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Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been named as the most promising Under-21 attacking midfielder in the world by CIES Football Obeservatory.
The 20-year-old England international has enjoyed a hugely productive campaign since joining Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
Across all competitions Bellingham has scored 20 goals and has provided nine assists for Dortmund in 31 appearances. CIES have given him a rating of X2.18.
CIES have named Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as the second most promising young attacking midfielder, with Bilal El Khannouss of Genk in third place.
The highest Premier League player on the list is Brighton‘s Facundo Buonanotte, who is fourth.
Jude Bellingham has been named by CIES as the most promising Under-21 attacking midfielder
Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen has been named in second place on CIES’ list of prospects
Genk and Morocco youngster Bilal El Khannouss is in third place on the CIES list
In fifth place is 16-year-old Kendry Paez, who will join Chelsea from Independiente in 2025.
Lyon’s Malick Fofana is sixth ahead of RB Salzburg’s Oscar Gloukh.
Yiannis Konstantelias of PAOK is eighth, with Palmeiras prospect Luis Guilherme in ninth and Ajax’s Kristian Hlynsson rounding off the top ten.
The ranking is based on data from the last 365 days based on players who play in the same position and fit the age criteria.
Facundo Buonanotte of Brighton is in fourth place following some encouraging performances
16-year-old Kendry Paez, who will join Chelsea from Independiente in 2025, is in fifth place
