Newsgroup: it.sport.calcio.estero
Titolo: 50 calciatori per il 2009

Prima di tutto un plauso a il giornalista del Times (Tom Dart) che si e' 
cimentato in questa inchiesta ricerca di ben 50 nomi, giovani e pronti 
ad essere "i nomi" nuovi del 2009.
Come lui stesso a specificato, la classifica si pasa su 50 nomi e non 
solo sulla bravura di ogni singolo calciatore, ma anche sul reale fatto 
che possano essere protagonisti in questo anno. Ecco perche' certi nomi 
possono far storcere il naso (Benzema e Silva su tutti), che Dart dice 
essere ancora nella fase della reale esplosione e che ancora non sono 
sulla bocca di tutti. Ed ha ragione.
Cosi io vi copio e incollo la sua scelta con i suoi motivi brevi al 
riguardo. Senza stare a fare le pulci sulle singole posizioni o selle 
proprie idee al riguardo, credo sia utile anche per conoscere tanti nomi 
nuovi e magari conservarsi la lista per vedere quanti di questi saranno 
veramente popolari tra 12 mesi e anche per conoscere gente nuova. Non 
credo che siano tutti cosi conosciuti.
Buon divertimento e buona lettura.
50. Ahmad Khalil (Al Ahly)
The current Asian young player of the year is an exciting striker from 
the United Arab Emirates who is expected to train for a month with 
Chelsea as part of a deal between the club and the Asian football 
confederation.
49. Will Buckley (Rochdale)
The 20-year-old winger is in his first full season at Spotland if he 
continues to play as well as he has done this season, it may be his last 
in League Two.
48. Shannon Cole (Sydney FC)
A midfield player or full back on either flank, the 23-year-old is a 
free-kick specialist who had a trial with Doncaster Rovers but has been 
unable to secure a work permit. He was called into the Australia squad 
only two months after turning professional.
47. Khalfan Ibrahim (Al Sadd)
Named Asian footballer of the year in 2006 aged just 18, the striker is 
a Qatar international with a prolific scoring record who could have a 
future in Europe.
46. Sam Baldock (MK Dons)
Celtic are apparently tracking the progress of this rapid striker, 20 in 
March, who is that unusual thing given the recent creation of his club: 
a MK Dons youth product.
45. Rabiu Ibrahim (Sporting Lisbon)
The Nigerian attacking midfield player with an eye for goal will not be 
18 until March yet has already been dubbed the next Jay-Jay Okocha.
44. David McGoldrick (Southampton)
The 21-year-old striker has nine goals this term for the Saints and is 
tipped to go marching on to bigger things for his all-round ability.
43. Patrik Ingelsten (Heerenveen)
The 26-year-old Swede, converted from winger to striker, is short but 
pacy and was the top scorer in his native country before signing for 
Heerenveen last month.
42. Victor Moses (Crystal Palace)
The archetype of raw talent, this Nigeria-born winger or striker is a 
Palace academy product with explosive pace, and has represented England 
at youth level.
41. Daniel Opare (Real Madrid)
The 18-year-old right back was called up into the full Ghana side soon 
after his 17th birthday after starring in the 2007 under-17 World Cup. 
Real beat out a host of clubs for his signature a year ago and he is 
expected to break into the first-team soon.
40. Lee Chung-yong (FC Seoul)
The fiery 20-year-old winger is South Korea’s top young talent and a 
member of the national team. A move to Europe has been mooted.
39. Joao Miranda (Sao Paulo)
AC Milan and Fiorentina are reportedly interested in capturing the tall 
24-year-old centre back, formerly with Sochaux in France.
38. Mark Beevers (Sheffield Wednesday)
The 19-year-old centre back has been linked with a move to the 
top-flight this month after a series of mature-beyond-his-age displays 
for the club he joined as a trainee.
37. Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen)
The 20-year-old left-footed playmaker fell out with his previous club, 
Schalke 04, but has blossomed at Bremen and Europe’s leading clubs are 
said to be monitoring his progress.
36. Kyle Naughton (Sheffield United)
Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa are believed to be 
tracking this 20-year-old right back, who only made his Blades 
first-team debut last August.
35. Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar)
The 21-year-old goalkeeper represented Argentina in Beijing last summer 
and his reputation is growing, with his club top of the Dutch league at 
the time of writing.
34. Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus)
Pint-sized playmaker who scored a superb goal for Italy against Honduras 
