Mbappe, Alli, Dembele: The top 25 young footballers in Europe

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.

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

#24  Allan Saint-Maximin   21, French, Nice.86 matches, 23 times decisive – 10 goals, 13 assists.

#23  Leon Bailey   21, Jamaican, Bayer Leverkusen.65 games, 26 times decisive – 19 goals, 7 assists.

#22  Kelechi Iheanacho   22, Nigerian, Leicester.69 games, 27 times decisive – 17 goals, 10 assists

#21  Patrick Cutrone    20, Italian, AC Milan56 matches, 27 times decisive – 23 goals, 4 assists

#20  Lorenzo Pellegrini   22, Italian, Roma.81 matches, 28 times decisive – 12 goals, 16 assists.

#19  Maxwel Cornet   22, Ivorian, Lyon.102 games, 29 times decisive – 18 goals, 11 assists.

#18  Christian Pulisic   20, American, Dortmund.94 matches, 29 times decisive – 12 goals, 17 assists

#17  Maxi Gomez   22, Uruguayan, Celta47 games, 29 times decisive – 21 goals, 8 assists.

#16  Pablo Fornals   22, Spanish, Villarreal93 games, 30 times decisive – 13 goals, 17 assists

#15  Jonathan Bamba   22, French, Lille68 games, 30 times decisive – 18 goals, 12 assists.

#14  Jean-Kevin Augustin   21, French, RB Leipzig66 games, 30 times decisive – 20 goals, 10 assists.

#13  Kai Havertz   19, German, Bayer Leverkusen76 games, 31 times decisive – 14 goals, 17 assists.

#12  Marco Asensio   22, Spanish, Real Madrid105 matches, 34 times decisive – 22 goals, 12 assists.

#11  Mikel Oyarzabal   21, Spanish, Real Sociedad95 matches, 34 times decisive – 20 goals, 14 assists.

#10  Julian Brandt    22, German, Bayer Leverkusen92 matches, 34 times decisive – 18 goals, 16 assists.

#9  Gabriel Jesus   21, Brazilian, Manchester City65 games, 34 times decisive – 26 goals, 8 assists.

#8  Francois Kamano   22, Guinean, Bordeaux95 matches, 35 times decisive – 25 goals, 10 assists.

#7  Malcom    21, Brazilian, Barcelona84 matches, 35 times decisive – 21 goals, 14 assists.

#6  Marcus Rashford   20, English, Manchester United115 games, 38 times decisive – 25 goals, 13 assists.

#5  Ousmane Dembele   21, French, Barcelona85 games, 48 times decisive – 19 goals, 29 assists.

#4  Leroy Sane   22, German, Manchester City97 matches, 53 times decisive – 25 goals, 28 assists.

#3  Dele Alli    22, English, Tottenham106 matches, 62 times decisive – 38 goals, 24 assists.

#2  Timo Werner   22, German, RB Leipzig88 matches, 62 times decisive – 46 goals, 16 assists.

#1  Kylian Mbappe  19, French, PSG100 games, 90 times decisive – 59 goals, 31 assists.