European players to watch at the U17 FIFA World cup 2017
List of European players
to watch at the U17 FIFA World cup 2017.
France's Amine Gouiri was virtually unstoppable in Croatia. Although he had only scored once in four qualifying matches, he plundered nine goals in five outings at the tournament proper - a new U-17 European Championship record – and got on the scoresheet at least once in every game.
Amine Gouiri (France)
Germany also boast an attacking talent in their ranks: Fiete Arp. The 17-year-old scored seven goals in five matches and hit a 13-minute hat-trick in his side's 5-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina – the fastest ever treble in UEFA U-17 EURO history.
Jann Fiete Arp (Germany)
Spain captain Abel Ruiz rippled the net four times at the 2016 edition en route to finishing as the second-highest scorer at the tournament. He was one of his side's key players again this year, and has now not only made more U-17 European Championship appearances than anyone else (including qualifying games), he is joint-top of the all-time scorers' chart with Portugal's Jose Gomes on 16 goals.
