Phil Foden

Why This Rank

City's creative genius. Foden in full flight is one of football's great pleasures.

A Ballon d'Or contender in the making, Foden's combination of technical wizardry, goal threat, and football intelligence sets him apart from every other under-25 attacking player in Europe. His positional versatility — thriving as a false nine, a ten, or a wide forward — is a tactical trump card.