Last Sunday in Germany, the two-week European Youth Under-19 Championship came to an end, with the winner being the French national team. After the battles of young footballers, UEFA.com selected the ten most prominent players of the tournament.
Jean-Kévin Augustin (19 years old, France) Forward. Belongs to "Paris Saint-Germain" club. PSG forward formed an unstoppable duo with Kylian Mbappé in this tournament. Augustin stood out in all group matches, and in the game against the Netherlands, he scored a hat-trick. With a great goal in the final, he helped his team advance and repeated the tournament record by scoring for the sixth time.
Steven Bergwijn (18 years old, Netherlands) Winger. Belongs to PSV club. The dynamic PSV forward started the tournament with two excellent goals in the victorious match against Croatia. Although he did not stand out much in the following matches, his speed and strength did not allow opponents' defense a moment of rest.
Josip Brekalo (18 years old, Croatia) Winger. Belongs to "Wolfsburg" club. This summer, the player who moved to "Wolfsburg" for 6 million euros was the most dangerous in his national team, and it was difficult for any opponent to stop him on the left attacking side. A fast and skillful player scored the first Croatian goal in the tournament and always tried to be at the forefront of the attack.
Federico Dimarco (18 years old, Italy) Full-back. Belongs to "Inter" club. The Italian national team's game was based on exploiting opponents' weaknesses in set-piece situations, and the "Inter" player was crucial in executing this tactic. He scored all three penalty kicks and added a great penalty kick that helped his team reach the final.
Diogo Gonçalves (19 years old, Portugal) Forward. Belongs to "Benfica" club. A quick-thinking and fast-moving Gonçalves played the role of the "number ten" in the Portugal national team. He impressed everyone in the matches against Austria and Italy, demonstrating a game understanding at his age.
Manuel Locatelli (18 years old, Italy) Defensive midfielder. Belongs to "Milan" club. Team captain Filippo Romagna described this player in one word - quality. In the Italian national team, the midfielder was a true field general and took care of the team's game creation. His outstanding moment was a superb penalty kick into the Austrian national team's nets.
Kylian Mbappé (17 years old, France) Forward. Belongs to "Monaco" club. After wreaking havoc in the group stage with Augustin, where they scored all eight French goals together, Mbappé was not ready to stop. In the semi-finals, he demonstrated a great performance with an assist for the first goal and later scored twice.
Philipp Ochs (19 years old, Germany) Winger. Belongs to "Hoffenheim" club. Ochs played his best match against Portugal, where he managed to score three times. Having one of the most impressive techniques among all players in the tournament, the "Hoffenheim" representative also did not stay without goals in the World Under-20 Championships.
Xaver Schlager (18 years old, Austria) Defensive midfielder. Belongs to "Red Bull Salzburg" club. The heart of the Austrian national team, who plays strongly both in attack and defense. His best match was against Italy, where he scored a goal and drove the opponent's goalkeeper Alex Meret into despair.
Dominic Solanke (18 years old, England) Forward. Belongs to "Chelsea" club. Already known in the football world for his excellent performance in the UEFA Youth League, the "Chelsea" forward showed his potential in this tournament as well. Solanke scored a goal against both France and the Netherlands in the group stage.
