7 Highest Paid Teenage Footballers in 2017: Where Are They Now?

From former Inter Milan wide man Yann Karamoh to currently transfer listed Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the best paid teenagers in world football five years ago* and both where they are and what they earn now.
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[@VillaFanDan92]

I love "Where I they now" videos. I'd love if you could look back at past winners of the FA Youth Cup and see how many of those players have played first team football, let alone gone on to reach their full potential.

[@Not_Sal]

Yeah I agree, this could be a great series

[@coolsparks24]

Arsenals 09/10 team is full of ex/current Luton players

[@NazriB]

Lies again? White Face Tushy HDB Paris

[@charlesfairs1427]

The main takeaway from this is that Sheffield United seem to have based their transfer policy on HITC Sevens videos

[@KingofWolves3277]

If they are watching this they should sign up Alfie as a scout

[@james3815]

The ‘looking back’ type videos are always some of my favourites.

[@morti8845]

You seem to be hinting at going independent and im all for it Alfie 👀

[@gabsnandes7818]

Bro, homie is doing the Jeffrey Epstein intro, he is 100% trying to get sacked

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Would love to see more of these kinds of videos. An interesting view back to the past and its great to see how right or wrong you and the rest of the footballing community were on things.

[@renzobaas236]

i get the feeling that football is slowly becoming a front for alfie to vent about certain frustrations (in this case cinema snacks and drinks) :D

[@constablekennedy7705]

Here before Paul Pogba gets a New Haircut to Commemorate his Transfer back to Juventus FC … 👀. ⚽️

[@kmulla1594]

Original!

[@zizoushifty1483]

Pogba haircut jokes have been dead since the original video came out

[@FootballAndSuch]

Dead banter. Your mum is limiting your broadband usage.

[@kishanm1783]

Dead joke, even more dead than jokes about Maguire and Wan Bissaka

[@iambatman786]

Didn’t laugh

[@shaunsager7480]

7 smartest footballers (outside the game). Players who were well renowned for their off the field intelligence, pragmatism, academic achievement etc...

[@addypandey8645]

You are my hero Alfie! Been consuming your content for ages now and you’ve never ever missed. More life to you brother!

[@MrSmith1984]

There is a surprising high number (5 I believe) of those 7 who have gone on to have quite decent careers.

[@frankvrijsen5081]

Video idea: on the decline of Dutch trainers. Michels, Van Gaal, Cruyff, Hiddink are all legendary trainers. But the last decades there have been only "flops": Van Basten, Gullit, Cocu, Van Bommel, Koeman.. exceptional players who couldnt get their trainercareer really up and running. What happened??

[@linusminus3]

I think that maybe it had something to do with their past. Those great historic managers you mentioned all had quite average careers, at least they weren't at any point considered world class, bar Cruyff obviously but he's in a class of his own. And as the usual cliché goes, great players don't equate to great managers most of the time. But I am sure there are som more underlying factors concerning the dutch football system which could make for an interesting video.

[@melissas940]

@@linusminus3 Van basten, Gulit and Koeman NOT world class?? Wow that's recenty bias at it's finest. Lol you could also make a case for Cocu but those 3 where defenerly world class

[@smime5672]

@@melissas940 you misunderstood what he’s saying he’s talking about the first group of players mentioned, so van gaal, hiddink, and Michels weren’t world class players

[@axe8466]

@@melissas940 when he says average he is talking about hiddink, van gaal and michels. Chill dude

[@cambodianbreastmilk2980]

You mean managers?

[@todplatinum5789]

I actually wouldn’t mind a video on the decline of cinema standards

[@Ooo0990]

Critical Drinker makes that sort of video

[@frankvrijsen5081]

@@Ooo0990 but that aint Alfie, right?

[@guykalach5621]

Thank you for your amazing content, keep it up!

[@erikanderson799]

it sounds like you’re a lot more comfortable narrating videos now. keep up the great work! you’re one of my favorite channels and i hope you keep making videos for a long time :)

[@alfieb6711]

Appreciate every single video you make all the time n effort you put in is incomparable, greatly appreciated as I said keep up the great videos fellow Alfie

[@dhirenksharma9297]

Really love you looking back at old videos, great concept and interesting to see how you got on!

[@tapiwanyakabau4058]

Yeah, a look back in time at your old videos is a great shout.

[@Shmayd]

the continuous developments of alfie and so smuggling things into the cinema is one of the most dramatic and enthralling storylines ive seen

[@jamiecottrill7316]

‘Can afford a tango ice blast at the cinema! Sickening!’ This line tickled me 😂😂😂

[@deacondavidviscount7579]

Awesome video Alfie. Keep it up! Love the theatre references too. Eye watering for Mbappe!

[@TheSuperTroller]

Love these types of videos, keep them coming!

[@bamidelepeter9448]

Love these videos man! 2017 was a great year for me

[@michaelwilliams2231]

I enjoyed this video, I would watch more of this style resisting past videos with updated info

[@metasphere5017]

Thank you for sticking to just YT ads and not having any of that sponsored crap in your videos Alfie + HITC

[@bricktop.]

