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NXGN 2026: Top 25 teenage talents in women's football

The annual NXGN lists are back for 2026, as GOAL ranks the world's top teenage talents in men's and women's football, crowning winners that will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal, Lena Oberdorf and Linda Caicedo in being recognised as the best young footballers on the planet.

10 years of NXGN: Where are 2021's best women's wonderkids now?

GOAL selected the 10 best talents in women’s football born on or after January 1, 2002 – but where are they now?

My biggest dream is to play in Europe – NXGN goal-machine Gonzalez

The Atlas striker has established herself as one of the most prolific scorers in Mexico after making her Liga MX Femenil debut aged 15

NXGN 2021: The best wonderkids in women's football

Goal counts down the top talents born on or after January 1, 2002 from all around the world

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
5	Tel One FC	34	14	12	8	40	26	14	54	L D D W W
6	FC Platinum	34	10	19	5	28	20	8	49	D D D L D
7	Herentals FC	34	12	12	10	27	25	2	48	W D L L D
8	ZPC Kariba	34	9	17	8	29	26	3	44	L D D D W
9	CAPS United	34	11	10	13	26	28	-2	43	W D D W W

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