10 Players Who PEAKED Too Soon!

[@HumongousBeastBoi]

Rooney peaked too soon? 1. Top goalscorer for United 2. Won everything at club football 3. Top goalscorer for England 4. Managed to play at top level for 10+ years!! 5. Been on 6 Fifa covers (06-12) ;)

[@daboss3906]

Jack Brown I think what he meant was he started of really well as young boy then gradually declined as he aged but still has good records/achievements in his career except international level.

[@piccolo5346]

Rooney and CR7 are the same age but look who's doing better atm..

[@josephhamill5597]

He peaked in his early twenties tho, if he’d kept up his progression till 27-28 like a lot of players do he could’ve been Leo messi good

[@Playboyy1985]

Do you know what “peaked too soon” means? Rooney roamed when he was 22-24 and then got worse and worse

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

What does being on the cover of a bloody video game have to do with skills? Lmao these 14 year olds are funny

[@cgopie1]

Michael Owen could have gone on to become one of the greatest strikers of all time but injuries ruined him. People sometimes forget just how good he was for England and Liverpool aged 17-23.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

agreed, Given that he achieved more than most with the injuries he had imagine what he could have achieved if he was able to stay injury free. He would surely be way ahead of Rooney on Englands all time goalscorer list

[@ishmaelforester9825]

owen was special from his boyhood. wonderful player

[@anonymousretribution9525]

EBOJFM DBOOJOH Rooney>owen

[@leebee5361]

Benitez let him ship out waay too soon, instead of putting an arm around his young shoulders and making him feel 'loved' and wanted by LFC. I really never got what that was about.Third choice at Real, then the injuries, it was just never the same for his career from that point.

[@thanghoang3198]

Had Owen stayed he would have been a legend just like Gerrard by now.

[@CVtrack12]

Don't agree with Rooney but everyone else was spot on!

[@Lgc-zl1bh]

Diego Aguirre Rooney was in his prime at like 22.

[@tomasmuller9802]

Nope man, Podolski definitely not.

[@conanmccormack767]

You're Not That Guy Only good because the players around him really that's like saying Messi was only good because he had Xavi, Iniesta, Suarez and Neymar around him

[@sharmisarkar4270]

You're Not That Guy 2012?

[@mattmoore804]

You're Not That Guy Fuck off

[@gourabghosh5207]

Pato, Saviola, Robinho, Drenthe, G Dos Santos, Bojan, Kezman, Kranjcar, Andres d Alessandro, Kakuta, Januzaj, Wilshere and Anderson were tipped to be great footballers based on their performances against top opponents at an early age. They all should have been on the list instead of Rooney , Owen and Podolski who had great careers. And no one thought Berahino or Rodwel would be world beaters.

[@hawkstrike18]

You, sir... it's likely that you're the only pleasant surprise here. To be fair, I think I can safely say that we all forget many players who probably deserve to be on such lists. But, now that I've made that clear... god, it makes me kind of mad to see how many people think they know football when they easily forget all those talented players you mentioned and many more (not only ones who were playing in attack!), and they mainly remember *some* top class players from that era (or whatever era they got to live themselves but this is obviously about 2000 onwards, lol) plus the occasional name they see on some list/video like this one. From what I've seen recently, Quaresma would be a perfect example of that. Many mention him lately but I bet few would ever do if he hadn't been in certain popular videos lately (prior to scoring that goal in the world cup, mind you), even though he's done some magical things and he's still not that bad. ...and here I am, wishing his teams/coaches would use him more wisely, even now. More or less, same case as Cassano, or yh, Kezman, which is the name I was curiously searching for in this comment section... Seriously, this guy had incredible reflexes, which is like a true superpower for a striker, hence he was one of my favorites if not my favorite :p well, it'll always make me sad how early he ended his career. And imo, he's a great example of a player who never gets credit for the skills he actually had, for playing with his brain, pressuring defenses as much as possible, while also being a teamwork player and a reliable scorer, as well as keeping a low profile ...unlike all the brazilians of that period, Balotelli, and all the rest.... then again, the whole serbian team was so skillful back then, same as the czech one and many more. They just don't make them like they used to, haha. I guess it's just that football in general has lost its purpose to an extent :/ And that leads me to say that I'm convinced that there are countless examples of other players who could become great/famous but never even became pro, for whatever reasons. Tbh we need a better football than the shitty "product" that it has become and perhaps the only way to get it now is to start organizing new leagues of our own or something like that. p.s. some ppl mention Raul and Torres here... wtf? Rooney has also been a top class player indeed, though everything is relative so maybe there's an excuse to include him (well, at least if it was a top 20 or 30 it would be). Yup, so many people have no idea about football at all, and it's rather scary to think that they deal with serious issues in life too, considering their lack of common sense :s

