#2 Jose Gomes (Benfica, Portugal)
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To have played Champions League football by the time you turn 18 is no small feat, yet Portugal’s Jose Gomes has done just that, albeit turning out for only eight minutes as his side suffered defeat against Napoli in matchday 2 of this season’s competition.
He certainly looked more at home in the UEFA Youth League, in which he scored two and set up another for the Portuguese champions; he also played a role as the top team won the domestic title once more, gaining a handful of minutes off the bench at the start of the season, becoming the club’s third-youngest player in the process.
The Guinea-Bissau-born attacker has carved himself a reputation as one of the most exciting players to watch at international level, having finished the 2016 European Under-17 Championship as the top scorer, claiming the Golden Player award in the process.
He is a penalty-box predator and liable to be his nation’s biggest threat in this competition – and great things are expected of him in the future.
