Brazilian football has a truly impressive future. Already now, Neymar shines with the brightest colors, Gabriel Jesus is trying to break into the elite circle, and Vinicius is taking his first steps in his career.
Neymar needs no introduction - the most expensive footballer of all time and the biggest star of Paris Saint-Germain. The 26-year-old footballer is the one predicted to break Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo's dominance in the race for the "Golden Balls".
Meanwhile, the 20-year-old G. Jesus is still trying to prove his worth in the Manchester City team. Although no one doubts his abilities, the Brazilian often has to share playing time with Sergio Aguero.
And there is no doubt that the 17-year-old Flamengo player Vinicius still has a lot to prove in football. Although Real Madrid has already acquired the wonderkid, the goals scored in the Brazilian league do not convince the biggest skeptics.
Despite how the players look now, we suggest you look at the statistics of how the players appeared after playing their first 1613 minutes in professional football. 1600 minutes are almost a full 18 matches, but everyone knows that players at the beginning of their careers did not often start matches in the starting lineup.
This statistic also coincides with the players' ages. None of them were over 18 when they reached this number of minutes.
Neymar was playing for Santos at the time, G. Jesus was playing for Palmeiras, and Vinicius is now in his current team - Flamengo.
The first point of comparison between players can be the amount of money for which they were purchased by European teams.
Although Neymar's acquisition amount was initially stated as 19.3 million euros, it is now said that Barcelona laid out 57.3 million euros for the Brazilian.
Man City paid 32 million euros for the attacker, and Real paid 45 million euros for Vinicius.
Just looking at this statistics, none of the players stand out too much at this age. However, in your opinion, who do you think can achieve the most in football?