[@LegoLazze]

talking about Saviola one must also mention Pablo Aimar, who probably was the more talented of the two

[@hesch-tag]

To me Drenthe never peaked, he was bought by Real after a few good matches at Feyenoord, failed at Real and became quite a pathetic guy. Too much fame and fortune at too young an age.

[@sammullett17]

Some good shouts there, man saviola was so talented at barca, I thought he'd go on to big things with barca or if he went somewhere else for game time.

[@sammullett17]

And also Alessandro, he was unbelievable for Portsmouth

[@GOATBryan10]

Michael Owen: "If I score a goal, I will be on the scoresheet." 😂😂😂

[@motilalmotilal9693]

Michael Owen: "If I score a goal, I will be on the scoresheet." 😂😂😂

[@lilapple1217]

Why do u guys make fun of owen, is there a video

[@wnd9434]

What does it mean?

[@willjohnson2951]

WnD because he used to commentate on matches and he used to say really stupid stuff and it was just really funny

[@ishmaelforester9825]

amazing forward, owen. stupendous little footballer

[@lewisjones8206]

Wtf is the background music

[@jasonbarrera2053]

Lewis Jones brazil

[@hecklecow]

The guy's voice is so boring they tried to make it a little more entertaining to listen to with the music

[@motilalmotilal9693]

Michael Owen: "If I score a goal, I will be on the scoresheet." 😂😂😂

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Aquarela do Brasil

[@okuhlemasemola4994]

To boring

[@romirmaji2502]

Rooney did fullfill his potential...

[@teukuhariss.1818]

He did fulfill his potential but he peaked and declined too soon, as the title suggests. But I feel like this video is inconsistent. If you want to make a list of footballers who peaked too soon, why on earth would you pick those who never even reached their peak like Adu, Rodwell, and Morrison?

[@ethantemmett8021]

@@teukuhariss.1818he only declined because of sir alex cause he played him through injury

[@thomasshmuller9214]

Lord Bendtner.? Who achieved peak level with the transfer to Wolfsburg from Arsenal..

[@daniyalshah1503]

He's still very young.

[@KelliHell]

@@daniyalshah1503 Bendtner is 31

[@LegoLazze]

Don't forget Bendtner was better than Ibrahimovic, he said so himself

[@RaymarFootball]

People forget Robinho was on track to be "the next Ronaldinho"... injuries rob us of brilliant football if you guys give my football mini documentaries a look, im 90% sure that theyre not trash, appreciate any feedback :)

[@adonsaab1417]

I like ur vids

[@levilaclave1328]

How can a player who is the top all time goal scorer for England not have “lived up to his potential” 😂

[@cummerchant542]

He peaked early

[@ir1939]

Roooooooooooney!!!!!!!!!!! R you blind? What else could he have done to be better?

[@user-op6kt8pg9y]

Isaac Rothwell actually do things on the international stage

[@mattsimons8311]

Played well at an international tournament sometime in the last 12-13 years?

[@smurdz]

Matt Simons saying it like the England team in general don't shit the bed every tournament

[@mhedits4314]

Matt Simons England haven't done well in an international tournament in the last 12-13 years so

[@edbelcher2496]

Isaac Rothwell I.

[@nazrinkarim4445]

Adriano ???

[@userjfudhzbqksb7374]

It wasn't just because of his form

[@umgrandaovoador8717]

Good sugestion.

