2023-10-12 14:11:25
Like every year, the British newspaper The Guardian released the list of the 60 best promising players in the world. In the ‘Next Generation 2023’, which highlights those footballers born in 2006, there is Colombian representation. The Brazilian Endrick, known for being signed by Real Madrid, and who currently plays for Palmeiras, is the one who leads this era along with the Frenchman Warren Zaire-Emery, from PSG.
Brayan Mateo Caicedo Ramos, 17 years old, was the Colombian chosen by the prestigious media. Carl Worswick, the journalist in charge of reporting on the young winger who plays on loan for Leones, although the Cyclones de Cali club is the one he belongs to due to his training.
“In the South American U-17 championship held in April, Caicedo stood out and subsequently received more than 20 offers from the best clubs in Europe. Currently, Porto leads the chase, but until Caicedo turns 18 next year, the dazzling young man, now with the U-20 national team, will remain in Colombia,” Worswick details regarding the footballer who was part of the national team.
Caicedo, compared to Kylian Mbappé
Originally from Tumaco, Nariño, he is on loan to Leones in the second division of Colombia. He made his debut at the age of 16 in the game once morest Deportes Quindío and 29 minutes were enough to be chosen as the figure of the match. “Until a couple of years ago, Caicedo was a complete unknown, lost in the southern region of his homeland, Nariño, devastated by violence. But in recent months he has increased interest in the devastatingly fast winger,” adds The Guardian.
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The comparison with Mbappé is because of his style of play. The second coach of the Colombia Under-20 National Team, Freddy Hurtado, was the one who revealed what they call Caicedo. “All his teammates call him Mbappé. He looks a bit like him and certainly plays like him (…) From the first day I met him I knew he was very special,” he told the British media.
Luis Ángulo, a talent scout who discovered Caicedo at the La Gambeta school, is convinced that “he will go very far,” since he has “magic in those legs.” “He is always wanting to learn, asking for advice. And if he continues to improve.”
Colombian footballers in previous editions of the Next Generation
• 2014: Alveiro Sánchez
• 2015: Jesús Marimón
• 2016: Juan Camilo ‘Cucho’ Hernández
• 2017: Jaminton Campaz
• 2018: Andrés Amaya
• 2019: Camilo Mena
• 2020: Tomás Ángel and Jhon Jáder Durán
• 2021: Miguel Monsalve
• 2022: Óscar Perea
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