Kylian Mbappe, Christian Pulisic Listed Among Most Valuable Players Under 21

The French and American stars are two of the top 20 young players whose value was calculated by Prime Time Sports' Football Value Index.

In the most recent update to their list of the Soccerex 20 U21, Prime Time Sports listed French winger and newly-crowned World Cup champion Kylian Mbappe as the most valuable player in the world under 21. The 19-year-old star has had an incredible year, thanks to his impressive performances in the French league with Monaco and PSG, and most recently in Russia, where aside from winning the tournament with France, he also secured FIFA's Young Player Award in the tournament. 

England and Manchester United's Marcus Rashford follows in the list, while Brazilian Gabriel Jesus is third. USMNT's Christian Pulisic ends up in eighth spot, who comes in just after Gianluigi Donnarumma, the 19-year-old Italian goalkeeper from AC Milan. 

The value of the players was determined by Prime Time Sports' Football Value Index, which takes into account the players' on-field performance, their number of national team appearances, injuries, market value perception, the average sale value for other players who played on that player's current club, position, age and a few other factors that take into account previous transfers that could potentially be related to the player.

Of the top 16 players mentioned in the list, nine are still teenagers, including Pulisic and 17-year-old Brazilian Rodrygo, who will be joining Real Madrid in January 2019.

Check out the full list below: 

Rank	Name	Age	Value	Club Team	Position
1	Kylian Mbappe	19	€192.3 million	Paris Saint-Germain	Right Wing
2	Marcus Rashford	20	€89.2 million	Manchester United	Striker
3	Gabriel Jesus	21	€88 million	Manchester City	Striker
4	Ousmane Dembele	21	€84.3 million	FC Barcelona	Right Wing
5	Malcom	21	€64.6 million	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	Right Wing
6	Federico Chiesa	20	€63.6 million	ACF Fiorentina	Right Wing
7	Gianluigi Donnarumma	19	€62.8 million	AC Milan	Goalkeeper
8	Christian Pulisic	19	€61.2 million	Borussia Dortmund	Right Wing
9	Leon Bailey	20	€56.6 million	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Left Wing
10	Mikel Oyarzabal	21	€51.3 million	Real Sociedad	Left Wing
11	Ryan Sessegnon	18	€51.3 million	Fulham	Left Wing
12	Trent Alexander-Arnold	19	€50.7 million	Liverpool	Right Back
13	Matthijs de Ligt	18	€50.4 million	AFC Ajax	Center Back
14	Vinicius Junior	18	€45.1 million	Real Madrid	Left Wing
15	Rodrygo	17	€40 million	Santos FC	Left Wing
16	Dayot Upamecano	19	€39.6 million	Red Bull Leipzig	Center Back
17	Pstrick Cutrone	20	€35 million	AC Milan	Striker
18	Houssem Aouar	20	€34.5 million	Olympique Lyonnais	Center Midfield
19	Allan Saint-Maximin	21	€31.9 million	OGC Nice	Right Wing
20	Cengiz Under	21	€31.9 million	AS Roma	Right Wing

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