[@motilalmotilal9693]

Michael Owen: "If I score a goal, I will be on the scoresheet." 😂😂😂

[@MindLukas]

Definitely Adriano

[@AmikYoungDon]

nazrin karim Balotelli is in his peak right now with Nice, Berahino and Rodwell still have times

[@JHxAR]

Behind top strikers like welbeck 😂

[@hbgyuihjknbjvgvyghu]

welbeck = god

[@happysafalanga9674]

Lol

[@Homero_CAP]

Götze?! Before his move to Bayern he had outrageous performance.

[@jounaas]

Yeah but he has that some shit ya knows

[@cummerchant542]

Yeah exactly but after Bayern is shit

[@charliehiggins5964]

Wayne Rooney was always class. Foolish to say he peaked or didn't fulfil his potential. Top scorer for club and country and won everything. Bizarre that he's on this list.

[@bigpimpin110011]

You're telling me united and England's top scorer didn't full fill his potential...just makes 0 sense.

[@tigerarmyrule]

It's true. At 18 he truly looked like he could go on to do what Ronaldo or Messi has done.......he didn't. He did great but at 18 he looked like the real genuine one in a million super talent.

[@LA_Native]

A lot of these didn’t “peak to soon” they were just overhyped

[@markowalsho9394]

Ballontelli

[@AIfactos1]

MarkoWalsho no hes fine, he won league one not that long ago right?

[@ASM-xs6sc]

U missed Bojan Krkić. This guy was a starter at Barcelona at the age of 18. He had more potential than anyone on this list. Messi is the reason why he couldn't be a starter at Barcelona and when he moved on it just didn't work for him. Now he is 27 and is he is playing for deportivo alaves

[@BLITZMalaysia]

DatGuy Welbz did you just compared krkic with owen?? omg 😅😅

[@ASM-xs6sc]

Fanatic Chess in anyway of form did I compare him to Owen. So read again before u type

[@BLITZMalaysia]

You said "anyone on this list" .??? So think carefully before you reply

[@ASM-xs6sc]

Fanatic Chess everyone predicted bojan to be a ballond or winner one day

[@ASM-xs6sc]

Fanatic Chess no one said the same about Owen. The thing is with Owen he got lots of chances whereas bojan didn’t. When he proved him self at Barca messi took his spot which meant he had to leave and as soon as he left he went downhill from there

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

I read a book that made a really interesting argument about Michael Owen: the ligaments in his knees were "high-twitch," which meant that he could be really speedy and create a lot of space, but the fibers were also more prone to stretching too much. A trainer at FC Copenhagen in Denmark noticed that many of those players who had the same high-twitch fibers never made it big, due to injuries early in their career. In a sense, it was probably really lucky that Owen got as far as he did.

[@thewatcher5956]

Owen, podolski and Rooney did have successful careers....u need to rethink this list

[@cummerchant542]

Read the title

[@AlZiaaa]

Damn.. This guy is monotone af

[@motilalmotilal9693]

Michael Owen: "If I score a goal, I will be on the scoresheet." 😂😂😂

[@alexanderhamilton8971]

Rooney won all there was to win at club level. He's been shit at international level but tell somebody who's done well for England except Owen since Italia 90. You shouldn't be judged purely on international career

[@kinggames4668]

Alexander Hamilton agreed

[@abhilashvraghav168]

all time england top scorer ......shit .....wow

[@tuomassaarinen147]

Shack Olympic gold and U20 WC.

[@ahnafalislam7155]

You shouldn't be purely judged on club level either. Like it or not, international level is a major part of a players career.

[@crocs1940]

Whats ur pic all about

[@Bacchus325]

I'm not just trying to be mean when I say I legitimately don't think I've ever been this bored by a commentary in my life

[@dinadestani994]

Top 10 players hwo were excellent until they were retired ft. Lahm

[@Colin-ut6cm]

Dina Destani yah lahm xabi Alonso and maldini were all great from the being till the end

[@zeeshaan3074]

Dina Destani :Scholes!!

[@MirkoS1995]

Maldini no...

[@mikemyers8124]

Arsene Wenger!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Flyhr]

Ibra when he retires

[@anonymous6892]

What the hell is wrong with your audio? NO JOKE this is the first time a video has made me feel dizzy because of the sound ! o.O

[@DSS411]

i miss pes 6, they added "peak" type for every player, and master league mode was awesome

[@secularscot9804]

Jack Whitehall seems to have dropped his passion for football between 'A League of Their Own' and this video.

