Who is the best young wide player?

[JoeTerp]

I am looking for people's top 5 lists of wide attacking players left or right that can play as the wide midfielder in a 4-4-2 or as the attacking wide players in a 4-3-3. Not neccessarily people who can play both, but either. Also all the players have to be currently 23 years old or younger, and cannot play in the English Premier League?

Does David Silva make the top list for anybody?

Please indicate which is the players preferred foot.

[canadianscout]

Your specs cut out quite a few good ones. Quaresma, Robben and Ribery come to mind, but they are 24.

1) Lionel Messi - Barcelona - Left
2) David Silva - Valencia - Left
3) Aiden McGeady - Celtic - Right
4) Jesús Navas - Sevilla - Right
5) Valon Behrami - Lazio - Right

[Perú FC]

01. Cristiano Ronaldo (23) (Portugal & Manchester United) - Both
02. Lionel Messi (20) (Argentina & Barcelona) - Right
03. Jefferson Farfán (23) (Peru & PSV Eindhoven) - Left
04. Ryan Babel (21) (Holland & Liverpool) - Left
05. David Silva (22) (Spain & Valencia) - Left
06. Bastian Schweinsteiger (23) (Germany & Bayern Münich) - Left
07. Gonzalo Higuaín (20) (Argentina & Real Madrid) - Right
08. Nani (21) (Portugal & Manchester United) - Left
09. Jesús Navas (22) (Spain & Sevilla) - Right
10. Royston Drenthe (20) (Holland & Real Madrid) - Left

[Teso Dos Bichos]

I am looking for people's top 5 lists...

...and cannot play in the English Premier League

01. Cristiano Ronaldo (23) (Portugal & Manchester United) - Both
04. Ryan Babel (21) (Holland & Liverpool) - Left
08. Nani (21) (Portugal & Manchester United) - Left

This task is more difficult than I had anticipated because the vast majority of the players who I rate in this position are 24 years old or play in the Premiership and are therefore ineligible (like the trio above). Of the rest I cannot make any honest claim as to their current form because work has limited my football viewing since January. Regardless, here is my opening list of top 5 wide players under the conditions specified:

#1. Lionel Messi - Barcelona/Agentina - right
#2. David Silva - Valencia/Spain - left
#3. Andrés Guardado - Deportivo/Mexico - left
#4. Aiden McGeady - Celtic/Ireland (:rolleyes:) - right
#5. Roberto Hilbert - Stuttgart/Germany - right


Others like Luis Jiménez, Piotr Trochowski and Hatem Ben Arfa miss out. The problem is that the conditions set rule out most of the best currently playing and leave a lot of younger kids that have barely proven themselves.

[sosmusculacao]

Alexandre Pato will be the greatest player of the world in a few years.


hugs

www.sosmusculacao.com

[Perú FC]

or play in the Premiership and are therefore ineligible.
I didn't understand can't play in the English Premiership; in that case:

01. Lionel Messi (20) (Argentina & Barcelona) - Right
02. Jefferson Farfán (23) (Peru & PSV Eindhoven) - Left
03. David Silva (22) (Spain & Valencia) - Left
04. Bastian Schweinsteiger (23) (Germany & Bayern Münich) - Left
05. Gonzalo Higuaín (20) (Argentina & Real Madrid) - Right

I think another difficulty is the consideration about a "wide player" for me, I don't consider Pato as it for example, and I'm not sure about Farfán although obviously I see almost all his matches, or Higuaín. Maybe could be Hatem Ben Arfa (21), Aiden McGeady (21), Damián Ísmodes (18), Alexis Sánchez (19) or Piotr Trochowski (23).

[KumarsS]

Schweinsteiger? Seriously? That 3rd place match was almost two years ago.

Here's my take:

1. Lionel Messi (Argentina & Barcelona) Right
2. David Silva (Spain & Valencia) Left
3. Roberto Hilbert (Germany & VfB Stuttgart) Right
4. Hatem Ben Arfa (France & Lyon) Left
5. Toni Kroos (Germany & Bayern Munich) Right or Left

[Dr. Know]

I didn't understand can't play in the English Premiership; in that case:

01. Lionel Messi (20) (Argentina & Barcelona) - Right
02. Jefferson Farfán (23) (Peru & PSV Eindhoven) - Left
03. David Silva (22) (Spain & Valencia) - Left
04. Bastian Schweinsteiger (23) (Germany & Bayern Münich) - Left
05. Gonzalo Higuaín (20) (Argentina & Real Madrid) - Right

I think another difficulty is the consideration about a "wide player" for me, I don't consider Pato as it for example, and I'm not sure about Farfán although obviously I see almost all his matches, or Higuaín. Maybe could be Hatem Ben Arfa (21), Aiden McGeady (21), Damián Ísmodes (18), Alexis Sánchez (19) or Piotr Trochowski (23).

