Another year of football has passed by with the most successful club of 2017 being Real Madrid and the most successful player being Cristiano Ronaldo. However, football is not confined to these two entities as there have been so many good player and teams this year.
When it comes to players, 2017 has seen the breakthroughs of some young stars – and here are 5 of the best U21 players of this year (honourable mentions go to Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford.
4Christian Pulisic
The American starlet has slowly brought himself into the contention of the most talented USA player in the world right now. Pulisic can play almost anywhere—be it at right-back or left-forward. His versatility allows the coach to try a plethora of systems with the American as an essential cog.
And he has well and truly cemented his place as an indispensable starter for the German outfit this year, starting 14 Bundesliga games this season.
