Sixteen UEFA Youth League graduates
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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What have Alex Iwobi, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sané, Marcus Rashford and Munir El Haddadi got in common? They have all displayed their talents in the UEFA Youth League.
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As the UEFA Youth League nears the end of its fourth season, UEFA.com selects 16 players for whom the competition provided a platform to showcase their talents.
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 15/4
Competition debut: 18 September 2013 v Marseille
First-team debut: 27 October 2015 v Sheffield Wednesday
UEFA Champions League debut: 4 November 2015 v Bayern München
Senior international debut: 8 October 2015, Nigeria v DR Congo
Aleksandr Golovin (CSKA Moskva, midfielder)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 12/3
Competition debut: 17 September 2013 v Bayern München
First-team debut: 24 September 2014 v Khimik Dzerzhinsk
UEFA Champions League debut: 3 November 2015 v Manchester United
Senior international debut: 7 June 2015, Russia v Belarus
Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 14/15
Competition debut: 16 September 2014 v Basel
First-team debut: 31 October 2015 v Las Palmas
Breel Embolo (Basel, Schalke, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 4/0
Competition debut: 18 September 2013, Chelsea v Basel
First-team debut: 13 March 2014, Basel v Salzburg, UEFA Europa League round of 16
UEFA Champions League debut: 16 September 2014, Real Madrid v Basel
Senior international debut: 31 March 2015, Switzerland v United States
Fedor Chalov (CSKA Moskva, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 11/6
Competition debut: 15 September 2015 v Wolfsburg
First-team debut: 21 September 2016 v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
UEFA Champions League debut: 22 November 2016 v Bayer Leverkusen
José Gomes (Benfica, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 9/8
Competition debut: 15 September 2015 v Astana
First-team debut: 9 September 2016 v Arouca
UEFA Champions League debut: 28 September 2016 v Napoli
Justin Kluivert (Ajax, winger)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 7/1
Competition debut: 15 March 2016 v Chelsea
First-team debut: 15 January 2017 v Zwolle
UEFA Europa League debut: 16 February 2017 v Legia Warszawa
Kingsley Coman (Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Bayern München, winger)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 6/1
Competition debut: 2 October 2013, Paris v Benfica
First-team debut: 17 February 2013, Sochaux v Paris
UEFA Champions League debut: 24 February 2015, Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Senior international debut: 13 November 2015, France v Germany
Leroy Sané (Schalke, Manchester City, midfielder)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 12/4
Competition debut: 18 September 2013, Schalke v Steaua Bucureşti
First-team debut: 20 April 2014, Stuttgart v Schalke
UEFA Champions League debut: 10 March 2015, Real Madrid v Schalke
Senior international debut: 13 November 2015, France v Germany
Lucas Hernández (Atlético Madrid, defender)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 16/1
Competition debut: 18 September 2013 v Zenit
First-team debut: 3 December 2014 v Hospitalet
UEFA Champions League debut: 15 March 2016 v PSV Eindhoven
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 5/3
Competition debut: 15 September 2015 v PSV Eindhoven
First-team debut: 25 February 2016 v Midtjylland
UEFA Europa League debut: as above
Senior international debut: 27 May 2016, England v Australia
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax, defender)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 10/2
Competition debut: 30 September 2015 v Schalke
First-team debut: 21 September 2016 v Willem II
UEFA Europa League debut: 24 November 2016 v Panathinaikos
Senior international debut: 25 March 2017, Bulgaria v Netherlands
Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona, forward)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 10/11
Competition debut: 17 September 2013 v Ajax
First-team debut: 24 August 2014 v Elche
UEFA Champions League debut: 17 September 2014 v APOEL
Senior international debut: 8 September 2014, Spain v FYR Macedonia
Renato Sanches (Benfica, Bayern Munchen, midfielder)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 8/1
Competition debut: 16 September 2014, Benfica v Zenit
First-team debut: 30 October 2015, Tondela v Benfica
UEFA Champions League debut: 25 November 2015, Astana v Benfica
Senior international debut: 25 March 2016, Portugal v Bulgaria
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea, midfielder)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 14/0
Competition debut: 18 September 2013 v Basel
First-team debut: 10 December 2014 v Sporting CP
UEFA Champions League debut: as above
Viktor Kovalenko (Shakhtar Donetsk, midfielder)
UEFA Youth League appearances/goals: 16/6
Competition debut: 17 September 2013 v La Real
First-team debut: 27 October 2014 v Poltava
UEFA Champions League debut: 15 September 2015 v Real Madrid
Senior international debut: 24 March 2016, Ukraine v Cyprus