NextGen tier guideOpen guide
The editor’s definitions for the prospect tiers used across the Top 100.
- Blue ChipElite young talents with a clear path to the top level.
- Blue-Green ChipHigh-end prospects nearing the Blue Chip group.
- Green ChipStrong prospects whose next developmental step matters.
NextGen rankings
Top 100
Blue ChipNo. 1–4242 prospects
- 1Lamine Yamal, 19Barcelona · WView player card →Recommended next move
- 2João Neves, 21Paris Saint-Germain · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 3Pau Cubarsí, 19Barcelona · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 4Ayyoub Bouaddi, 18Lille · CMView player card →Recommended next moveMajor step up
- 5Désiré Doué, 21Paris Saint-Germain · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 6Luka Vušković, 19Brighton · CB
I know he just signed. But Vuskovic is ready for the big time. Any club in the world.
View player card →Recommended next moveMajor step up - 7Johan Manzambi, 20Aston Villa · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 8Eli Junior Kroupi, 20Bournemouth · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 9Max Dowman, 16Arsenal · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 10Warren Zaïre-Emery, 20Paris Saint-Germain · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 11Rayan, 20Bournemouth · RW / FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 12Yan Diomande, 19Real Madrid · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 13Kenan Yıldız, 21Juventus · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 14Lennart Karl, 18Bayern Munich · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 15Marc Bernal, 19Barcelona · DMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 16Christian Kofane, 20Bayer Leverkusen · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 17Dean Huijsen, 21Real Madrid · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 18Arda Güler, 21Real Madrid · AM10View player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 19Pio Esposito, 21Inter Milan · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 20Nico O'Reilly, 21Manchester City · LBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 21Kennet Eichhorn, 17Bayer Leverkusen · DMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 22Estêvão, 19Chelsea · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 23Nathan De Cat, 18TSG Hoffenheim · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 24Ethan Nwaneri, 19Arsenal · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 25João Simões, 19Sporting CP · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 26Christ Inao Oulaï, 20Fiorentina · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 27Jorrel Hato, 20Chelsea · CB / LBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 28Marco Palestra, 21Chelsea · RB / RWBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 29Lewis Hall, 21Newcastle United · LBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 30Myles Lewis-Skelly, 19Arsenal · LBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 31Endrick, 20Real Madrid · FView player card →Recommended next moveFresh start / change of environment
- 32Jon Martín, 20Real Sociedad · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 33Rio Ngumoha, 17Liverpool · AM10 / LWView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 34Josh Acheampong, 20Chelsea · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 35Jaydee Canvot, 20Crystal Palace · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 36Givairo Read, 20Feyenoord · RB
Read is a great prospect... a fun mix of Antonio Valencia & Denzel Dumfries. He's technical, powerful, and adaptable. Whoever pays up could be getting their RB for the next 10 years.
View player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up - 37Jérémy Jacquet, 21Liverpool · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 38Mike Penders, 21Chelsea · GK
Penders, not Lammens, is the 'Courtois-regen'. He's got the size and agility to be a presence on the biggest stages for the next decade. Like Thibaut, he shouldn't stay at Stamford Bridge to be the #2. Especially when it's Robert Sanchez, not Petr Cech he'd be learning from. If Alonso is willing to give him a crack at the role he should obviously stay. Otherwise, he should go on loan, like Courtois did for 3 seasons at Atleti.