in last year’s Olympics, the 21-year-old was reportedly an Arsenal 
target last year. Hasn’t seen much playing time this season, however.
33. Dan Gosling (Everton)
Signed from Plymouth Argyle last January, the midfield player – 19 in 
February – had to wait until Boxing Day for his debut and scored against 
Sunderland two days later. His manager, David Moyes, has been impressed 
and vowed to give him more opportunities.
32. Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznan)
Poland’s brightest talent, the predatory 20-year-old striker has already 
made his debut for the international side and the hype is building.
31. Jose Baxter (Everton)
The speedy Bootle-born 16-year-old striker could have an impact in 
2009-10, and will be nurtured carefully by Moyes, who certainly did a 
good job bringing Wayne Rooney through the ranks.
30. Masal Bugduv (Olimpia Balti)
Moldova’s finest, the 16-year-old attacker has been strongly linked with 
a move to Arsenal, work permit permitting. And he’s been linked with 
plenty of other top clubs as well.
29. Jack Collison (West Ham United)
Born in England but a Wales international through his grandfather, this 
20-year-old product of the famed West Ham academy has broken into the 
first-team and not looked out of place.
28. Fabian Delph (Leeds United)
Top-flight vultures are circling Elland Road ready to lavish big money 
on the 18-year-old midfield prodigy who has dynamic physical attributes 
and a maturity beyond his years.
27. Mounir El Hamdaoui (AZ Alkmaar)
Spurs have been short of strikers, eh? Well they signed this 24-year-old 
Rotterdam born forward in 2004 but never played him, loaning him to 
Derby County, where injury struck. Free of injury this term, he is 
showing what he can do, with 15 goals making him the Dutch league’s top 
scorer at the time of writing.
26. Mark Noble (West Ham United)
This East Ender has progressed through the England youth ranks and has 
already made 61 starts. Tenacious and skilful, he should continue to 
improve this year and grab games by the scruff of the neck.
25. Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)
Premier League clubs are tracking the progress of the tall forward, who 
is enjoying a breakthrough season: top scorer in Ligue 1 before the 
winter break with 12 goals in 19 games.
24. Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem)
Arsenal have been linked with a £3 million swoop for the 22-year-old 
goalkeeper who has emerged as a future candidate for Holland’s number 
one shirt.
23. Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain)
A tall and strong target man, the 24-year-old is in his first season at 
the top level but has already proved he has what it takes and is 
expected to challenge for a place in the national side.
22. Kieran Westwood (Coventry City)
Signed from Carlisle United last summer for £450,000, the 24-year-old 
goalkeeper is already said to be worth ten times that amount and his 
manager, Chris Coleman, rates him as the best ‘keeper outside the 
Premier League.
21. Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa)
The new Gabriel Agbonlahor (even though the old one’s just got here)? 
This tall, tricky, 17-year-old local youth product has been tried out in 
the cups this season and looked the part, as he has done at junior level 
for England.
20. Thiago Silva (free agent, joining AC Milan in June)
The 24-year-old, converted to centre back after being a utility man, 
left Fluminese last year. Rebuilt his career after failing to make an 
impact in previous European spells and will be at the San Siro next 
season after appearing at the Olympics as an overage player.
19. Mario Balotelli (Inter Milan)
This 18-year-old Italy under-21 striker, born in Sicily to Ghanaian 
parents, made his Inter first-team debut at the end of 2007 and is 
highly-rated though has struggled for action under Jose Mourinho.
18. Angel Di Maria (Benfica)
An Arsenal target in 2007, the 20-year-old Argentina midfield player 
with a headline-friendly name scored the winner in the Olympic final 
last year and is one of Chelsea’s key transfer targets for the summer.
17. Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough)
Surprisingly linked with Real Madrid last month – he’s not quite ready 
for them yet - the 21-year-old has the potential to be Teesside’s new 
wing wizard if and when Stewart Downing moves on.
16. Diego Buonanotte (River Plate)
The tiny 20-year-old attacking midfield player with excellent dribbling 
ability featured in Argentina’s Olympic gold medal-winning side last 
