Premier League 2019-20 | Top 3 teenage forwards this season

When scoring goals in a football match become important, fans and the players always look for a prolific striker to hold their side up. Nowadays, we find different types of forwards in the modern era of football. Some of them are known as goal poachers, dummy runners, fox in the box, target man, wide forwards and many more.

Premier League, arguably the toughest league of the world, is known for the lethal forwards it produced over the years, be it may Newcastle's Alan Shearer, Arsenal's Thierry Henry, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Tottenham's Harry Kane or even Manchester City's Sergio Agüero.

But today it's not about those past and present heroes. In this particular piece, we will see those three names who have already been regarded as the Premier League superstars of the next generation.

Here are the top 3 teenage forwards who possess immense potential to conquer the Premier League in the upcoming years.

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#3 Pedro Neto

Wolverhampton Wanderers have found a fresh gem in Pedro Neto

Age: 19

Current club: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nationality: Portuguese

All types of strikers feature in this very segment - like Pedro Lomba Neto - also known as Neto, who plays as a left-wing forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Neto mostly prefers to shoot the ball with his left foot, however, it's not that shooting-accuracy but the deadly pace and trickeries that make Neto a notable persona even at the age of 19.

Under the Portuguese manager Nuno Espírito Santo, Wolves have been decent performance-wise. After finishing 7th in the Premier League last season, the Wolves are in the hunt for a top-four finish. Despite making a slow start to the 2019-20 season, the men in yellow have displayed a sign of never-say-die attitude of late.

As a result of some overwhelming scorelines this season in the Premier League, they are now at the 7th place with 34 points and six points off the top four. Even though the likes Raul Jimenez, Adama Traore, Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho have got all the praise from fans, we can't write off the glittering service Wolves have got from this teenager in his breakthrough season.

Statistically, the addition of Pedro Neto to the Nuno's squad has proved to be a decent one, with the 19-year-old scoring two goals and providing two assists so far in the Premier League. Neto has played 602 minutes of football in the league and has kept an 83.2% passing accuracy. The numbers are certainly superb for a player who plays as a wide forward.

The only thing he needs to focus on is his consistency which he would seemingly acquire sooner than later. Still, the future looks bright for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portugal national team.

Note: All statistics as of January 25, 2020

#2 Gabriel Martinelli

Gabriel Martinelli is a future star for Arsenal FC

Age: 18

Current club: Arsenal

Nationality: Brazilian

Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva is the latest summer addition to Arsenal's dangerous frontline. The 18-year-old joined the Londoners from Brazilian club Ituano for an undisclosed fee. However, The Telegraph reports it was something around £6 million that Arsenal paid to the samba club to secure the teenager's services.

Gabriel Martinelli has made a flying start to his life at London, scoring three goals from five Europa League appearances and four goals from two EFL Carabao Cup appearances.

Even though he got a handful number of games to prove his deadly attributes in front of the opponents' goal, the Cristiano Ronaldo admirer has already become a fan favourite at Emirates. The recent change in Arsenal's management style and an injury to their season's leading goalscorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have given the teenage prodigy a chance to get some regular game-time in the Premier League.

His outstanding goal against Chelsea certainly signifies that he is trying his best to seal his place in Mikel Arteta's starting eleven. It is believed that the Spaniard would field the teeenager in Arsenal's starting line-up week in, week out.

He is fast, versatile and knows how to grab a goal from a half-chance. Having a player like Gabriel Martinelli - who can create goal-scoring opportunities and finish a game by his own abilities - would help the Londoners in the longer run.

#1 Mason Greenwood

Greenwood has been sensational this season in club colours

Age: 18

Current club: Manchester United

Nationality: British

While the Mancunian club is surrounded by several uncertain factors, Mason Greenwood's progress in the club colours has become a joyful element to the fans. The Manchester United Academy product has performed impressively this season, tallying nine goals for across all competitions so far. The 18-year old - one of the recent United graduates, has already proved his worth to the manager and seemingly secured a place in the first-team squad.

After a horrific start to the season, Manchester United have somehow managed to keep the 5th place under their control with 34 points from 24 matches. Despite having a six-points difference between Manchester United and 4th-placed Chelsea, United's recent performances against the lower-table teams have created a grim atmosphere inside the camp.

However, Mason Greenwood's evolution in senior colours is something that the club can take as a positive. The English striker is currently the third-highest goal-scorer for Manchester United behind Marcus Rashford (19) and Anthony Martial (11) in all competitions.

The commencement has been good for Greenwood so far. Now it's to be seen whether he can fulfil his potential and become one of the greatest strikers of the Premier League or not.

Also see: Top 5 strikers of the Premier League era