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Oct 30, 2018 05:52-04:00

Mbappe, Alli, Dembele: Who are the top 25 young footballers in Europe's elite leagues?

Who are the most decisive young players aged under 23 in Europe? Goal gives you the lowdown with our ranking in conjunction with Opta

Kylian Mbappe has never done things like the others. On Sunday, the 19-year-old showed that once again as he captured the spotlight at Stade Velodrome, where he won the match for Paris Saint-Germain.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted that he punished the forward by putting him on the bench for the start of the game against Marseille, but just three minutes after coming onto the field, he accelerated like lightning to open the scoring and tilt the match in PSG’s favour.

Since August, he has posted terrifying figures, already up to 10 goals in Ligue 1 this season. But where does he rank in comparison to other players under 23? Goal has taken a look at the most decisive young players – adding together goals and assists – in Europe’s five major leagues since August 2016.

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25Franck Kessie
22, Ivorian, AC Milan.
95 matches, 23 times decisive – 14 goals, 9 assists.

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24Allan Saint-Maximin
21, French, Nice.
86 matches, 23 times decisive – 10 goals, 13 assists.
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23Leon Bailey
21, Jamaican, Bayer Leverkusen.
65 games, 26 times decisive – 19 goals, 7 assists.

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22Kelechi Iheanacho
22, Nigerian, Leicester.
69 games, 27 times decisive – 17 goals, 10 assists
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21Patrick Cutrone
20, Italian, AC Milan
56 matches, 27 times decisive – 23 goals, 4 assists
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20Lorenzo Pellegrini
22, Italian, Roma.
81 matches, 28 times decisive – 12 goals, 16 assists.
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19Maxwel Cornet
22, Ivorian, Lyon.
102 games, 29 times decisive – 18 goals, 11 assists.
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18Christian Pulisic
20, American, Dortmund.
94 matches, 29 times decisive – 12 goals, 17 assists
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17Maxi Gomez
22, Uruguayan, Celta
47 games, 29 times decisive – 21 goals, 8 assists.
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16Pablo Fornals
22, Spanish, Villarreal
93 games, 30 times decisive – 13 goals, 17 assists
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15Jonathan Bamba
22, French, Lille
68 games, 30 times decisive – 18 goals, 12 assists.
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14Jean-Kevin Augustin
21, French, RB Leipzig
66 games, 30 times decisive – 20 goals, 10 assists.
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13Kai Havertz
19, German, Bayer Leverkusen
76 games, 31 times decisive – 14 goals, 17 assists.
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12Marco Asensio
22, Spanish, Real Madrid
105 matches, 34 times decisive – 22 goals, 12 assists.
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11Mikel Oyarzabal
21, Spanish, Real Sociedad
95 matches, 34 times decisive – 20 goals, 14 assists.
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10Julian Brandt
22, German, Bayer Leverkusen
92 matches, 34 times decisive – 18 goals, 16 assists.
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9Gabriel Jesus
21, Brazilian, Manchester City
65 games, 34 times decisive – 26 goals, 8 assists.
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8Francois Kamano
22, Guinean, Bordeaux
95 matches, 35 times decisive – 25 goals, 10 assists.
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7Malcom
21, Brazilian, Barcelona
84 matches, 35 times decisive – 21 goals, 14 assists.
6Marcus Rashford
20, English, Manchester United
115 games, 38 times decisive – 25 goals, 13 assists.
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5Ousmane Dembele
21, French, Barcelona
85 games, 48 times decisive – 19 goals, 29 assists.
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4Leroy Sane
22, German, Manchester City
97 matches, 53 times decisive – 25 goals, 28 assists.
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3Dele Alli
22, English, Tottenham
106 matches, 62 times decisive – 38 goals, 24 assists.
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2Timo Werner
22, German, RB Leipzig
88 matches, 62 times decisive – 46 goals, 16 assists.
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1Kylian Mbappe
19, French, PSG
100 games, 90 times decisive – 59 goals, 31 assists.