FIFA U-17 World Cup: 5 Ballon d'Or Finalists who started out at the U-17 stage

#5 Neymar

Neymar took part in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup that was held in Nigeria

Before his big move to Barcelona, Brazil's poster boy was already making headlines locally for Santos football club and for his country. Young Neymar was always destined for greatness and today he is the world's most expensive player after making the £198 million move from Barcelona to PSG.

Neymar also featured for Brazil in the 2009 U-17 World Cup that was held in Nigeria. He scored in Brazil's opening game vs Japan which was their only win of the tournament as the South Americans, unfortunately, crashed out in the group stages.

Six years later in 2015 at the tender age of 23, Neymar finished third behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the coveted Ballon d'Or. It was still a great year as Neymar won the La Liga, Copa Del Ray and UEFA Champions League with Barcelona in that season.