Discover the top 20 Premier League stars under the age of 21
By Tushar Bahl
17. Sheyi Ojo
The 19-year old Liverpool winger is next on the list. Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on loan in the Championship with Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers before making his Liverpool debut in January.
Ojo made his first appearance as a substitute in the 2-2 draw against Exeter in the FA Cup. He scored his first goal in the replay of that FA Cup tie as Liverpool won 3-0. In all Ojo has made 11 appearances for the Reds including 5 starts in the Premier League, scoring 1 goal.
“Sheyi is a wonderful player. And his future is 100% at Liverpool.” Klopp said about Ojo. The winger also impressed on Liverpool’s pre-season tour in the games against Milan and Roma. He sustained a stress fracture in his back during pre-season and has missed the whole of the campaign so far.
However the winger is still only 19, and can become a regular for Liverpool in years to come. Ojo has also played for England U16, U17, U18 and also took part in the European Under-19 Championships where England reached the semi-finals.
Liverpool fans will be looking forward to the young winger’s return from injury, and will be hoping that he can have a similar impact to how Raheem Sterling did before the latter moved to Manchester City.