AbdelKarim & Bouaddi In Top 10 Most Valuable U19 Talents at World Cup

Egyptian forward Hamza AbdelKarim of Barcelona's youth setup and Moroccan midfielder Ayoub Bouaddi of French side Lille have both broken into the list of the 10 most valuable young players at the 2026 World Cup, joining an elite crop of the game's most exciting rising talents, according to data from Transfermarkt. Bouaddi claims third place on the list with a market value of €50 million, while Abdel Karim slots in at tenth, valued at €1 million — making him the second Arab player to feature in a ranking dominated by talent from Europe's biggest clubs. Topping the list is Spanish winger Lamine Yamal of Barcelona, valued at €200 million, followed by German defender Lenart Kahl of Bayern Munich at €60 million, with Bouaddi completing the top three as Morocco's creative engine. Senegalese PSG forward Ibrahim Mbaye comes in fourth at €30 million, ahead of Bosnian Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Kerim Alijabegović at €22 million. Mexican winger Gilberto Mora of Tijuana occupies sixth place at €10 million. Rounding out the list are Senegalese Bayern Munich man Bara Sabocounda Ndiaye at €4 million, Czech Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Součůrek at €3.5 million, and New Zealand Colorado Rapids defender Lucas Herington at €1.5 million.