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L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world Karetsas-Kostoulas
L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world Karetsas-Kostoulas

L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world Karetsas-Kostoulas

13 June, 2025

A new, great distinction for two members of the new generation of Greek football. L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world, Karetsas-Kostoulas.

The French newspaper L’Equipe, which established the Golden Ball award, has published a list of the 30 best footballers in the world born in 2007. Among the rising stars of world football are two Greeks: Babis Kostoulas and Konstantinos Karetsas.

This is a great double distinction for Greek football with players under the age of 18.

At the top of the list is – who else – Lamine Yamal, followed by Pau Kumbarci, while most of the players come from countries with a long history in football, such as Spain, France, Portugal, Serbia, England, Brazil, and Argentina.

The top 20:

Lamine Yamal (Spain)
Pau Kumbarci (Spain)
Rodrigo Mora (Portugal)
Ethan Nuaneiri (England)
Ayub Bouadi (France)
Estevão Willian (Brazil)
Franco Mastanduo (Argentina)
Zeovani Quenda (Portugal)
KONSTANTINOS KARETSAS (GREECE)
Andrija Maksimovic (Serbia)
Luka Vuskovic (Croatia)
Marc Bernal (Spain)
Chris Rigg (England)
Mihailo Cvetkovic (Serbia)
Matias Siltaenen (Finland)
Mikey Moore (England)
Cindo Obi-Martin (Denmark)
BAMBIS KOSTULAS (GREECE)
Diego Leon (Paraguay)

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