[@isakmelincederin9103]

jack wilshere???

[@Faketerra]

Okay your new but please try to stop sounding like a robot

[@RNJK-youtube]

FaKe x Terror HAHAHAHAHA

[@cummerchant542]

What you want him to do voice surgery

[@Faketerra]

@@cummerchant542 its nearly been 3 years what are you doing with your life

[@mizethemforever7080]

Rooney is a legend never forget that boy!

[@ozeirGD]

As you all can see here that England players are over rated....

[@AIex21]

ozeir suhaimi allahu akbar

[@user-cm1bv2jr5x]

ThatOneMaster ALR curry sniffing gloryhunter

[@Dan59ten]

ozeir suhaimi at least their rated unlike all the shite Asian players

[@archerpool]

The downfall of Owen was that he thought he was too big for Liverpool. He thought he was better than Ronaldo and Raul. Then he joined a team without the players he needed to thrive. He needed a player who could slip the ball through to him perfectly and the Newcastle team wasn’t talented enough to do that. The major thing he missed was Heskey. If you’re a certain age you’ll remember how great Heskey and Owen were, but if you’re too young you’ll only know Heskey as a joke. Heskey drew defenders towards him. He’d take a beating and then would play a simple ball to Owen who’d have free space to run at the keeper. Everything Owen achieved was courtesy of Heskey. The moment he didn’t have Heskey he had to learn to take on defenders. He had to take challenges more regularly and his body wasn’t made for that. Owen didn’t peak to early, he got way too big for his boots and didn’t appreciate the work that the Liverpool team, particularly Heskey did for him.

[@JR-mk6ow]

Quaresma was great. But he was unmotivated, coaches he knew leaving right before he got there got him at Barça and Chelsea.

[@et34t34fdf]

Its not a question of peaking too soon, peaking early is a great thing, its just a matter of staying there.

[@goncalodias605]

Podolski's case also applies to Quaresma. Underwhelming at club level but idolised here in Portugal. We love him, especially after the Euro 2016 and watching him play in the National Team

[@patsygriffith984]

Respect to Saido. Just making it out from where he did, just havin a career is winning enough

[@minddrawer1348]

Pato ?? Adriano ??

[@joshfut8221]

Lee Bowyer. One of the best players at the 2001 Champions League, his career fell apart after his move to West Ham. Went on to play for Newcastle, Ipswich and Birmingham in career blighted by injury and skirmishes with the law

[@yourfather4751]

Honourable mention - R9 Do "Best players who's careers where cut short by injuries"

[@dailydosemedia9036]

The new guy is 100% the Family Guy stereotype of all British people

[@tibodeclercq2131]

Wanna hear a joke Oxlade-Chamberlain doesn't stand on this list hahahahaha

[@Stev4e897]

Mathias Eggert his peak is now lol

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

Reached Champions League final🤔 so.

[@saffron6661]

don't really agree on rooney. he was always a midfield player so I guess the output wasnt so bad. I mean he does have over 100 assists in the prem along with his high goal tally.

[@axxessmundi]

Robinho was over hyped Adriano wasn't mentally stable Alan Shearer

[@enigma-wv7oc]

Patrick Kluivert!! At the age of 18 he made the winning goal in the CL Final from 1995 between Ajax and AC Milan. At the age of 21 he was a key player of the terrific Dutch team from the 1998 world cup. In 2000 he was the top striker of Euro 2000. After that the declining started. When he was 28 ( only 28!!) It was all over for him. Normaly a player is at his best at that age.

[@td_yt6206]

WTF Rooney in this list yeah maybe he should have done better at the later stages of his career but his still a good player and he's still scoring goals and we can all agree that he's last season with United he played with a shit team around(NOT THAT UTD IS SHIT THE SQUAD AROUND HIM WAS SHIT) and he had some bad managers and by the time Jose Mourinho came he was already and converted into a midfielder and we can all agree on that it wasn't Rooney that was shit with England.England had a shit manager and everyone in england's team performed poorly

[@Aguz25]

Saviola, Robinho, Cicinho, Ronaldinho (who was finished in 2006 aged only 26) and Ronaldo the Fat, who was at his absolute peak in 1996 aged 20. George Best.

