Euro 2016 - 5 young players from lesser known leagues to watch out for

3) Bartosz Kapustka (Poland)

Bartosz Kapustka is a rising star for Poland

Club – Cracovia (Polish Ekstraklasa)

Position – Left Winger

Kapustka plays for mid-table Polish side Cracovia and contributed 5 goals and 10 assists in 35 appearances for his club last season. A naturally pacy winger down the left wing, the 19-year-old as 7 caps to his name, and has scored 2 international goals already for his national side.

Kapustka was voted the Discovered Player of the year in 2015 by a leading Polish Magazine and has gone from strength to strength since making his debut for his club side aged just 17.

Kapustka scored his first International goal on his International debut and has since become integral to the Polish side. While he is not yet a regular starter, he has regularly been deployed as an impact substitute by coach Adam Nawalka.

Kapustka can be seen in action for Poland in Group C, which also features World Champions Germany, Ukraine and debutants Northern Ireland. Poland are likely to face a tough fight from Ukraine for the 2nd spot in the group, and Ukraine’s solid defence could give them an edge in this contest.

The good news for whoever finishes 3rd is that Northern Ireland are not expected to win any points and so whoever finishes 3rd in the group, should have at least 3 points from beating Northern Ireland and thus has a very good chance of sneaking into the knockout rounds through the best four 3rd placed teams.