Best young players in the Premier League 2026/27: live U21 top 10
Every club wants the next young player before the price moves, and the numbers spot him earlier than the highlight reels. This is the live Premier League top 10 for players aged 21 and under this season, ranked by goal involvements per 90 with a percentile radar for each so you can see the whole game, not just the goals.
Right now. Malick Yalcouyé leads on 0.76 G+A per 90, level with Charalampos Kostoulas. Biggest climber: Tyrique George, up 1 place to 7th.
The top 10: Premier League players aged 21 and under
| Player | Club | G+A | Goals | Assists | Per 90 | Age | Minutes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malick Yalcouyé | Brighton & Hove Albion · 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.76 | 20 | 238 | View profile → |
| 2 |  Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton & Hove Albion · 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.76 | 19 | 356 | View profile → |
| 3 |  Jorrel Hato | Chelsea · 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.69 | 20 | 261 | View profile → |
| 4 |  Josh King | Fulham · 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.42 | 19 | 427 | View profile → |
| 5 |  César Palacios | Fulham · 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 | 21 | 231 | View profile → |
| 6 |  Jannik Schuster | Brentford · 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 20 | 253 | View profile → |
| 7 |  Tyrique George | Everton · 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 | 20 | 312 | View profile → |
| 8 |  Kobbie Mainoo | Manchester United · 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 21 | 357 | View profile → |
| 9 |  Luka Vuskovic | Brighton & Hove Albion · 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.21 | 19 | 438 | View profile → |
| 10 |  Harrison Armstrong | Everton · 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 19 | 447 | View profile → |
What the numbers mean
Goal involvements per 90 is goals plus assists for every 90 minutes played, which is the fairest headline number for young players who rarely play every minute. The radar on each card puts the rest of his game against every Premier League player aged 21 and under with 180 minutes: chance quality, shooting, creation, dribbling, defensive work and duels.
A full wedge means the top of that group, so a player with 3 full wedges and 3 empty ones is a specialist, and a player with 6 half wedges is a rounder talent who has not yet found the thing he is best at. Both are worth knowing about; they are different signings.
The list rebuilds every night from the latest matches, so it will move as the season goes on. The date on each card says when it last changed.
Percentiles explained → · The U21 strikers list →
Who counts as a young player?
Anyone aged 21 or under today, with at least 180 Premier League minutes this season. The list refreshes as birthdays and minutes move players in and out.
Why goal involvements per 90 rather than goals?
Young players get short spells and substitute appearances. Per 90 puts a player with 250 minutes on the same footing as one with 700, which is how a scout would compare them.
How often does it update?
Every night, from the latest matches. The order, the cards and the table rebuild together, and the date on each card says when the list last changed.
Reading the list
Read the radar before the ranking. A high goal-involvement rate from a small number of minutes can be one good afternoon; a rounded radar from 500 minutes is a player. The defensive and duel wedges matter more than they look, because they are what a manager needs to trust before the minutes come. Each name opens a full FDscout profile with the radar against the whole league.