Reddit users picked the 100 best young players in world football in 2017, the list is scarily accurate

The list of 100 best players in world football picked by Reddit users in 2017 has proved to be very accurate.

Football fans around the globe always love to predict which players will become the next big thing in the world of football.

On many occasions, predictions are often wrong when looking back at them a few years down the line.

However, having looked at the list of the top 100 youth players picked by Reddit users back in 2017, there were some very good shouts.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was Kylian Mbappe who came out on top as the top-ranked youngster. Back then, the 18-year-old was already playing for Paris Saint Germain and was always destined for the top.

Following the Frenchman is Gianluigi Donarumma, the Italian goalkeeper is now the no.1 at PSG having won the Euros with his country.

In third place was Marco Asensio, who ended up winning three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid before moving to PSG this summer.

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The likes of Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander Arnold, Martin Odegaard and Vinicius Jr were all selected in the list and all of them have gone on to be successful at their respective clubs.

However, there were also some picks that did not turn out to be clever.

For example, former Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn was ranked 26th. Despite being the club’s youngest-ever goal scorer back in 2016, he has failed to break through to the first time and was playing for Preston North End last season.

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Some of the players who perhaps didn’t live up to the hype include the likes of Youri Tielemans, Kasper Dolberg, Ryan Sessegnon, Moussa Dembele and Harry Winks.

Here is the full list of 100.

