Now that Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey have both moved back home to MLS, the list of USMNT pool players making waves at the senior level abroad is as scarce as it’s been in recent years. Geoff Cameron at Stoke City and Jozy Altidore at Sunderland are probably the two Americans playing consistently at the highest level, which may leave you feeling a bit jaded.

But fear not. A fresh crop of exciting youth players is currently navigating through fast tracks at a variety of clubs abroad. This is the list for the 10 best and most promising of the lot. Of course this isn’t meant to be exhaustive, but rather a chart of 10 of the most exciting and with the deepest bag of tricks. Of note: this applies only to players who are under 20 years old, who don’t play club soccer in the U.S. and who currently have the option of playing for the USMNT.

1. Julian Green, Bayern Munich

When Green trotted onto the field for a (very) brief Champions League appearance earlier this season, you could feel the U.S. Soccer family holding its collective breath. Green, who has yet to make up his mind between the U.S. and Germany, had been a highly touted prospect for years, but that rocketed his status into another universe. What makes him an even more enchanting prospect is that he’s made a home at Bayern Munich as a highly technical left winger, which is a continual sore spot in the USMNT pool. An immediate first-team starter from day one? Probably not. But even at 18 he’d be a top option off the bench. Today.

2. Paul Arriola, Tijuana

The L.A. Galaxy was upset when Arriola escaped south of the border to sign with Tijuana for a reason. Still, Arriola’s immediate impact at Tijuana surpassed even his expectations. He started seven of the 17 games he played during his first Apertura season, and he scored three goals as both a striker and a winger. That kind of versatility – Arriola most commonly seems to find channels on the right side of the midfield – has Arriola in rarified air as an 18-year-old. Nobody else on this list is getting these kind of first-team minutes already, which gives him a serious leg up.

3. Joe Gallardo, Monterrey

American strikers and technical ability have never meshed particularly well. Players like Conor Casey have always been far more prevalent than ones like Juan Agudelo. Gallardo seems to be smashing the mold. Gallardo broke out with a mighty impressive hat trick against England in the Nike International Friendlies in Florida (which you can read more about here), and he scored three goals in four games at the Aegean Cup last week to help the U.S. to the title. Watching him slither past tackles in the box, it’s hard not to see a bright national team future.

4. Emerson Hyndman, Fulham

Hyndman, or “Emo” as his friends call him, has arguably the best scope for the game out of the entire YNT pool, which is a big claim that he continues to validate at the club level. His ability to survey and spray pinpoint passes is relatively uncommon at such a consistent clip, and his technical ability has him climbing the rungs at his EPL side. The 17-year-old’s last name will obviously ring a bell as the grandson of former FC Dallas coach Schellas, and he’s impressed so much at the U18 level at Fulham that the club signed him to a three-year contract extension late last year just months after inking his original contract.

5. Rubio Rubin, Unattached

If you want the briefest primer possible on Rubin, a former U17 MNT star, watch his second-minute goal against Brazil in the 2011 Nike International Friendlies. Compact, skillful and effective. A brief summation of his constellation of skills. The Portland Timbers had a shot at signing Rubin to a Homegrown deal, but he opted to sign a pre-contract with FC Utrecht last summer (which was probably a good move) before signing a planned contract with the Netherlands club when he turns 18 later this spring. That should start an interesting professional road abroad for the classy winger with skill for days.

6. Luca de la Torre, Fulham

Like Gallardo, de la Torre has used the U17 MNT breakout over the last two months to herald his arrival as a serious prospect to watch in the midfield going forward. While Christian Pulisic has operated largely as the attacking arm, de la Torre has been the box-to-box fulcrum, though his motor belies his panoply of foot skills. De la Torre and Hyndman have risen in lockstep in the Fulham academy ranks, and the historically cozy home for Americans in England should be a positive incubator for a pair of highly touted midfielders.

7. Junior Flores, Borussia Dortmund

Let’s get this out of the way first; Flores has a tremendous amount of promise. There’s no denying his ceiling. That said, I think his club status artificially inflated his value a bit over the last year or so. That’s not to say that the attacker doesn’t have a great future ahead, but he’s still a bit profligate with possession and tends to take unnecessary risks. That said, as far as attacking midfielders go, there are few better American prospects, and his position at Dortmund can only help his maturation going forward.

8. Danny Barbir, Unattached

Barbir is currently on an extended trial with Manchester City, which has the option to buy on a long-term deal once he turns 16. Which, if you’re keeping count, is actually today (Jan. 31). At his young age, it’s incredible Barbir is as tall and lithe as he is at the center back position. He’s every bit the 6-foot-3 at which he’s listed currently, and at 16 there’s plenty of room for him to keep growing (if he hasn’t already sprouted another inch or two). If he can clean up his ability to play out of the back and continue to work on his positioning – he began his YNT career as a midfielder – the U.S. has a hot center back prospect for the future.

9. Josh Perez, Unattached

Like Barbir, Perez is on an extended trial, though his is with Serie A outfit Fiorentina, which stowed a three-year pro contract for when Perez turned 16 when the club spirited him from the Chivas USA academy last spring. Perez, who also turned 16 this month, is a silky midfielder who was most recently deployed on the left wing by Richie Williams during the Nike International Friendlies last month. He’s left-footed, so that immediately makes him an interesting prospect to throw into the ring. Not to mention the prodigious soccer IQ that runs in the Perez family blood. His uncle is Hugo Perez, the current U15 BNT coach.

10. Kyle Scott, Chelsea

Scott is an intriguing if relatively lesser known prospect at one of the biggest clubs in the world. He’s bounced between the U16 and U18 setups at Chelsea this year, while primarily playing with the U16s. The caveat here is that Scott has still yet to choose between England and the U.S., and his proximity to English youth national team camps would seem to give the Three Lions a bit of a leg up. Still, Scott is an immensely talented midfielder who turns 17 this year.