Gate Goal.com publishes its list of the 50 best young footballers in the world every year. Gavi is on the podium in this year’s rankings, along with two other Barcelona players.

Only players born after January 1, 2003 are considered for the award, so Pedri, for example, could not be considered. The Spaniard had taken fourth place in the previous edition, won by Ansu Fati. Fifth was then Jude Bellingham, who is young enough to also be included in the current standings. This year, the Borussia Dortmund player won the prize Goal.comand second place was taken by another Bundesliga representative, Bayer’s Florian Wirtz, who was even linked with Barcelona. Gavi closes the podium. Player Blaugrana He quickly built a position in the Catalan club and the Spanish national team. The 17-year-old is also one of the youngest players on the list.

Two other Barcelona players were also honoured. Barca B winger Ilias Akhomach finished 18th, ahead of former Catalan club Ilaix Moriba, who moved to Leipzig and is currently on loan at Valencia. The reserve left defender was ranked 35th Blaugranas Alejandro Balde, who has been recovering for a long time from an injury. Xavi Simons (27) and Yusuf Demir (13) complete the group of former Barcelona players. Although The pride of Catalonia abandoned the Austrian, his potential is still highly valued. The penultimate spot on the list was taken by 15-year-old Barcelona target Endrick, followed by Kacper Kozłowski just behind Akhomach.

top ten Goal.com Ranking:
1. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer)
3. Gavi (Barcelona)
4. Jamal Musiala (Bayern)
5. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)
6. Rayan Cherki (Lyon)
7. Devyne Rensch (Ajax)
8. Youssouf Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
9. Benjamin Sesko (Red Bull Salzburg)
10. Ricardo Pepi (Augsburg)