God it's so annoying trying to watch a video and have the person trying to hawk some absolute tat or shite mobile game or whatever useless wank is popular at the time. I never want any of it.

[@kevinpinel2133]

Great vid, funny and interesting. Would watch another

[@OfficialFingazMC]

A video about the success story of Port Vale since Carol Shanahan took over, considering we just won the playoff final.Her charity work, bringing in Darrell Clark, then the things he went through this season. Plus we were on a winning streak and 1 point off the playoffs and she voted to end the first covid season early.....

[@djjosh3153]

UTV

[@robins6747]

I’m sorry but how on earth did you guys only score 1 in the second leg 😭 we were awful

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@robins6747 Couldn't care less, we've gone up mate. Plus I'm just as happy that that utter #@*% Mcturdy skied his penalty!

[@yetekt6953]

I played with Port Vale in FIFA 21 for my career mode

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@yetekt6953 I'm on the verge of promotion to the premier league with Vale on Fifa 22, it's taken a lot of hard work and shrewd purchases to do it.

[@paulmartin3420]

Brilliant videos, always interesting to see what was thought back then

[@jamiemckell34]

This was a great video! I would be interested in a wonderkids series, where are they now. Maybe from 2016/17 onwards. I would like to see some kind of tangible summary / takeaway though. For example, the top 10 wonderkids for each season, what percentage actually made is as top stars each season. Can it be defined that maybe only 40% ever reach the heights expected for example. You'd obviously have to determine what success looks like too... Maybe playing X amount of games in Europe, playing over 70% of available minutes at club level, making certain amount international appearances and as a bonus any honours individually or team based.

[@jamiemckell34]

Maybe pick the top 10 wonderkids from each season? Also factor in things like did loans, transfers or injuries hamper or benefit their development .. You could then end on a prediction for the current wonderkids, based on the stats we get from the other videos.. which 40% will have more chance of making it etc.

[@Triclips]

Great vid man

[@Agofass]

Intros and comparisons are always iconic, man brought out Jeff Ep with a sarcastic laugh 😂

[@amirilan4435]

Alfies "Smuggling snacks into the cinema" might be the hardest i've laughed on a youtube video for a long time. this is, i think, the best video on this channel.

[@leomas1551]

you should do more of these videos of looking back at old videos they are really good!

[@Sirdiealot88]

Retrospect vids are good, also liked the cheeky swipe at Michael with the Manscape joke

[@MrCr1spy1]

Thank you for never getting a dodgy sponsorship.

[@Plut0Rising]

I do quite like them. It is rare to see people who make prediction videos go back and look at them years later and really analyze whether they were right or wrong and why, and I just think it’s fun.

[@darylayertey6925]

I love these type of videos.

[@the115gamer6]

Never thought I’d see a NASCAR photo in an HITC Sevens video, but I’m here for it!

[@aaronbrown8158]

YES BOSS LOVE THE VIDS

[@shirdzz]

I like this commentary reaction style of video make more please

[@templennoli9018]

I'd love to be seeing more of this videos

[@dvdv8197]

Yes please, give us that other video you're considering as well! Very curious indeed!

[@ihenriquez1991]

I forgot you had that song in the background of your vids, you gotta bring it back mate! Lol

[@depekthegreat359]

This is a wonderful video of these respective teenagers who have earned decent amount of money,good friends!!!:-D

[@attedau6235]

great video

[@Right_is_Wrong]

Yes please, let's have more of these.

[@MillhouseSpeaks]

Please do a video or even a documentary on futsal

[@JBondo32]

I’m a fan of this style I’d happily see it return and all the cinema jokes cracked me up big broke film student can relate

[@jasperredican4987]

Yes! Do the 7 best teenagers where are they now

[@andrew71017]

Going out on a limb here but… I think mbappe might be able to afford nachos and a hot dog along with snacks, a tango ice blast and a Ben and jerrys ice cream sundae at the cinema !

[@learntooilpaint]

Won’t be able to afford pick n mix though

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Day 20 - The Fall and Rise of FK Velež Mostar From a Club that has beaten Borussia Dortmund, Twente, Derby County and many others to a club that was forced from their own stadium, reduced to nothing during the Bosnian War, becoming a mediocre top-level team in the 00s to nearly being forced into folding in 2016 to its amazing rise back to the top-level football which culminated in return to Europe after 33 years and recent cup win Happy 100th birthday FK Velež Mostar (26.06.1922)

[@CheekandBluster]

Not so terribly football-related, but since Alfie mentioned it... the human genome was first sequenced in 2003, which was a while before 2017.

[@HITCSevens]

Not the complete genome, Derek. That was this year!

[@CheekandBluster]

@@HITCSevens I sit corrected.

[@Jack-hz4wz]

Video on Birmingham City and their ownership situation please, including Lawrence Bassini and his issues, the EFL and how incompetent they are, and the current faceless owners who are killing the club

[@neonyzr]

Haven't they spent over an entire decade stuck in the championship

[@captainwilts2244]

Old Alfie: “I won’t waste your time on a joke” Alfie now: *spends 2 minutes minimum on jokes per video

[@jackmalcolm6092]

Great video as always alfie but does anyone else wanna see him cover the decline of Hollywood or just me? 😂

[@leemcdonald1342]

Could this channel do the 7 highest paid teenage footballers video for the upcoming season, please?

