2. Lyon’s Moussa Dembele – 104 goals
With just more than two netted goals, Dembele is above his French fellow countryman Kylian Mbappe. The 23-year-old joined Lyon in a €20 million deal from Celtic last year and scored 23 goals in his first season with the club, who finished third in the Ligue 1 table, behind PSG and Lille.
1. Flamengo’s Gabriel Barbosa – 111 goals
Suprisingly, Gabigol is the top goal-scorer of all the under 23 players.
At only 20 years of age he managed to sign for Inter Milan, who wanted try him out and see if he would shine. It was not so. He ended up on loan at Benfica, where he also failed to stand out. The Italians decided to send him back on loan, although this time Gabigol chose Brazil again. Flamengo was his destiny. In the Copa Libertadores, Gabigol can boast of being the biggest scorer at his age.
The Brazilian attacker leads the list of Top 10 U-23 footballers with most goals in career, with 111 goals at the age of 22.