1. Kylian Mbappe, 18, ST, Paris Saint-Germain
2. Gianluigi Donarumma, 18, GK, AC Milan
3. Marco Asensio, 21, LW, Real Madrid
4. Gabriel Jesus, 20, ST, Manchester City
5. Leroy Sane, 21, LW/RW, Manchester City
6. Ousmane Dembele, 20, LW/RW, Barcelona
7. Timo Werner, 21, ST, RB Leipzig
8. Marcus Rashford, 20, ST/LW, Manchester United
9. Christian Pulisic, 19, LW/RW, Borussia Dortmund
10. Youri Tielemans, 20, CM, AS Monaco
11. Matthijs De Ligt, 18, CB, Ajax
12. Dele Alli, 21, CAM/CF, Tottenham Hotspur
13. Anthony Martial, 21, ST/LW, Manchester United
14. Richarlison, 20, LW, Watford
15. Kasper Dolberg, 20, ST, Ajax
16. Wilfried Ndidi, 20, DM, Leicester City
17. Andreas Christensen, 21, CB, Chelsea
18. Gonçalo Guedes, 20, LW, Valencia (l/f PSG)
19. Ryan Sessegnon, 17, LB/LW, Fulham
20. Amadou Diawara, 20, DM/CM, Napoli
21. Davinson Sanchez, 21, CB, Tottenham Hotspur
22. Kieran Tierney, 20, LB, Celtic
23. Moussa Dembele, 21, ST, Celtic
24. Malcom, 20, RW, Bordeaux
25. Harry Winks, 21, CM, Tottenham Hotspur
26. Ben Woodburn, 18, LW, Liverpool
27. Tammy Abraham, 20, ST, Swansea (l/f Chelsea)
28. Angel Gomes, 17, CAM, Manchester United
29. Kingsley Coman, 21, LW/RW, Bayern Munich
30. Phil Foden, 17, CAM, Manchester City
31. Breel Embolo, 20, ST, Schalke 04
32. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 21, CM, Crystal Palace (l/f Chelsea)
33. Alexander Isak, 18, ST, Borussia Dortmund
34. Trent Alexander-Arnold, 19, RB, Liverpool
35. Jonathan Tah, 21, CB, Bayer Leverkusen
36. Ruben Neves, 20, CM, Wolverhampton Wanderers
37. Martin Ødegaard, 18, RW, Heerenveen (l/f R. Madrid)
38. Mahmoud Dahoud, 21, CM, Borussia Dortmund
39. Joe Gomez, 20, CB/RB, Liverpool
40. Dani Ceballos, 21, CM, Real Madrid
41. Jadon Sancho, 17, LW, Borussia Dortmund
42. Tom Davies, 18, CM, Everton
43. Julian Brandt, 21, LW, Bayer Leverkusen
44. Niklas Süle, 21, CB, Bayern Munich
45. Dominic Solanke, 20, ST, Liverpool
46. Manuel Locatelli, 19, DM/CM, AC Milan
47. Reiss Nelson, 17, LW/RW, Arsenal
48. Lucas Torreira, 21, CM, Sampdoria
49. Jesús Vallejo, 20, CB, Real Madrid
50. Rhian Brewster, 17, ST, Liverpool
51. Kai Havertz, 18, CAM, Bayer Leverkusen
52. Malang Sarr, 18, CB, OGC Nice
53. Lucas Hernández, 21, CB/LB, Atlético Madrid
54. Houssem Aouar, 19, LW/RW, Olympique Lyonnais
55. Benjamin Henrichs, 20, LB/RB, Bayer Leverkusen
56. Franck Kessie, 20, CM, AC Milan
57. Pablo Maffeo, 20, RB, Girona (l/f Manchester City)
58. Marcus Edwards, 18, RW/CAM, Tottenham Hotspur
59. Pietro Pellegri, 16, ST, Genoa
60. Weston McKennie, 19, DM/CM, Schalke 04
61. Jean-Kévin Augustin, 20, ST, RB Leipzig
62. Patrick Cutrone, 19, ST, AC Milan
63. Dayot Upamecano, 19, CB, RB Leipzig
64. Patrick Schick, 20, ST, AS Roma
65. Axel Tuanzebe, 19, CB, Manchester United
66. Moise Kean, 17, ST/LW, Juventus
67. Eddie Nketiah, 18, ST, Arsenal
68. Federico Chiesa, 20, RW/LW, Fiorentina
69. Justin Kluivert, 18, ST/LW, Ajax
70. Carles Aleñá, 19, CM, Barcelona
71. Ethan Ampadu, 17, CM, Chelsea
72. Renato Sanches, 20, CM, Swansea (l/f Bayern Munich)
73. Leon Bailey, 20, LW/RW, Leverkusen
74. Alex Iwobi, 21, CAM/RW, Arsenal
75. Wuliker Fariñez, 19, GK, Caracas
76. Tim Weah, 17, ST, Paris Saint-Germain
77. Vinícius Júnior, 17, LW, Flamengo (f/t R. Madrid)
78. Tim Fosu-Mensah, 19, RB/DM, Crystal Palace (l/f M. United)
79. Amine Gouiri, 17, ST, Olympique Lyonnais
80. Alban Lafont, 18, GK, Toulouse
81. Kelechi Iheanacho, 21, ST, Leicester City
82. Reece Oxford, 18, CB, B. Monchengladbach (l/f West Ham)
83. Giovanni Lo Celso, 21, CM/CAM, Paris Saint-Germain
84. Jann-Fiete Arp, 17, ST, Hamburger SV
85. Enes Ünal, 20, ST, Levante UD (l/f Villareal)
86. Theo Hernández, 20, LB/LW, Real Madrid
87. Achraf Hakimi, 19, RB, Real Madrid
88. Rodrigo Bentacur, 20, CM, Juventus
89. Dan-Axel Zagadou, 18, CB, Borussia Dortmund
90. Jose Juan Macias, 18, ST, Chivas
91. Patrick Roberts, 20, RW, Celtic (l/f Manchester City)
92. Juan Foyth, 19, CB, Tottenham Hotspur
93. Douglas Luiz, 19, DM/CM, Girona (l/f Manchester City)
94. Josh Onomah, 20, CM/CAM, Aston Villa (l/f Tottenham)
95. Kyle Walker-Peters, 20, RB, Tottenham Hotspur
96. Mikel Oyarzabal, 20, LW/CAM, Real Sociedad
97. Allan Saint-Maximin, 20, RW, OGC Nice
98. Diogo Dalot, 18, RB, FC Porto
99. Ben Chilwell, 20, LB, Leicester City
100. Arthur, 20, DM, Gremio