Top 5 footballers aged 21 or younger with most goal contributions in 2021-22; check this out


Most Goals at 21: There have been some outstanding football talents that created an impression this across all competitions last season.

Creating an impression at an early age speaks volumes of the maturity, talent and sacrifice footballers are putting in to reach the top.

This season, we have seen some great under 21 players leave their mark across Europe and today we look at these certain talents. The top 5 players with most goals at 21 or younger contributions are as follows:

Joshua Zirkzee

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The centre forward, on loan from Bayern Munich at Anderlecht enjoyed a prolific season for the Belgian first division side.

Zirkzee scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists in 41 matches across competitions.

He scored 15 goals in the Belgian Pro League which helped his side finish 3rd in the campaign.

Charles de Ketelaere

ImageComing from the Club Brugge Youth Academy, Charles has graduated with flying colours and made himself an important part of the senior team.

The attacking midfielder provided 18 goals and 9 assists in 43 matches for Club Brugge across competitions to ensure a brilliant season personally.

Charles’ impressive season helped Brugge to the top of the Belgian Pro League A as they lifted the 2021-22 Championship.

Karim Adeyemi

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Adeyemi enjoyed a dominant campaign for RB Salzburg in Austria as he scored 23 goals and provided 7 assists in 43 matches across competitions.

In the Bundesliga, he found the net 19 times and provided 5 assists, which helped Salzburg to a 3rd consecutive Austrian Bundesliga title. He was also the top scorer in the competition.

Karim was impactful in the Champions League as well as the centre-forward picked up 3 goals and 2 assists from 8 matches.

After a successful season, Borussia Dortmund snapped up the youngster ahead of the upcoming season.

They hope to see Adeyemi make the smooth transition by replacing Haaland as the club’s strike enforcer.

Erling Haaland

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Manchester City’s latest acquisition, Erling Haaland is number 2 on this list after enjoying good campaign with Borussia Dortmund.

The youngster was on the look out by various clubs in the last few seasons due to his exploits.

Haaland finished his campaign with 27 goals and 5 assists across 29 matches in all competitions.

It wasn’t enough to help Dortmund to the summit in the Bundesliga, but he left the club on good terms at the end of the season.

Erling scored 20 off the 27 goals in the Bundesliga but wasn’t at his best in the UCL as Dortmund finished 3rd in the group stage.

Vinicius Junior

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Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior is on top with 22 goals and 20 assists in 52 matches across competitions.

The Brazilian was as a prominent member in the Real Madrid squad, helping the club win the La Liga 2021-22 and scoring the winner in the UCL final.

It was a season of dreams for Vinicius as the youngster created nightmares for oppositions this season.

He found the net 17 times and set up 10 goals in 35 La Liga appearances. Junior and Benzema led the Los Blancos brigade in their Champions League triumph as well.

Real Madrid’s number 20 also found the net in the semi-final win over Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.