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Four Four Two's Top 100 prospects......in 2001

AFKABartramAFKABartram
edited June 2008 in General Charlton
Come across this list from 7 years ago, very interesting reading of what was being forecast at the time.

1. Djibril Cisse (STR, Auxerre)
2. Andres D'Allesandro (AM, River Plate)
3. Leandro Bonfim (AM, Vitoria/PSV Eindhoven)
4. Fernando Jose Torres (STR, Atletico Madrid)
5. Jermaine Pennant (R/WNG, Arsenal)
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (C/MF, Ajax)
7. Florent Sinama-Pongolle (STR, Le Havre/Liverpool)
8. Piotr Trochowski (AM, FC Bayern Munich)
9. Anthony Le Tallec (AM/CFWD, Le Havre/Liverpool)
10. Mourad Meghni (AM, Bologna)
11. Pedro Mantorras (STR, Benfica Lisbon)
12. David Odonkor (FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
13. Darren Fletcher (C/MF, Manchester United)
14. John Welsh (C/DM, Liverpool)
15. Kim Kallstrom (CM, BK Hacken)
16. Philippe Mexes (CB, Auxerre)
17. Johnny Heitinga (CB, Ajax)
18. Juan Andreu Melli (CM, Real Betis)
19. Baldo Di Gregorio (CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
20. Andres Iniesta (AM, Barcelona)
21. Milan Baros (STR, Liverpool)
22. Marius Niculae (STR, Sporting Lisbon)
23. Fabricio Coloccini (CB, Milan/on loan to Alaves)
24. Ricardo Bernardo Quaresma (L/WNG, Sporting Lisbon)
25. Maicon (RWB, Cruzeiro)
26. Hugo Viana (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
27. Arjen Robben (L/WNG, Groningen/PSV Eindhoven)
28. Julio Colombo (CB, Montpellier)
29. Gregory Vignal (LB, Liverpool)
30. Jermaine DeFoe (STR, West Ham United)
31. Gareth Barry (LB, Aston Villa)
32. Marat Izmailov (AM/FWD, Lokomotiv Moscow)
33. Hassan Yebda (DM, Auxerre)
34. Leandro Romagnoli (AM, San Lorenzo)
35. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (CFWD, Ajax)
36. Dean Ashton (CFWD, Crewe Alexandria)
37. Ednilson (AM, Benfica Lisbon)
38. Chris Kirkland (GK, Liverpool)
39. Emilliano S. Dudar (CB, Velez Sarsfield)
40. Helder Postiga (STR, Porto)
41. Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam (STR/LWNG, Ajax)
42. Joaquin Sanchez (L/WNG, Real Betis)
43. Diego Ribas (AM, Santos)
44. Jay Lucas (CFWD, Southampton)
45. Niko Kranjcar (AM/CFWD, Dinamo Zagreb)
46. Christian Petereit (RB/CB, Schalke 04)
47. Ewerthon (STR/FWD, Borussia Dortmund)
48. Gael Givet (CB/LB, Monaco)
49. Francesco Lodi (AM, Empoli/Parma)
50. Massimo Donati (DM, AC Milan)
51. Gatti Ribeiro (RWB, Blooming)
52. Jeremie Aliadiere (STR, Arsenal)
53. Francesco Tarantino (LB/CB, Athletic Bilbao)
54. Lourenco Da Silva (FWD/LWNG, Sporting Lisbon)
55. Alexander Ludwig (L/WNG, Werder Bremen)
56. Landon Donovan (STR, San Jose Earthquakes)
57. Ricardo Costa (CB, FC Porto)
58. Filip Trojan (L/WNG, Schalke 04)
59. Carlos Martins (CM, Sporting Lisbon)
60. Serhat Akin (STR, Fenerbahce)
61. Johnnier Montano (AM/FWD, Parma-on loan to Verona)
62. Mark Fotheringham (C/MF, Celtic)
63. Rubinho (GK, Corinthians)
64. Michael Chopra (STR, Newcastle)
65. Edward Johnson (STR, Dallas Burn)
66. Johnny Van Beukering (STR, Vitesse)
67. Santino Quaranta (STR, DC United)
68. Andreas Hinkel (RB/RWB, Stuttgart)
69. Bojan Djrodjic (L/WNG, Manchester United)
70. Matteo Brighi (CM, Juventus)
71. Cherno Samba (CFWD, Millwall)
72. Hassan Ahamada (LWNG/STR, Nantes)
73. Theo Janssen (LM, Vitesse)
74. Derik Boateng (AM, Panathinaikos)
75. Mauro Rosales (R/WNG,
76. Dulee Johnson (STR, BK Hacken)
77. Fernando Macedo Nano (L/WNG, Barcelona)
78. Michael Essien (D/MF, Bastia)
79. Andres Oliveira (STR/FWD, Perth Glory)
80. Candido Costa (AM, Porto)
81. Tuomas Aho (CB, My-Pa)
82. Dimitar Berbatov (STR, Bayer Leverkusen)
83. Thijs Houwing (CFWD, Twente)
84. Labinot Harbuzi (AM, Malmo FF)
85. Michael Zepek (CM, Bayer Leverkusen)
86. Mika Vayrynen (AM, FC Jokerit)
87. Ramon Calliste (STR, Manchester United)
88. Christoph Preuss (RWB, Eintract Frankfurt)
89. Keith Kelly (CM, PSG)
90. Aldo Jara (FWD, Cerro Portano)
91. Kieran Richardson (L/WNG, Manchester United)
92. Leonardo Santiago (L/WNG, Feyenoord)
93. Shaun Maloney(STR, Celtic)
94. Azar Karadas (CFWD/CB, Brann Bergen)
95. Kaka (AM, Sao Paulo)
96. Benjamin Auer (CFWD, Borussia M'Gladbach)
97. Daniyel Cimen (LB/CB, Eintract Frankfurt)
98. Erdal Kilicaslan (CFWD, Bayern Munich)
99. David Prutton (D/MF, Nottingham Forest)
100. Alexander Hleb (AM, Stuttgart)