[@joaquinarchivaldoguzmanloe1073]

Didnt mario just make 2 goals against MONACO Also quaresma is a beast and was influential in portugal euro win just inconsistent

[@andrewmcgowan3595]

#statwars Who am I? 3pts: I have played with these champions league winners but I have never won the competition myself. Fernando Torres, Andriy Shevchenko, Roque Junior, Lucio I am also retired 2pts: I have played in only three euro leagues in my career Bundesliga league, Premier league and Russian league. But majority played in the Bundesliga 1pts In my whole career I've never won a winners medal the closest I've come is second with dynamo Moscow in 2011-12 season and was top goal scorer in Bundesliga in the 2002-03 season Answer: Andriy Voronin

[@joshuabulus8781]

My God,I never knew how much the commentators voice ment to me till today

[@callme_Sweetpea]

Podolski is one of the most overrated players ever, and WTF is Rooney doing on this list?! Leave it to the English to be disappointed at a player like him... Holy crap. Lower your standards, please.

[@omar2079]

Who the fook is this guy

[@BigBoss-mp1jz]

Omar Connor McGregor 😂😂😂

[@meatballization]

Death

[@BLITZMalaysia]

Micheal Owen is actually really a very good player, he even won ballon d or during ronaldo,zidane,figo,ronaldinho era... But after the injury, he became~~~ but still good

[@ZBOXINGTALK]

As an Arsenal fan, i'd still say Rooney was one of if not greatest ST In Premier League and Europe. ENGLAND TOP GOAL SCORER OF ALL TIME Manchester United TOP GOAL SCORER OF ALL TIME

[@AdrianLikesFlags]

Atlas supporter here, and kinda surprised to see Ravel Morrison being featured here...

[@muizzkhan2426]

Mbappe has peaked. Hope he doesn't end up like Michael Owen....

[@cgopie1]

I do. Would be a funny thought that PSG have paid £168m for the next Freddy Adu.

[@jontongue5057]

lol

[@56postoffice]

Muizz Khan Yeah peaked so much he scored in France's World Cup win, and that tremendous strike was with his *weaker* foot!! Makes him better than Messi and Ronaldo in my book.

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

Asensio also peaked but at least it only costed £3mil to real madrid

[@daniyalshah1503]

He won't

[@jayanths1221]

This guy makes Zack look great! Why so depressed??

[@AARG12799]

My man sounds like Prince Charming from shrek 😂😂

[@brandon5465]

Optimus Prime doing football videos now

[@apostolissantas7025]

where the fuck is adriano???

[@phillyl4235]

Peaked too soon is better than never peaking at all

[@raycroal]

you mentioned robbie fowler when talking about owen but i am surprised he was not on this list he was superb until he turned 25

[@9xthebesf]

can you please add any video of player ur talking about so it wont get bored while watching it?

[@tylerrudd2293]

This guy is so unenthusiastic

[@willmabb7854]

Tyler Rudd how ?

[@GameAndSpleep]

Will Mabb posh

[@mattbarber97]

He peaked too early

[@daniyalshah1503]

Which seems good.

[@AttackWithStyle]

Owen didn't peak too soon , he just got injured early

[@alcappacino]

Now Owen's starring as Captain Obvious on the telly

[@Subash0069]

Owen didn't peak early. He just couldn't stay healthy once he got back to Eng from Real.

[@shaneevans4073]

You honestly should be banned from making videos for putting Rooney in this

[@jahno7154]

He was shit at international level.

[@شايابووليد]

JAHNO71 so is messi

[@NAMIRASHRAF786]

when u see rooney up in this lead u realize creator peaked too soon.

[@rwac07]

Bojan Krkic and Giovanni Dos Santos?

[@nellydavis7645]

GM foo did well

[@jaime30511]

This guy is wack

[@michaelodetola]

I completely agree with Rooney. As good as Rooney was, he could've been on the same level as Messi and Ronaldo if he lived up to his full potential.

[@emilepelletier8176]

In 2009-2011 he was probably the best forward not named Messi or Ronaldo. These guys did nothing in the 2010 WC either

[@NSTARGAMER]

I think Gareth bale should be added in this list what do you think guys

[@niklasjohansson7789]

Nile Ranger. He's the definition of peaking too early.