Gonzalo Higuain is not really a wide player. Madrid play him there sometimes out of position and he sucks there.

Alexis Sanchez (River Plate) is a good call, as is Matias Fernandez (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes LP), Carlos Vela (Osasuna).

Mata (Valencia) has also impressed me recently and Diego Capel(Sevilla).

[Ricardo Kaka']

Gonzalo Higuain is not really a wide player. Madrid play him there sometimes out of position and he sucks there.

Alexis Sanchez (River Plate) is a good call, as is Matias Fernandez (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes LP), Carlos Vela (Osasuna).

Mata (Valencia) has also impressed me recently and Diego Capel(Sevilla).

I thought Piatti played centrally, i must be unaware.

[Dr. Know]

I thought Piatti played centrally, i must be unaware.

Piatti plays wide left and/or support striker. He's awesome. One of the best young players right now not playing in Europe.

[Perú FC]

Gonzalo Higuain is not really a wide player. Madrid play him there sometimes out of position and he sucks there.

Alexis Sanchez (River Plate) is a good call, as is Matias Fernandez (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes LP), Carlos Vela (Osasuna).
I think that's the difficulty I though about the concept to be a "wide player", Higuaín is a doubt for me, but isn't Matías Fernández, actually I think he's not one, he can play as a right midfielder but his natural position is in the center.

[Dr. Know]

True, Matias is more a central attacking mid but he's been played in a wide position in Villarreal and done well there. I believe he's also played wide for Chile some matches.

[JoeTerp]

Vela doesn't really count because he is OWNED by Arsenal isn't he?

[henry1133]

juan mata has bcome a great left winger over the course of this season

[JoeTerp]

Mata played out his mind against Barca in the Copa Del Rey

[johan neeskens]

The only two widely known classic wide players I can think of are Robben and C. Ronaldo. Babel is not a wide player, he's more of a number 10 really. Drenthe is more of a midfielder.

[guado]

This task is more difficult than I had anticipated because the vast majority of the players who I rate in this position are 24 years old or play in the Premiership and are therefore ineligible (like the trio above). Of the rest I cannot make any honest claim as to their current form because work has limited my football viewing since January. Regardless, here is my opening list of top 5 wide players under the conditions specified:

#1. Lionel Messi - Barcelona/Agentina - right
#2. David Silva - Valencia/Spain - left
#3. Andrés Guardado - Deportivo/Mexico - left
#4. Aiden McGeady - Celtic/Ireland (:rolleyes:) - right
#5. Roberto Hilbert - Stuttgart/Germany - right


Others like Luis Jiménez, Piotr Trochowski and Hatem Ben Arfa miss out. The problem is that the conditions set rule out most of the best currently playing and leave a lot of younger kids that have barely proven themselves.

i'm glad to see people taking note of andres.

he's been amazing this year for depor.

too bad they're in the relegation battle.

Gonzalo Higuain is not really a wide player. Madrid play him there sometimes out of position and he sucks there.

Alexis Sanchez (River Plate) is a good call, as is Matias Fernandez (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pablo Piatti (Estudiantes LP), Carlos Vela (Osasuna).

Mata (Valencia) has also impressed me recently and Diego Capel(Sevilla).

interestingly enough, vela is a center forward, not a wide player.

but osasuna plays him there out of necessity, and he's been surprisingly effective, and has played that position for the senior NT as well.

Vela doesn't really count because he is OWNED by Arsenal isn't he?

true, arsenal owns him.

ask the thread starter.

[Yañez]

I dont know if they would make it to the top 5 but... i do think Alexis Sanchez would be close. I dont think Higuain has more potential than him. Also, players like L.Jimenez arent really considered wide, because in Jimenes case¨he ´plays better in the center.

[YoungR10]

1.)Babel
2.)Capel
3.)Farfan
4.)McGeady
5.)David Silva
6.)Pienaar
7.)Ashley Young
8.)Agbonlahor
9.)Queresma

And this is in no particular order

[argentine soccer fan]

I dont know if they would make it to the top 5 but... i do think Alexis Sanchez would be close. I dont think Higuain has more potential than him.

I agree. Right now Sanchez > Higuain. Both have a bright future, though.