Top 5 Golden Boy of 2024 You Shouldn't Miss

Posted by SAYAN MUKHERJEE on November 23rd, 2023

Football is generally a sport for young people. With age, experience grows but the work rate, speed, and on-field ability decrease. Probably that is why we have seen many players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and many more left European football for Saudi Arabia. The immense salary and wealth could be one of the reasons why they left but they were on the verge of retirement when they left. Hence in this article, we will talk about 5 Gen Z footballers whom you shouldn’t miss in 2024.

Jude Bellingham:

Jude Bellingham moved to Real Madrid from Dortmund in the summer of 2023. Since then he has become the best player for Los Blancos so far. He has scored 13 goals and 3 assists for the 14-time UEFA Champions League winner.

The 20-year-old English footballer recently won the Kopa Award and Golden Boy Award in 2023. He defeated promising players like Jamal Musiala, Gavi, and Lamine Yamal in the race. Jude arrived in Madrid with a big hype behind his name and seems he has already justified it.

Jamal Musiala:

The “Bombi” of Bayern Munich is undoubtedly one of the greatest attacking young midfielder in the world. Jamal is known for his attacking ability in the final third. He is more of a dribbler with incredible creative ability than a normal attacking midfielder. 

Jamal operates through the central channel just behind Harry Kane, the main striker of the team. Following the arrival of Harry Kane from Hotspur, Jamal’s role in scoring goals has minimized but his ability to assist has improved many folds.

Gavi:

However, Gavi is out from footballing activity till May 2024 but he is undoubtedly one of the most exciting youngsters to watch out for. Gavi has recently suffered an ACL injury and hence he is out for the season for the Blaugranas. 

Gavi is more of a box-to-box midfielder who is known for his aggressiveness and physicalness on the field. He is the first one to arrive when any player in Barcelona loses the ball. His work rate is unmatchable and hence he became the first choice option for Spain and Barcelona despite being so young.

Florian Wirtz:

The Bayer Leverkusen sniper is known for his dribbling and attacking ability on the right wing. The 20-year-old right-winger is being said the future of the German football team alongside Jamal Musiala. 

The current market value of Florian is €85 million but many big clubs like Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and FC Barcelona have set their eyes on the player. However, Florian is doing exceptionally well under coach Xabi Alonso.

Lamine Yamal:

The 16-year-old Spanish wonderkid is the future of FC Barcelona. Despite being so young, he became almost the first-choice right winger for FC Barcelona by replacing Raphinha whom Xavi purchased for €80 million in 2022.

Lamine is known for his dribbling ability, creativity, and pace. However, for the senior team, he hasn’t scored many goals but time and time he showed that he could be a serious threat to the opposition by providing assists to Lewandosky and Joao Felix.

The players are the future of football. However, there are many notable names that I couldn’t pick but if one of the above said footballers wins the Ballon d’Or in the future years, don’t be surprised. They are really special.