[@mikael-naum4466]

Rooney scored is the top fucking goalscorer of the biggest club in the world fucking 200 goals and 102 assists in the prem also

[@srrabeoj4888]

Fernando Torres

[@zunni12]

Pato and Bojan would be the biggest once in my book, Adriano, Depay and Ganso where big as well.

[@BiggatyBig]

Peaked too soon or never delivered? I wouldn't say players like Adu, Morrison and Rodwell ever peaked myself... And if you consider a player to have broken England's and Man Utd's all time scoring record is not fulfilling his potential then I don't know a player who has.

[@MurrayHerts]

This is a weird list, you have very genuinely talented players like Owen, Rooney, Gascoigne, then you have players who were never any good like Morrison and Adu

[@weescotspaul]

If you were still playing _Championship Manager_ in 2005-06 then you were buying the wrong game.

[@oddharaldauglend4977]

When the f*ck did Quaresma get all those tattoos

[@tallincartwright5347]

Sounds like jack Whitehall

[@pasmater3286]

I hear Championship Manager i upvote

[@jamestrory3735]

Half of the Arsenal team should be on this list - Ozil, Wilshire, Welbeck, and we'll throw Sanchez and Walcot in there too just for fun

[@whydoineedahandle793]

A number of these players most certainly did not 'peaked too soon'.

[@bensonwamukota3210]

For me, it has to be Ronaldo Luis Nazario De Lima, Don't get me wrong, He is among the greatest players ever, but what Ronaldo did on a football pitch between the ages of 17 yrs to 22 yrs, no one else and I mean no one else can match it, that includes Cristiano or Messi. Poor lifestyle choices and knee injuries ruined his career, just imagine, what it could have been. He could have gone down as the greatest football player ever and it could not be even close. Think about it. Ronaldinho is close second on my least.

[@tibodeclercq2131]

top 10 football players who went from zero to hero very fast ? Or is there a similar top 10 already ?

[@thomHD]

Certainly aged 18 and probably still aged 21-22, anyone would have been right to pick Rooney above Ronaldo.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

I think lucas podolski pretty much fulfilled his potential.

[@marshallmatters923]

I don't understand, are u talking about early peak or players who didn't play to their potential...🤷

[@emanymstahw]

Do i misunderstand this video if i assumed kaka would be in it. I felt like it wasnt his peak when he won the Ballon D’or. I was expecting atleast 4 more years from him in prime status

[@jacobforsberg8087]

Why aren’t there comments about Robbie Fowler and Ronaldo Nazario?

[@MrVinjex]

He peaked way too early. He's remembered for his performances from age 16 to 23 and was never the same after the injuries

[@allroundthefields1096]

A lot of players have 10 years at the top level, where they reach their ultimate performance. Players like Rooney, Owen, Fowler, Sharpe, Futre, Van Basten etc all had those ten years but started in their teens so by the time they are 26/27 their careers are on the decline due to wear and tear on their bodies.

[@cashewpistachio1826]

He pronounces lazio very annoyingly

[@NoobPunisherz]

I swear , if this list has Rooney Edited: he lost it age 29 At his best at 26

[@vladimyrmorris6554]

I am a huge wazza fan and supporter wherever he is. But he kinda did peak too soon. But still had an amazing career and won pretty much everything. Just sucks he never beat shearer's record.

[@HADEZFIRE147]

Marco Asensio 😂😂 his career is over lmao

[@nadirelzain]

George Best RIP! He won European Cup at 22 only to end up being kicked out of Man U and charged with theft at 28 (he was later acquitted). Most charming and funniest bloke but with many demons.

[@danishmoosani6479]

Football Daily is the best!!

[@kevinswayne54]

Ridiculous list, don't agree with Owen. Ballotelli still has time & has had a fairly good career so far. Rooney is just nonsense, being top scorer for your country & also the most successful club in England but still not fulfilled potential. When comparing him with Ronaldo he's nowhere near as accomplished but only a handful of players in history are.

[@MoGh17]

Update this and include Neymar even though I'm a huge fan of him.