There are plenty of wonderkids catching the eye outside of Europe's big-five leagues - BBC Sport takes a look at the top 10 as ranked by the CIES Football Observatory research group.
Impressing in one of Europe's biggest leagues is a strong way to make a name for yourself as a promising youngster - but there are plenty of exciting players coming through in the less heralded leagues too.
The CIES Football Observatory, a research group, has analysed the data to compile a list
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of the highest-ranked players born in 2006 or later who play outside of Europe's established top five leagues (Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A).
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