Confirmed Wonderkids
High-potential young players who are confirming with real performances this season.
✅Confirmed This Season
Ousmane Diomande
🇩🇪 RasenBallsport Leipzig
21 y/o
74→82
8
Goals
5.3
xG
5
Ast
5.6
xA
22 matches (1549 min)Score: 81
Nico Paz
🇮🇹 Como
20 y/o
75→91
9
Goals
7.5
xG
6
Ast
5.3
xA
26 matches (2153 min)Score: 78
Roi Torres
🇪🇸 Barcelona
19 y/o
57→81
12
Goals
13.6
xG
1
Ast
2.1
xA
24 matches (1493 min)Score: 73
Arda Güler
🇪🇸 Real Madrid
20 y/o
72→87
3
Goals
4.5
xG
7
Ast
7.3
xA
25 matches (1656 min)Score: 71
Rayan Cherki
🏴 Manchester City
21 y/o
75→87
3
Goals
2.2
xG
7
Ast
7.0
xA
23 matches (1201 min)Score: 67
Olivia Smith
🇩🇪 St. Pauli
20 y/o
87→97
2
Goals
0.7
xG
2
Ast
0.6
xA
21 matches (1844 min)Score: 65
Linda Caicedo
🏴 Chelsea
20 y/o
82→90
3
Goals
1.3
xG
1
Ast
2.0
xA
22 matches (1865 min)Score: 65
João Neves
🇫🇷 Paris Saint Germain
20 y/o
79→87
5
Goals
2.7
xG
1
Ast
1.8
xA
14 matches (1004 min)Score: 64
Yankuba Minteh
🏴 Brighton
20 y/o
73→85
1
Goals
3.1
xG
4
Ast
3.9
xA
24 matches (1647 min)Score: 64
Odogu, David
🇮🇹 Juventus
19 y/o
56→80
5
Goals
10.3
xG
4
Ast
3.8
xA
25 matches (1313 min)Score: 62
Alejandro Balde
🇪🇸 Barcelona
21 y/o
77→85
0
Goals
0.3
xG
2
Ast
2.8
xA
21 matches (1555 min)Score: 61
O'Reilly, Nico
🏴 Manchester City
20 y/o
59→84
4
Goals
4.3
xG
3
Ast
2.8
xA
27 matches (2041 min)Score: 61
Adam Wharton
🏴 Crystal Palace
21 y/o
73→87
0
Goals
0.8
xG
3
Ast
4.1
xA
24 matches (2032 min)Score: 60
Martín, Jon
🇮🇹 Genoa
19 y/o
56→80
1
Goals
0.4
xG
4
Ast
5.3
xA
23 matches (1792 min)Score: 60
Miloš Kerkez
🏴 Liverpool
21 y/o
75→87
1
Goals
0.9
xG
1
Ast
1.7
xA
26 matches (1909 min)Score: 59
Mikel Jauregizar
🇪🇸 Athletic Club
21 y/o
73→84
2
Goals
1.0
xG
0
Ast
1.3
xA
25 matches (2128 min)Score: 59
Dean Huijsen
🇪🇸 Real Madrid
20 y/o
73→89
1
Goals
1.9
xG
2
Ast
1.1
xA
18 matches (1387 min)Score: 59
Cunha, Romário
🇮🇹 Como
17 y/o
56→80
2
Goals
4.1
xG
3
Ast
4.1
xA
25 matches (1870 min)Score: 59
Dorgu, Patrick
🏴 Manchester United
20 y/o
57→81
3
Goals
2.1
xG
3
Ast
2.6
xA
22 matches (1327 min)Score: 59
Kumbedi, Saël
🇩🇪 Wolfsburg
20 y/o
57→81
0
Goals
0.1
xG
5
Ast
2.2
xA
16 matches (1178 min)Score: 57
Banks, Noahkai
🇩🇪 Augsburg
18 y/o
59→84
1
Goals
1.2
xG
1
Ast
0.9
xA
20 matches (1580 min)Score: 55
Alejandro Garnacho
🏴 Chelsea
20 y/o
73→85
1
Goals
3.1
xG
3
Ast
2.8
xA
16 matches (921 min)Score: 54
Vitor Reis
🇪🇸 Girona
