Who are the most decisive young players aged under 23 in Europe? Goal gives you the lowdown with our ranking in conjunction with Opta
Kylian Mbappe has never done things like the others. On Sunday, the 19-year-old showed that once again as he captured the spotlight at Stade Velodrome, where he won the match for Paris Saint-Germain.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted that he punished the forward by putting him on the bench for the start of the game against Marseille, but just three minutes after coming onto the field, he accelerated like lightning to open the scoring and tilt the match in PSG’s favour.
Since August, he has posted terrifying figures, already up to 10 goals in Ligue 1 this season. But where does he rank in comparison to other players under 23? Goal has taken a look at the most decisive young players – adding together goals and assists – in Europe’s five major leagues since August 2016.
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#25 Franck Kessie
22, Ivorian, AC Milan.
95 matches, 23 times decisive – 14 goals, 9 assists.
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#24 Allan Saint-Maximin
21, French, Nice.
86 matches, 23 times decisive – 10 goals, 13 assists.
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#23 Leon Bailey
21, Jamaican, Bayer Leverkusen.
65 games, 26 times decisive – 19 goals, 7 assists.
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#22 Kelechi Iheanacho
22, Nigerian, Leicester.
69 games, 27 times decisive – 17 goals, 10 assists
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#21 Patrick Cutrone
20, Italian, AC Milan
56 matches, 27 times decisive – 23 goals, 4 assists
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#20 Lorenzo Pellegrini
22, Italian, Roma.
81 matches, 28 times decisive – 12 goals, 16 assists.
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#19 Maxwel Cornet
22, Ivorian, Lyon.
102 games, 29 times decisive – 18 goals, 11 assists.
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#18 Christian Pulisic
20, American, Dortmund.
94 matches, 29 times decisive – 12 goals, 17 assists
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#17 Maxi Gomez
22, Uruguayan, Celta
47 games, 29 times decisive – 21 goals, 8 assists.
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#16 Pablo Fornals
22, Spanish, Villarreal
93 games, 30 times decisive – 13 goals, 17 assists
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#15 Jonathan Bamba
22, French, Lille
68 games, 30 times decisive – 18 goals, 12 assists.
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#14 Jean-Kevin Augustin
21, French, RB Leipzig
66 games, 30 times decisive – 20 goals, 10 assists.
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#13 Kai Havertz
19, German, Bayer Leverkusen
76 games, 31 times decisive – 14 goals, 17 assists.
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#12 Marco Asensio
22, Spanish, Real Madrid
105 matches, 34 times decisive – 22 goals, 12 assists.
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#11 Mikel Oyarzabal
21, Spanish, Real Sociedad
95 matches, 34 times decisive – 20 goals, 14 assists.
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#10 Julian Brandt
22, German, Bayer Leverkusen
92 matches, 34 times decisive – 18 goals, 16 assists.
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#9 Gabriel Jesus
21, Brazilian, Manchester City
65 games, 34 times decisive – 26 goals, 8 assists.
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#8 Francois Kamano
22, Guinean, Bordeaux
95 matches, 35 times decisive – 25 goals, 10 assists.
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#7 Malcom
21, Brazilian, Barcelona
84 matches, 35 times decisive – 21 goals, 14 assists.
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#6 Marcus Rashford
20, English, Manchester United
115 games, 38 times decisive – 25 goals, 13 assists.
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#5 Ousmane Dembele
21, French, Barcelona
85 games, 48 times decisive – 19 goals, 29 assists.
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#4 Leroy Sane
22, German, Manchester City
97 matches, 53 times decisive – 25 goals, 28 assists.
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#3 Dele Alli
22, English, Tottenham
106 matches, 62 times decisive – 38 goals, 24 assists.
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#2 Timo Werner
22, German, RB Leipzig
88 matches, 62 times decisive – 46 goals, 16 assists.
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#1 Kylian Mbappe
19, French, PSG
100 games, 90 times decisive – 59 goals, 31 assists.