View player card →Recommended next moveLoan - 39Álex Jiménez, 21Fiorentina · FBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 40Honest Ahanor, 18Atalanta · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 41Gavi, 22Barcelona · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 42Brian Madjo, 17Aston Villa · FView player card →Recommended next move
Blue-Green ChipNo. 43–10058 prospects
- 43Konstantinos Karetsas, 18Borussia Dortmund · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up
- 44Jorthy Mokio, 18Ajax · CB / DMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 45Francesco Camarda, 18AC Milan · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 46Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21Lille · CM / FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 47Wael Mohya, 17Borussia Mönchengladbach · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 48Matias SiltanenNo current club · CMView player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up
- 49Veljko MilosavlijevicNo current club · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 50Mohamed Kader Meïté, 18Al-Hilal · FView player card →Recommended next move
- 51Carlos EspiReal Madrid · CFView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 52Santiago Castro, 21Roma · FView player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up
- 53Jeff EkhatorJuventus · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 54Bazoumana Touré, 20Newcastle United · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 55Nico Paz, 21Como · AM10View player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 56Victor Froholdt, 20Porto · CMView player card →Recommended next move
- 57Antonio Nusa, 21RB Leipzig · AM10 / WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 58Chema Andrés, 21VfB Stuttgart · DMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 59Lucas Bergvall, 20Tottenham Hotspur · CM
Bervall is very talented. But minutes are going to be hard to come by under De Zerbi, and he may favor pastures new. A club Dortmund feels like an excellent fit.
View player card →Recommended next moveLateral move - 60Kerim Alajbegović, 18Juventus · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 61Said El Mala, 201. FC Köln · W
El Mala needs to keep playing. He's also good enough to play on a bigger stage. It's a shame he rejected Brentford -- they would have been ideal for his development and exposure. Dortmund is also a good move, and a good fit.
View player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up - 62Joane Gadou, 19Borussia Dortmund · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 63Ibrahim Maza, 20Bayer Leverkusen · AM10View player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 64Senny Mayulu, 20Paris Saint-Germain · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 65Jacobo Ramón, 21Como · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 66Leny Yoro, 20Manchester United · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 67Assan Ouédraogo, 20RB Leipzig · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 68Tom Bischof, 21Bayern Munich · FBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 69Lewis Miley, 20Newcastle United · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 70Aleksandar StankovicInter Milan · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 71Jobe Bellingham, 20Borussia Dortmund · CM / FView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 72Vitor Reis, 20Manchester City · CB
Reis reminds me of Varane. He just needs a few seasons to develop. I would heartily recommend a 2 year loan at Lens...
View player card →Recommended next moveLoan - 73Oskar Pietuszewski, 18Porto · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 74Rodri Mendoza, 21Atletico Madrid · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 75Dro Fernández, 18Paris Saint-Germain · AM10 / LWView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 76Franco Mastantuono, 19Fiorentina · AM10 / W
Mastantuono needs to gain form and confidence. Benfica/Porto are great fits.
View player card →Recommended next moveLoan - 77Robin Risser, 21Lens · GKView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 78Ian Subiabre, 19River Plate · W / F
Bring him to Europe. Subiabre plays with pace and aggression. When at his peak, he gives lefty Sergio Aguero flashbacks.
View player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up - 79Samuele Inácio, 18Borussia Dortmund · AM10 / W / FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 80Karim Coulibaly, 19Werder Bremen · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 81Ibrahim Mbaye, 18Paris Saint-Germain · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 82Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, 21Eintracht Frankfurt · AM10View player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 83Héctor Fort, 20Barcelona · RBView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 84Jack Hinshelwood, 21Brighton & Hove Albion · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 85Robinio Vaz, 19Roma · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 86Geovany Quenda, 19Chelsea · RWB / RWView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 87Kees Smit, 20AZ · CMView player card →Recommended next moveMajor step up
- 88Alex Freeman, 22Villarreal · CB / RB / RWView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 89Joshua King, 19Fulham · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 90Luca Williams-BarnettTottenham · AM10View player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 91Iván Fresneda, 21Sporting CP · RBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 92El Hadji Malick Diouf, 21Brentford · LB / LWBView player card →Recommended next moveMeasured step up
- 93Davide Bartesaghi, 20AC Milan · LB / LWBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 94Finn Jeltsch, 20VfB Stuttgart · CBView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 95Adam Daghim, 20TSG Hoffenheim · WView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 96Orri Óskarsson, 21Real Sociedad · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 97Mathys Tel, 21Tottenham Hotspur · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay—but needs minutes
- 98Semih Kılıçsoy, 21Beşiktaş · FView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 99Sean Steur, 18Newcastle United · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop
- 100Nicolo PisilliNo current club · CMView player card →Recommended next moveStay and develop