REVEALED: Yamal is the BEST wonderkid in football, according to a new report

Lamine Yamal is the most promising wonderkid in the world, according to a new report.

The annual NXGN list - which is compiled by a global network of youth football experts - has returned for it's 2024 edition, ranking the best teenage talents across the globe.

For this year, youngsters must have been born after January 1, 2005, meaning they are 19 or younger.

Previous winners of the gong include the likes of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Jadon Sancho, with this year's list ranking the top 50 youngsters worldwide.

Barcelona and Spain prodigy Yamal tops the list despite being just 16. The winger, who made his debut for the Catalan giants last season aged 15, has gone onto shine for Xavi's side during this campaign.

So impressive has his form been that Yamal was called up to the Spain squad in September 2023, before he scored on his debut against Georgia.

This meant the 16-year-old became the youngest player to ever feature and score for La Roja.

Brazilian attacker Endrick was dubbed the second best wonderkid in the world, with the 17-year-old continuing to shine for Palmeiras ahead of his £52million move to Real Madrid in the summer.

PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery, Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel, and Real Madrid attacking midfielder Arda Guler made up the top five, with Zaire-Emery and Guler expected to shine at Euro 2024 for France and Turkey respectively.

Vitor Roque, who moved to Barcelona in January from Atletico Paranaense for an initial £30m was sixth, with the Brazilian forward compared to his fellow countryman Ronaldo.

Behind Roque is the only Englishman to make up the top 10, with Kobbie Mainoo having shone for Manchester United over recent months.

Mainoo's stunning form saw the midfielder promoted to the England senior squad on Tuesday, and the 18-year-old will hope to grasp any opportunity that comes his way over the next week when the Three Lions take on Brazil and Belgium at Wembley.

Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz and Lille defender Leny Yoro rank in eighth and 10th respectively on the NXGN list, with incoming Man City star Claudio Echeverri sandwiched between them in ninth.

Echeverri - who will join City from River Plate in the summer for an initial £12.5m - has been dubbed 'the next Lionel Messi' and will hope to follow in the footsteps of fellow Argentine forwards Sergio Aguero and Julian Alvarez at the Etihad.

Within the list, 17 different countries are represented across five continents.

Along with Mainoo there are five other Englishmen in the top 50 - Lewis Miley (19th), Jack Hinshelwood (31st), Ethan Nwaneri (41st), Archie Gray (43rd) and Jobe Bellingham 50th).

Nwaneri is Arsenal's youngest ever player, while Bellingham - brother of Jude - has impressed for Sunderland this year in the Championship despite being just 18.

Other notable players in the top 50 include incoming Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergvall, with the Swede ranking 23rd, Barcelona's rising star Pau Cubarsi, who is 17th - and future Chelsea attacker Kendry Paez, with the Ecuadorian, 16, set to arrive at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2025 for £17m.