Overview
- Steven Gerrard told ESPN that while Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé are “incredible,” he ranks Michael Owen as the best teenager he has seen
- Owen scored 40 Premier League goals in 79 appearances before turning 20, the highest total by a teenager in league history
- At 22, Owen became the first Englishman since Kevin Keegan to win the Ballon d’Or with his 2001 triumph
- Lamine Yamal, 18, netted 18 goals for Barcelona in the 2024-25 season and is among the favourites for this year’s Ballon d’Or
- Kylian Mbappé, 26, remains a leading contender after earning Ballon d’Or nominations and scoring as a 19-year-old in the 2018 World Cup final