Fuelled by vast TV rights deals, aggressive globalisation strategies and overseas investments, the spending on football players reaches new heights each year. Resources in the market and the demand for top talent have sent prices sky high. Clubs place a premium on young talent that has the potential to improve on the pitch, and appreciate in value off it.

The Soccerex 20 Under 21 Report by Prime Time Sport provides a proven measure of the world’s top under 21 players, using The Football Value Index which takes into account a player’s age, position, current club, contract length, market value perception, international caps, minutes played, goals, injuries and technical quality from a variety of sources to arrive at a final valuation.

Kylian Mbappé leads the way as the world’s most valuable under 21 player for the second year in a row in our 2019 edition, whilst English players dominate overall. We hope you enjoy it!