[@kedemshpatz9485]

I'd love to see you look back at the "7 Best Teenagers" video! And in general, I think this is a great idea for a series.

[@princessportsassociation5958]

for me your where are they now videos are my favourite

[@ashleyburns6752]

Video about best English players before 1966. Billy Wright was captain for at least 10 years, but it seems everyone before 1966 is forgotten.

[@mrhappy208]

I did enjoy this Alfie... i was doing nothing at 15🙂 great video

[@michaelmearney5721]

Videos like this make me realise just how long i have been following Alfie! You the man sir

[@Robi2009]

8:47 - that "Wright" joke always makes me laugh :D

[@Imtiredofthisgrandpa]

Do one on most caps for senior international team by age 19

[@the_footballtourist]

Good vids

[@adamhc4653]

What I took away from this is that Alfie sneaks snacks into the cinema.

[@syedaltaf1144]

Make a video on the every teams best possible squad in fifa22 qatar

[@davidpalin1790]

These numbers of salaries for "children " are insane and unsustainable!

[@euannocap1328]

I mean they werent children were they

[@davidpalin1790]

@@euannocap1328 they are in the eyes of the law

[@pjkerrigan20]

I’d like to request that sometimes you make the “Wright” transition w his Palace photo instead of the Arsenal one. Show some love to ur Palace supporting viewers lol

[@tmnaaz4021]

Jan Caramel in the time stamps on the video is comedy gold lol

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

I remember that mic quality back in 2017 🤣🤣🤣

[@bricktop.]

Sounds like man's out in the street walking through a closed window ha ha

[@obrienjohnson6028]

Thoroughly disappointed the quintessential “however” didn’t make an appearance. However, still a brilliant video otherwise mate.

[@oddharaldauglend4977]

Yes do more old videos

[@BALHAM69]

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

[@canarycatchup]

Yes I enjoyed this video

[@rhystight9519]

Wispa Bites, Alfie knows chocolate as well as footy 🔥

[@dylancraft1006]

Yeah do this more often

[@carlossalcedo7018]

At 14:21 I think that photo is from my local theater 🎭😭

[@YesOkayButWhy]

RIP Mystic Meg

[@jaxonbarbee2508]

Do 7 players who played there last professional game for there national team

[@theawfulgambler]

Can I get a spec check on 2017 Alfie’s mic?

[@abhishekgodse3440]

Good video. Wouldve preferred if it was 10mins instead of 22

[@moonlight_-.975]

Fr

[@georgeroberts1881]

The best thing I saw someone smuggle into the cinema when I worked there in, was a whole Nandos Chicken with sides.......

[@dontmindme6995]

Video idea: 7 best items to smuggle into cinema/theatre

[@dimitarkarchev968]

ahh that vpn, manscaped joke was gold! :D

[@rossshiell2670]

The Black Phone would make for a solid return to your cinema-going self if you are open to the notion.

[@MrKillers87]

Alfie sounded way more ‘Yorkshire’ in 2017!

[@nickjeffery536]

How long until we get "Seven Best HITC Sevens Videos"???

[@stephen123470]

The story of Martin Palermo

[@lemonheadgaming7141]

Yeah it’s good fun and 2017 Alfie is quite something 😂

[@lakinther7183]

yes this is great

[@tpw7250]

I've smuggled a whole pizza hut pizza and a tub of Ben and Jerry's into the cinema

[@jazzrockr]

Mbappe is also the chosen son of the ultras that have been--putting it kindly--protesting what their club had been doing. Not to be the "well actually" guy, but there's that case. In addition to all the other benefits of being on a team partially owned by Nike (and why they trot PSG players and PSG branded stuff everywhere).

[@izakvanvuuren2552]

Yes this was great, imagine the next 5 years

[@killedradiostar]

So what you're saying is that Kylian Mbappe could sneak a whole cinema into a cinema.

[@th-tb6fu]

Fun fact #3:Panagiotis Retsos is the 3rd highest Greek transfer with 22 million euros behind Kostas Mitroglou with 27,5 million euros(from Benfica to Marseille)and Kostas Manolas with 36 million euros(from Roma to Napoli).

[@yinkawinkson8012]

I remember watching this video

[@beard6329]

i remember watching you watching this video

[@kieronparr3403]

@@beard6329 I remember watching you watching Yinka Winkson watch this video

[@JonasRodgers]

@@kieronparr3403 i remember watching you watching BEARD watching Yinka Winkson watching this video

[@ally_crawford]

Yeah do some more of these...maybe 1 a week or bi weekly would be alright. Sure it is a nice break from research a documentary 👍

[@Sam.Gaming]

I like how people think you can't take snacks into the cinema. You are actually allowed to bring your own snacks

[@d3csy]

bringing snacks to the cinema isn’t a crime

[@calebmufcthompson]

I saw someone eating from a crockpot in the cinema once, how they got it in, I'll never know

[@klasberggren3905]

Ødegaard is Arsenal captain now as well, he’s just captain material.