The English Premier League or the Premier League is the topmost level of the English football league hierarchy system. EPL or the ‘Top Flight’ consists of 20 clubs, including Arsenal or ‘The Invincible,’ Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United. The Premier League has the highest turnover of any association football league across the world. It is the fourth wealthiest professional sport in the world after the NFL (National Football League), MLB (Major League Baseball), and NBA (National Basketball Association) in terms of gross revenue. With the league’s growth and popularity, the Premier League clubs have produced extremely talented young players with a lot of potential and skills. These players have performed brilliantly in the EPL, with some even outperforming the talented and experienced players.
Top seven youngest EPL players
Following is the list of the top seven youngest premier league players from all around the world:
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Liam Delap – 17 years and seven months
Liam Delap is a young talented footballer from England who represents Manchester City in Premier League. He is the youngest premier league player. This center-forward attacker has a market value of approximately 83.32 million. He also has a contract of 3 years with Manchester City till 30th June 2023. He has goal participation of 24% in the matches he played in the Premier League 2020. He has also represented Manchester City in UEFA 2019.
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Fabio Silva – 18 years and two months
Fabio Silva is the second youngest premier league player who represents Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is an attacking center-forward player who, with his superior tactics, has led to winning ways for his teams. Recently, Silva scored his first two goals in a Wolves shirt for the under-21 team over Doncaster Rovers in a 2–1 away win in the EFL Trophy. The tall right-foot Portuguese once scored a hattrick in a U-19 match to win his team’s game. He has a market value of 2.08 billion with a five-year contract that will end on 30th June 2025.
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Ki-Jana Hoever – 18 years and eight months
Ki-Jana Hoever is a Dutch footballer from the Netherlands who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in Premier League. He is the third-youngest premier league player and a right-back defender who debuted for Wolves as a second-half substitute in a 4-0 win against West Ham United. His current market value is 583.24 million rupees, and he has a contract till 30th June 2025. So far, he has one goal in the Premier League for the Wolves.
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Mason Greenwood – 18 years and 11 months
Mason Will John Greenwood is a Right Winger attacker and a Centre-Forward second striker who can play with his feet on the football field. This England-origin player plays for Manchester United in the Premier League. He is presently the most valuable teenager in the premier league with a market value of 4.17 billion rupees. Greenwood kickstarted his career when he made his debut while playing for Manchester United in September 2019 in a UEFA Europa League against Astana FC, where he became the youngest ever goalscorer in European competition at the age of 17 years and 353 days. He is presently the fourth-youngest premier league player who, with his dribbling techniques, has stunned the football fans.
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Bukayo Saka – 19 years and 14 days
The Nigerian ascent English footballer, Bukayo Saka is a left-midfielder who shows his footwork for Arsenal FC in the Premier League. He is currently the fifth-youngest premier league player and also plays as a Left Back Left Winger sometimes. This young blood has a market value of 3.33 billion rupees in the Premier League. He has 10% goal participation while playing for Arsenal in Premier League 2020.
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Jacob Ramsey – 19 years and four months
The English Player Jacob Ramsey makes it to the sixth position in the youngest premier league players’ list. He is a right foot attacking mid-fielder who represents Aston Villa in the English Premier League. The 6 feet tall mid-fielder made his first appearance for the England U20s and scored a 2-0 win against Wales. He has a 16% goal participation for Aston Villa with an average of 86% of being on the field. He is one of the talented youngest premier league players and plays as a Central Mid-field Left Winger.
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Luke Thomas – 19 years, four months, and 23 days
Luke Jonathan Thomas is a professional English footballer defender who plays a left-back for Leicester City in Premier League 2020. The Syston-born mid-fielder has a market value of 83.32 million rupees and is the 7th youngest premier league player globally. On 29th October 2020, Luke Thomas made his professional debut appearance in the UEFA Europa League during a 2–1 win against AEK Athens after replacing Christian Fuchs in the 46th minute. On 26th November 2020, Luke scored his first goal for Leicester City in a 3-3 away draw against Sporting Clube de Braga in a group stage battle of the Europa League.
Conclusion
The English Premier League is the most-watched league globally, with approximately one billion people experiencing the match action in 188 nations of the world. The EPL allows the youngsters to showcase their talent on such a great platform and earn colossal money with popularity. The youngsters also get a chance to get endorsed by multi-billionaire brands like Nike, Adidas, etc. This EPL platform aids in the improvement of skills of the younger players at a very less age to master them till they grow up. It also helps develop their personality by getting exposed to the live pressure of an international league match, which gets watched by millions of fans from across the world. The football clubs have seen some very talented youngsters who have turned matches around for their respective teams with their dribbling and attacking skills.
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