U19 · Europe's top five leagues · since 2010/11
How good were
they at 18?
The 20 players with the most goal involvements before turning 19. Yamal leads with 59 – but Mbappé comes out on top per 90 minutes.
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What counts – and what doesn't?
Historical under-19 performances, rather than players who are under 19 today. Filters always compare the same original 20 names.
The dataset
Top-division league matches in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France, from 2010/11 to 2026/27. Recorded through 12 October 2026; Bundesliga supplemented through 18 October 2026. Cups, European competitions, internationals and youth leagues are excluded.
Age & ranking
A match counts only if its date is strictly before the player's 19th birthday. The age slider applies an earlier cut-off to the recorded matches. The top 20 were selected by goals + assists, with ties broken by more goals, fewer minutes, then name. Other rankings apply only within these 20 players.
Recorded performance
Assists identify the assisting player on assisted goal events according to WhoScored. Key passes are counted separately from assists. Per 90 minutes = value × 90 / recorded minutes. Minutes use the regular 45/90-minute clock, excluding added time. Per-90 values are blank without playing time. A difference in starts or appearances is not a judgement of quality.
Limitations & shirts
Only recorded statistics in the supplied dataset count. Matches before 2010/11 are missing, particularly for Muniain and Götze. A lower total does not mean they had no earlier performances. Shirts use simplified club colours, rather than exact season kits: the club with the most recorded U19 league appearances is shown, with its most frequently evidenced shirt number. Totals include all recorded clubs.
Sources & image credits
Statistics: supplied CSV export dated 24 October 2026 and associated WhoScored match events. Birth dates: matched Transfermarkt profiles. Age curves are calculated from individual recorded matches. No added or estimated performances.
Image credits
Tile photograph: Lamine Yamal, 2025 · Biso (Biser Todorov) · CC BY 4.0. Resized, converted to WebP and cropped; restrained tonal correction and a dark text gradient. Shirt graphics: PogoWorld, simplified club colours. Font: Inter, SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Original: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamine_Yamal_in_2025.jpg
Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/