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.
3Gabriel Jesus
Only four years ago, he was painting the pictures of Neymar on the streets of Brazil prior to the World Cup 2014. And now, he plays alongside the very man he idolizes—such has been the rise of Gabriel Jesus.
The Brazilian has scored 8 goals from 11 Premier League starts and also has 2 assists under his belt. Right now, young Brazilian kids will be drawing his graffiti on the walls before the team heads to Russia.
