Future of Amarelinha or surprise on the list? The midfielder Pablo Maia, from São Paulo, aged 20, in a study by the CIES Football Observatory (International Center for Sports Studies), was elected the best first midfielder in the world among those born from 2002 onwards.
The Brazilian was ahead of Eduardo Camavinga, Champions League champion with Real Madrid, World Cup runner-up with France and considered one of the most promising players in the world. Like the jewel from São Paulo, the Frenchman is also 20 years old.
Pablo Maia was elected the best first midfielder in the world, in 2022, among those born from 2002 onwards.
The list was released by the Football Observatory of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), which named the ten best players in each category. pic.twitter.com/8BFWNfHP9z
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Camavinga is valued at 82.9 million euros, while the market value of Pablo Maia is estimated at 10.3 million euros.
See the top 10 below:
– Pablo Maia (20 years old) – São Paulo
– Eduardo Camavinga (20 years old) – Real Madrid
– Sivert Mannsverk (20 anos) – Molde
– Eric Martel (20 years old) – Cologne
– Lucas Gourna-Douath (19 years) – Red Bull Salzburg
– Fidel Ambríz (19 years old) – Club León
– Ardon Jashari (20 years old) – FC Luzern
– Fabrício Diaz (19 years old) – Liverpool-URU
– Satoshi Tanaka (20 anos) – KV Kortrijk
– Artem Karpukas (20 years old) – Lokomotiv Moscou
