The name Emmanuel Bonaventure – Blackburn Rovers, owned by Dennis
An AGF named Mikkel Duelund
A member of Manchester City, Phil Foden
Foden is now a regular team member for both the club and the country. In addition to his stellar performance during Man City’s treble-winning season, he had a productive season in the 2023–24 season, during which he scored an impressive 27 goals for the Blues across all competitions together.
A member of York United, Martin Graiciar
The career of the Czech forward has not worked out quite as many people had anticipated it would. During his time away from Fiorentina, he participated in loan stints before he signed with York United, a team that plays in the Canadian Premier League.
Located in Marseille, Amine Gouiri
The Feyenoord player David Hancko
Located in Marseille, Amine Harit
This is Ivan Ignatyev, JS Kabylie.
The AC Milan player Luka Jovic
In the case of Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, Kirill Kirilenko
Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert is my name.
In his career, he is having the best season in terms of goal scoring, and he is finally beginning to realise his full potential.
He is a member of the San Diego FC team.
It is Malcom, Al Hilal.
Known as Parma, Dennis Man
In the case of Al Hilal, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
It is David Neres of Napoli.
The Chelsea player Pedro Neto
Inter Milan’s Benjamin Pavard is known as
The Manchester City player Rodri
Man City’s star player and the focal point of Pep Guardiola’s squad. Along with winning the 2024 Ballon d’Or, he was instrumental in the club’s success in the Champions League. It was determined in September of last year that he would not be able to participate in the 2024–2025 season.
It is Abel Ruiz, Braga.
One of the Galatasaray’s Roland Sallai
Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho is currently playing for Chelsea on loan.
Despite his impressive performance at Borussia Dortmund, Sancho has not been able to advance in his career. Following his move to Manchester United for a fee of £73 million, he was unable to bring the same level of success he had in Germany to the Premier League.
Lens, owned by Malang Sarr
The Fulham player Ryan Sessegnon
Kiev’s Dynamo, Volodymyr Shepelev in charge
The Fenerbahce player Milan Skriniar
With Tottenham, Manor Solomon is currently on loan at Leeds.
The AS Roma player Mile Svilar
A Bayer Leverkusen player named Martin Terrier
The Arsenal player Kieran Tierney
– Galatasaray, played by Lucas Torreira
Located in Barcelona, Ferran Torres
After making a name for himself in Spain, Torres moved to Manchester City from Valencia. In the summer of 2021, he signed a contract with Barca, which allowed him to return to Spain.
Girona, the home of Viktor Tsyhankov
Besiktas were led by Felix Uduokhai.
Dayot Upamecano is a fan of Bayern Munich.
UEFA wrote, “Expect big things,” in their statement. Upamecano made a switch in his allegiances across the Bundesliga when he moved from Red Bull Leipzig to Bayern.
Located in New York City, Hannes Wolf
He is the Olympiacos’ Yusuf Yazici.
With Spezia, Szymon Zurkowski is currently on loan at Empoli.
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