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    Mr-InvisibleMr-Invisible
    Prutton at 99!! haha! Just above that rubbish player Hleb
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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    fecking hell what ever happend to Cherno Samba and Jay Lucas

    and who ever heard anything else about Kaka or Torres but at least le tallac had a career
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    ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    Looking at the top 20,

    only Torres, Van der Vaart, Kallstrom, Iniesta, Heitinga and maybe Trochowski and Mexes have really made it

    Your man at 95 Kaka is probably top three in the world at the moment!
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    EGAddickEGAddick
    Interesting that some of the players who were already at big clubs (Man U/Liverpool etc) didn't quite make the grade yet a future World Footballer of the Year languished down in 95th place.
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    ChicagoAddickChicagoAddick
    John Welsh is at Hull but didn't play at all last season - he did go out on loan to Chester early 2008 for a month.
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    AFKABartramAFKABartram
    [cite]Posted By: EGAddick[/cite]Interesting that some of the players who were already at big clubs (Man U/Liverpool etc) didn't quite make the grade yet a future World Footballer of the Year languished down in 95th place.

    very good point EGA
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    leftbehindleftbehind
    weres Faye?
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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    Just read that Cherno Samba was nearly bought by Liverpool for 1.5million at 15 years of age but Millwall and Liverpool couldnt agree the fee and Liverpool didnt wanty to go to a tribunal.

    Never really got a game in the first team for Millwall after that.

    He went to Spain in the lower leagues done nothing, ended up at Plymouth scored on deput and ended up on loan at wrexham and is now a free agent.

    Now there is a warning to all young superstars this guy was being touted as the next big striking sensation i remember watching him playing for England Schoolboys and under 20's and thinking this guy looks good really good.

    Stay focused Jon Jo and dont get your head turned by bigger and better things get a lot of games under your belt before you think about a career change.Because those paths are not always paved with Gold
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    oohaahmortimeroohaahmortimer
    and to me what nth london says above justifys someone like bostock moving to spurs for a decent signing on payment cos he may not turn out to be the greatest and why not get rewarded if people want to punt on you
    and dare i say it what if jermaine 'judas'defoe turned out to be crap at least his mum would've got some curtains out of him going to west ham!!
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    Oggy RedOggy Red
    What, no Kevin Lisbie ? ..... surely he was the most exciting young prospect for EACH of at least the past 10 years .....

    ;o)
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    LedgeLedge
    i remember watchin an u18 game with the argies and england and that fella at number 2 was sensational. he's not done much.
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    TT
    Ledge was that the same fella on loan at Portsmouth last year?
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    NorthStandUltraNorthStandUltra
    [cite]Posted By: T[/cite]Ledge was that the same fella on loan at Portsmouth last year?

    I think so, didn't he score a wonder goal at The Valley a couple of seasons ago?
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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    he was quality i wasnt sure if that was the same person that was a cracking goal he scored against us
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    What was the qualifying age? Presumably these players were all under 21 or similar?
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    ISawLeaburnScoreISawLeaburnScore
    [cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]he was quality i wasnt sure if that was the same person that was a cracking goal he scored against us

    Same person.

    Was the precursor to Messi as the "next Maradona" as everyone in Argentina tends to do with their young, diminuitive flair players.

    Never got anywhere near his hype at River Plate, bombed in Germany and Spain and now back in the homeland at a smaller club I believe.
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    nth_london_addicknth_london_addick
    go get him pards i say
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    StefcoStefco
    edited June 2008
    [cite]Posted By: EGAddick[/cite]Interesting that some of the players who were already at big clubs (Man U/Liverpool etc) didn't quite make the grade yet a future World Footballer of the Year languished down in 95th place.

    I think the list is to say who the 100 top prospects were at the time, rather than ranking them. So Kaka being at 95 doesn't mean he was only thought to be a little bit better than David Prutton, & not as good as Mark Fotheringham at the time of the article.

    Some bloody good foresight from the writers though, not a bad hit rate with their predictions!
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    Red_Pete_in_DubaiRed_Pete_in_Dubai
    No Cristiano Ronaldo in that list. He was only 16 at the time I suppose, but obviously well below the radar.
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    MortimericianMortimerician
    Former Charlton target Fotheringham a good 30 spots above Kaka and ahead of Robinho, Essien and Berbatov. Two Celtic flops in the top 100.
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