19 y/o
56→80
1
Goals
0.9
xG
1
Ast
0.8
xA
24 matches (2057 min)Score: 54
Ramón, Jacobo
🇮🇹 Como
20 y/o
56→80
2
Goals
3.5
xG
0
Ast
0.9
xA
24 matches (2071 min)Score: 54
Scipioni, Lorenzo
🇮🇹 Napoli
20 y/o
57→82
1
Goals
1.6
xG
1
Ast
2.9
xA
23 matches (2009 min)Score: 54
Kosugi, Keita
🇮🇹 Parma Calcio 1913
19 y/o
56→80
0
Goals
0.2
xG
1
Ast
0.3
xA
26 matches (2127 min)Score: 53
Richards, Lewi
🏴 Crystal Palace
16 y/o
56→80
1
Goals
0.9
xG
0
Ast
0.3
xA
23 matches (2064 min)Score: 53
Giorgio Scalvini
🇮🇹 Atalanta
21 y/o
73→83
2
Goals
2.6
xG
0
Ast
0.3
xA
13 matches (956 min)Score: 52
Kemlein, Aljoscha
🇩🇪 Union Berlin
20 y/o
57→82
0
Goals
0.9
xG
1
Ast
1.0
xA
22 matches (1468 min)Score: 52
Vermeeren, Arthur
🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen
20 y/o
58→83
1
Goals
1.2
xG
3
Ast
1.1
xA
16 matches (1059 min)Score: 52
🔥Clinical Finishers (Goals > xG)
These players are scoring more than Expected Goals predict - exceptional finishing.
| Player | Goals | xG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪Harry Kane | 30 | 24.5 | +5.5 |
| 🏴Harry Wilson | 8 | 3.9 | +4.1 |
| 🇪🇸Alberto Moleiro | 9 | 5.0 | +4 |
| 🏴Eli Junior Kroupi | 8 | 4.5 | +3.5 |
| 🇫🇷Ousmane Dembélé | 8 | 4.6 | +3.4 |
| 🏴Antoine Semenyo | 14 | 10.6 | +3.4 |
| 🏴Jaidon Anthony | 7 | 3.7 | +3.3 |
| 🇩🇪Can Uzun | 6 | 2.7 | +3.3 |
| 🇮🇹Piotr Zielinski | 5 | 1.7 | +3.3 |
| 🇮🇹Martin Baturina | 4 | 0.7 | +3.3 |
| 🏴Bruno Guimarães | 9 | 5.8 | +3.2 |
| 🏴Morgan Rogers | 8 | 4.8 | +3.2 |
| 🇪🇸Gerard Moreno | 7 | 4.0 | +3 |
| 🇪🇸Djibril Sow | 4 | 1.0 | +3 |
| 🇩🇪Rani Khedira | 5 | 2.0 | +3 |
⚠️Unlucky Strikers (Goals < xG)
These players create chances but don't convert - positive regression expected.
| Player | Goals | xG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹Moise Kean | 8 | 14.8 | -6.8 |
| 🇩🇪Andrej Ilic | 1 | 7.4 | -6.4 |
| 🇮🇹Jonathan Christian David | 5 | 10.3 | -5.2 |
| 🏴Jean-Philippe Mateta | 8 | 12.9 | -4.9 |
| 🇮🇹Álvaro Morata | 0 | 4.3 | -4.3 |
| 🇫🇷Issa Soumaré | 6 | 10.2 | -4.2 |
| 🇩🇪Romano Schmid | 2 | 6.0 | -4 |
| 🇩🇪Arijon Ibrahimovic | 1 | 5.0 | -4 |
| 🏴David Brooks | 1 | 4.9 | -3.9 |
| 🇮🇹Gift Orban | 7 | 10.8 | -3.8 |
Methodology
The confirmation score crosses estimated potential of young players with their real performances (goals, assists, minutes played). A player is "confirmed" when showing significant stats while having high potential.