year and has become a key figure at his club.
15. Sofiane Feghouli (Grenoble)
Dubbed the “new Zidane”, along with half the teenage midfield players in 
France, the 19-year-old Parisian has apparently come to the notice of 
Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers.
14. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli)
The Argentina forward is reportedly interesting Chelsea but his club 
this month said they are determined to hang on to the 23-year-old, who 
is viewed in Naples as one of the club’s brightest stars since Diego 
Maradona.
13. Steve Mandanda (Marseilles)
The Kinshasha-born goalkeeper had an unsuccessful trial at Aston Villa 
in 2007, but since he became first-choice at the Stade Velodrome he has 
gone from strength to strength and is now between the posts for France.
12. Marek Hamsik (Napoli)
A Slovakia international, the 20-year-old goalscoring midfield player 
moved from Slovan Bratislava to Brescia in 2004, then to Napoli in 2007 
and is highly popular. When his watch was stolen last month, fans 
tracked down the thieves and recovered it.
11. Carlos Eduardo (Hoffenheim)
European scouts had kept tabs on this Gremio left-sided midfield player 
as a teenager, but it was to little Hoffenheim that he moved for €8 
million in 2007. He is now 21 and Hoffenheim are shock contenders for 
the Bundesliga title.
10. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus)
A Turin-born Juve youth product long hailed as one of Italy’s brightest 
talents, the 22-year-old has shown this season that he is capable of 
dominating central midfield.
9. Fabio Da Silva (Manchester United)
His twin Rafael, has already caught the eye at right back this season 
and the word from Old Trafford is that Fabio, 18, is just as exciting – 
though he is yet to make his United debut given Patrice Evra’s 
excellence at left back.
8. Jozy Altidore (Villarreal)
Strong, quick and a good finisher, the New Jersey-born striker is the 
hottest property to come out of Major League Soccer since Freddy Adu. 
Altidore made a big-money move to Spain last summer.
7. John Fleck (Rangers)
The nephew of the former striker, Robert Fleck, he became the youngest 
player to feature in a Scottish Cup final last May and is a 17-year-old 
attacker with prodigious talent who has generated plenty of buzz.
6. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Of all Arsenal’s adolescents, this Stevenage-born 17-year-old midfield 
player is perhaps the most exciting, and he has already featured in two 
Champions League games this season.
5. Douglas Costa (Gremio)
The new Ronaldinho? The new Anderson? Either way, this skilful 
18-year-old midfield player attracted the attention of Manchester United 
and Real Madrid last autumn despite making just a handful of 
appearances. His buy-out clause is 21 million GBP.
4. Radamel Falcao Garcia (River Plate)
The 22-year-old Colombia striker, named after the former Brazil star, 
Falcao, is quick, lethal and two-footed and leading European sides are 
eyeing up this potential star.
3. David Silva (Valencia)
A Liverpool and Barcelona target last summer after he starred for Spain 
at Euro 2008, the diminutive winger, just turned 23, has fabulous skills 
and a determined character.
2. Karim Benzema (Lyons)
Lyons placed a 100 million Euro price-tag on this academy product to 
deter the hordes of bigger clubs eyeing up the 21-year-old France 
striker, who has few weaknesses in his game and is a bona fide superstar 
in the making.
1. Hernanes (Sao Paulo)
Perhaps the most-hyped South American prospect of last year, the 
hugely-talented 23-year-old Brazilian is an attacking midfield 
playmaker, leading to inevitable Kaka comparisons. How long before he 
moves to Europe?

 conosciuti.
Un po' fatta a caso, alterna gente sconosciuta ad altri già 
conosciutissimi...comunque mette Fabio e non Rafael, lasciando fuori 
Welbeck...
-- 
Terzi in campionato e fuori agli ottavi di Champions, ad essere 
ottimisti. Salvatelo pure.
Io, ad agosto, sulla stagione del Manchester.

 Welbeck...
e lascia fuori una promessa come Adu... 

 ad ogni modo, dove eri seduto allo stadio?
North Stand 2nd tier, leggermente verso sinistra.


 in Europe.
Molti nomi che giocano nelle sottocategorie inglesi...impossibili da 
giudicare.
Comunque manca Barrientos, quindi la classifica può infiltrarsi 
automaticamente nelle fogne ;)
Hernanes, che lui mette primo, è effettivamente un gran bel giocatore. Mi 
piace molto. Ha le caratteristiche per "sfondare" anche in Europa.