Sullivan, Diouf, Camarda, Mastantuono, Moore – Who might be the new Lamine Yamal?

If you’re bully enough, you’re aged enough, truthful they say.

Lamine Yamal was surely some arsenic he was named nan Young Player of nan Tournament arsenic he helped Spain triumph nan European Championship successful Germany past Sunday, becoming some nan youngest player, and nan youngest goalscorer successful nan competition’s history.

The Barcelona prodigy besides scored nan Goal of nan Tournament arsenic Spain hit France successful nan semi-final and was named successful UEFA’s Team of nan Tournament excessively aft laying connected a tourney precocious 4 assists, including nan opening extremity successful nan last against England.

Not bad for a lad who only turned 17 connected Saturday, but we’ve moved on, he’s already established arsenic a world icon now. Where are nan adjacent procreation of 14, 15 and 16-year-olds, I perceive you cry.

Read connected to find retired who has chosen to move their backmost connected agelong nights of drinking cider connected parkland benches successful favour of building nan foundations for a profession astatine nan very apical of world football, and, of course… retrieve nan name!

Cavan Sullivan – Philadelphia Union

On Wednesday nighttime a section boy came disconnected nan chair aft 85 minutes of Union’s 5-1 location triumph complete New England Revolution astatine Subaru Park.

But that’s not nan story. At nan property of 14 years and 293 days, Sullivan hit nan grounds for nan youngest MLS subordinate group by Freddy Adu erstwhile he played for DC United successful 2004 by 13 days.

The midfielder besides became nan youngest North American subordinate successful nan apical formation of immoderate squad sport.

He’s contracted to subordinate Man City erstwhile he turns 18, though mightiness extremity up astatine a City Group nine connected nan continent – Girona, perhaps? – erstwhile he turns 16. Whether Pep Guardiola is still location to oversee his development, who knows, but he should beryllium rather immoderate subordinate moreover earlier he arrives successful Manchester.

Though he is eligible to correspond Germany done his mother, pinch nan World Cup successful nan US successful 2026, don’t beryllium amazed to spot nan hype scope fever transportation successful 2 years clip if Sullivan continues to blossom.

Welcome to nan show, Cavan Sullivan. ✨

The 14-year-old becomes nan youngest subordinate to debut successful MLS history. pic.twitter.com/qbgjh4QRns

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 18, 2024

Francesco Camarda – AC Milan

Taking immoderate benignant of grounds disconnected Paolo Maldini astatine AC Milan is worthy of attention, and location is plentifulness of that connected this young striker already.

Camarda became Milan’s youngest ever player, and nan youngest to play successful Serie A, erstwhile he came disconnected nan chair against Fiorentina successful November, aged 15 years and 260 days old.

The six-footer began life successful nan Milan academy arsenic a defender but aft many times dribbling information everyone and scoring, he was moved up front, scoring an astonishing 485 goals successful conscionable 89 matches for nan younker sides and scoring doubly connected his under-19s debut successful a friendly, aged conscionable 14.

He was Player of nan Tournament and scored 4 goals arsenic Italy won nan European under-17 Championship this summertime and is nan only 2008-born subordinate successful nan under-19 Championship, wherever Italy look hosts Northern Ireland connected Thursday night.

🚨🔴⚫️ Italian talent Francesco Camarda signs caller woody astatine AC Milan today, done and sealed.

2008 calved striker received respective proposals from overseas but determination has ever been clear: enactment astatine AC Milan.

🇮🇹 New statement will beryllium valid until June 2027. pic.twitter.com/gBGa0EBY4I

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 7, 2024

Mikey Moore – Tottenham

The tricky wide-man has been playing for Spurs under-21s since nan property of 15 and helped nan under-17s and under-18s triumph Premier League cups.

Moore signed schoolboy position past summertime which will spot his statement go a pro woody erstwhile he turns 17 successful August and came disconnected nan chair against Man City successful May to go Tottenham’s youngest ever Premier League subordinate aged 16 years and 277 days.

Moore scored 4 goals successful 3 games against France, Portugal and Spain astatine this summer’s under-17 European Championship and netted his maiden first-team extremity connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic Spurs won their opening pre-season crippled astatine Hearts.

Ange Postecoglou intelligibly rates nan youngster truthful it whitethorn beryllium he is kept astir to create alternatively than being sent connected loan.

16 year-old Mikey Moore bagged his first extremity for Tottenham’s elder squad coming successful a pre-season friends vs Hearts… Lucas Bergvall provided nan assistance for it excessively 😍🤝🏽

I can’t lie… Tottenham’s early is looking very bright. You emotion to spot it. 😮‍💨

pic.twitter.com/yEAPn1qzIH

— Rising Ballers (@RisingBallers_) July 17, 2024

Franco Mastantuono – River Plate

The puerility tennis prodigy took a while to lukewarm to shot but nan Argentinian dribbling wizard has already made his mark.

The attacking midfielder – who doesn’t move 17 until August – became nan youngest goalscorer successful nan history of River erstwhile he netted successful nan Argentinian Cup triumph complete Excursionistas connected February 8 and besides netted successful nan Copa Libertadores triumph complete Libertad successful April.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Man United are said to beryllium keen to whisk him disconnected nan accumulation line, which has developed nan likes of Enzo Fernandez and Julian Alvarez successful caller years.

Franco Mastantuono vs Barracas Central (Real Madrid Target)

(RW/AM) – 16 years aged pic.twitter.com/maFBIlCRRo

— 🌘 (@_99archive) June 28, 2024

Amara Diouf – Generation Foot (Metz from 2026)

The left-sided guardant collapsed Victor Osimhen’s grounds for nan astir goals astatine an under-17 AFCON successful 2023 and instantly was handed an world debut successful August 2023, astatine nan property of 15 years and 94 days.

Diouf only turned 16 successful June and is astatine nan aforesaid Generation Foot academy successful Dakar which produced Sadio Mane, and conscionable for illustration nan erstwhile Liverpool and Bayern Munich man, he will subordinate Metz successful France erstwhile he comes of property successful 2026, nan Ligue 1 broadside beating disconnected title from each nan continent’s apical sides to seal nan deal.

Amara Diouf became nan youngest ever to play for Senegal — calved successful 2008, 15 years and 94 days. ✨🇸🇳

A LW from Generation Foot academy that produced Sadio Mané.

He’s joining Metz, woody already agreed for nan future. 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/HuFu4x3CSA

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 10, 2023