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Whenever it’s time for the u17 world cup people get excited and begin to anticipate who the next world star would be. But over the years the best players in the tournament are not always the most successful.

It’s been 10 years since that u17 world cup held in Nigeria. Switzerland emerged winners, beating Nigeria 1-0 in the finals. 10 years down the line, we take a look at some of the current football stars that emerged from that tournament.

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Marc-Andre Ter Stegen

Champions league winner, Barcelona stopper, at 27, he’s among the most decorated goalkeepers of all time. Ter stegen, played all Germany’s 4 games in the tournament, conceding 11 goals in 4 matches. They were eliminated in the round of 16 by Switzerland.

He played for Moncheglabanch from 2008-2014, climbing the cadre from their youth team to their first team. In 2014 Barcelona spotted his talent and bought him for 12 million pounds. Currently, he’s their first choice goalkeeper and rated as one of the best in the world

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Alvaro Morata

He played 4 games out of 7 for Spain in 2009, scoring 2 goals and 3 assist. That was his beginning. He started his career with Real Madrid and when he got the chance he made his debut in 2010. He won two champions league with them in 2014 and 2016.

He became Chelsea’s most expensive signing in 2017. He didn’t live up to expectations and was sold to Ateletico Madrid where he currently plays.

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Philippe Coutinho

It was a poor outing for Brazil as they were knocked out of the tournament in the group stages scoring just 3 goals. Coutinho was not involved in any of those goals. He left his youth club, Vasco da Gama for Inter Milan where he made 28 appearances scoring 3 times.

He joined Liverpool in 2013 and quickly became a sensation at Anfield. He made a move to Barca in 2018, but found it hard to find his form. He’s currently on loan to Bayern Munich from Barcelona.

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Mario Gotze

We would never forget his world cup winning goal in 2014, but before the winning goal he was part of the German team that played in Nigeria. He didn’t go unnoticed then as he scored 3 goals and 1 assist in 4 games. He moved to Dortmund after the tournament and made 83 appearances, scoring 22 goals.

He later joined the German giants, Bayern Munich. He has 17 goals to his name for Germany. Though he has returned to Dortmund, he still remains German’s second most expensive layer.

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Neymar Dos Santos

The Brazilian managed just 1 goal in the tournament. But still, he amazed the crowd with his skills and style of play. He caught the attention of the world at Santos in brazil where he made his debut at 17.

Among other things he helped Santos to win their first Copa libertadores since 1963.

He scored 53 goals for Santos and moved to Barcelona. His deadly partnership with Messi and Suarez saw them win the treble in 2015. In 2017 he made the 222 million ponds move to PSG, and so far he has scored 38 goals in 48 games for them.

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B.Leno

he didn’t feature in the tournament, was always on the bench cause Ter stegen was chosen ahead of him. He took his own path, playing for Stugart and Leverkusen.

In 2018 he moved to Arsenal and has established himself as the first team goalkeeper. He’s currently among the top 4 Goalkeepers in the League.

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El shaarawy

Stephan Kareem El Shaarawy currently plays for Shanghai Shenhua. But before moving to china, he played for AS Roma, Ac Milan and Monaco. In the u17 world cup in Nigeria he made just 3 appearances and couldn’t get on the score sheet.

He started his club career at Genoa, and moved to Milan in 2011 after going on loan to Padova. El Shaarawy was regarded as one of the most promising youngsters of his generation, and in he was named one of the top players born after 1991 by Don Balón. Also in 2012, he was 52nd in Guardian's list of the best footballers in the world.

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Koke

The Spaniard made 6 appearances for Spain in Nigeria. He was a core player in the midfield. Currently he captain’s Spanish side Ateletico Madrid where he has spent his entire career.

He made his debut for Ateletico first team in 2009, playing over 400 competitive matches and was part of the team that won the 2013–14 La Liga season.

He has also won two Europa League titles and two UEFA Super Cup trophies, while he was also a Champions League runner-up in 2014 and 2016.

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Casemiro

The Brazilian footballer plays for Spanish giants, real Madrid. He managed to make 2 appearances in Nigeria.

He started his career at São Paulo and scored 11 goals in 112 official games in 2013 he moved to real Madrid and was loaned fc Porto.

He was part of the Real Madrid squad that won four Champions Leagues, from 2013–14 to 2017–18. So far he has made 43 appearances for Brazil and scored 4 goals

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Pablo Sarabia García

A Spanish professional footballer who plays for French club PSG and the Spanish national teamAfter playing youth football with Real Madrid he went on to represent Getafe and Sevilla in La Liga, hitting a totals of 232 matches and 36 goals during eight seasons. In 2019, he signed with Paris Saint-Germain.

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