Romelu Lukaku - Belgium and Chelsea
At the age of 10, he was discovered by scouts of Lierse. In his 3 seasons at Lierse, he scored 121 goals in 68 games. In 2006 he signed for Anderlecht following Lierse's relegation from the Belgian Pro League. At first he played for their youth team, but moved up to the first team in 2009. Chelsea then signed him for a fee of around £18 million at the beginning of this season.
Federico Macheda - Italy and Manchester United
Lazio tried to sign him at the age of 15 but, due to Italian football regulations preventing u18s from signing professional contracts, they were unable to. Manchester United then signed him at the age of 16 and put him into their u18 side. In 2009, Macheda came on as a sub against Aston Villa and scored an amazing goal to give United the win (this goal is in the video). Last season he was loaned to Sampdoria, in the Serie A, and this season he is currently on loan at QPR.
Dani Pachecho - Spain and Liverpool
Dani spent most of his youth career in Spain where he played for Malaga and Barcelona. At Barcelona 'El Asesino' (The Assassin), because of his clinical finishing ability. He signed for Liverpool in 2007 and made his first team debut in 2009, against Fiorentina in a champions league match. He has spent time on loan at Norwich City and at Rayo Vallecano. He has also represented Spain at youth level, playing for the u16, u17, u18, u19, u20 and u21 teams.
Ryo Miyaichi - Japan and Arsenal
Ryo spent last season on loan at Feyenoord and is currently on loan at Bolton. He is one of the fastest footballers in the world and there's a reason people call him the 'Japanese Messi'. Watch this kid, he's special.
Raheem Sterling - England/Jamaica and Liverpool
Born in Jamaica, raised in England, you can understand where he this kid gets his speed and ability from. He signed for QPR at the age of 9 and spent 7 years in their youth academy. In 2010, Liverpool signed him for £600,000, though it could go up to £5 million depending on his first-team appearances. He has been a sensation in the Liverpool youth team and was one of the key players in Liverpool's NextGen Series campaign (where they reached the semi-finals). After much pressure from the Liverpool fans, Kenny Daglish finally gave Sterling a first-team appearance, bringing him on against Wigan last weekend.
Souleymane Coulibaly - Ivory Coast and Tottenham
This kid scored 9 goals in 4 games at the u17 World Cup, earning himself the Golden Boot. If you're a bit skeptical about this, I think you should know that 3 of those goals he scored against Brazil (not your average side). He tied with the previous record held by Sinama Pongolle, who scored 9 goals in 6 games. If that's not incredible, I don't know what is. If you want to see more of him, you should watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVStdbLoEYE
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