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Generation game — Class of 1988
The best footballers born in 1988, ranked by current market value.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | DOB | Goals | Apps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Poland |
FC Barcelona | 1988-08-21 | 610 | 825 | €12.00m |
| 2 | Yann Sommer |
Goalkeeper | Switzerland |
Inter Milan | 1988-12-17 | 0 | 757 | €4.00m |
| 3 | Francesco Acerbi |
Defender - Centre-Back | Italy |
Inter Milan | 1988-02-10 | 33 | 619 | €3.00m |
| 4 | Attack - Right Winger | Serbia |
Al-Wahda FC | 1988-11-20 | 232 | 774 | €2.20m | |
| 5 | Ángel Di María |
Attack - Right Winger | Argentina Italy | CA Rosario Central | 1988-02-14 | 200 | 818 | €2.00m |
| 6 | Nemanja Matic |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Serbia Slovakia | US Sassuolo | 1988-08-01 | 29 | 666 | €2.00m |
| 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Chile |
Sevilla FC | 1988-12-19 | 210 | 742 | €1.50m |
| 8 | Sergio Busquets |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Spain |
Inter Miami CF | 1988-07-16 | 19 | 825 | €1.50m |
| 9 | Maksym Pashayev |
Defender - Left-Back | Ukraine |
--- | 1988-01-04 | 2 | 52 | €1.50m |
| 10 | Simon Mignolet |
Goalkeeper | Belgium |
Club Brugge KV | 1988-03-06 | 0 | 707 | €1.20m |
| 11 | Fraser Forster |
Goalkeeper | England |
Without Club | 1988-03-17 | 0 | 489 | €1.00m |
| 12 | Nicolás Otamendi |
Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina |
SL Benfica | 1988-02-12 | 44 | 687 | €1.00m |
| 13 | Juan Cuadrado |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Colombia Italy | Pisa Sporting Club | 1988-05-26 | 55 | 541 | €1.00m |
| 14 | Diego Costa |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain Brazil | Without Club | 1988-10-07 | 199 | 562 | €800k |
| 15 | Javi Martínez |
Defender - Centre-Back | Spain |
Al-Bidda SC | 1988-09-02 | 53 | 616 | €800k |
| 16 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
Defender - Right-Back | Italy |
Bologna FC 1909 | 1988-05-23 | 36 | 533 | €800k |
| 17 | Dani Rodríguez |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Spain |
RCD Mallorca | 1988-06-06 | 60 | 580 | €800k |
| 18 | Rui Patrício |
Goalkeeper | Portugal |
Without Club | 1988-02-15 | 0 | 730 | €800k |
| 19 | Willian |
Attack - Left Winger | Brazil |
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 1988-08-09 | 115 | 787 | €750k |
| 20 | Pablo Vegetti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina |
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1988-10-15 | 160 | 384 | €750k |
| 21 | Éver Banega |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Argentina Spain | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1988-06-29 | 74 | 716 | €750k |
| 22 | Germán Cano |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Argentina |
Fluminense Football Club | 1988-02-02 | 318 | 662 | €700k |
| 23 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy |
Cagliari Calcio | 1988-11-26 | 148 | 479 | €700k |
| 24 | Agustín Marchesín |
Goalkeeper | Argentina Italy | CA Boca Juniors | 1988-03-16 | 0 | 629 | €700k |
| 25 | Steven Nzonzi |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | France DR Congo | Stoke City | 1988-12-15 | 37 | 617 | €700k |
| 26 | Ibrahim Sehic |
Goalkeeper | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Corum FK | 1988-09-02 | 0 | 514 | €600k |
| 27 | Sven Ulreich |
Goalkeeper | Germany |
Bayern Munich | 1988-08-03 | 0 | 451 | €500k |
| 28 | Attack - Centre-Forward | England |
--- | 1988-08-28 | 6 | 37 | €500k | |
| 29 | Massimo Coda |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Italy |
UC Sampdoria | 1988-11-10 | 216 | 618 | €500k |
| 30 | Tjaronn Chery |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Suriname Netherlands | NEC Nijmegen | 1988-06-04 | 158 | 646 | €500k |
Robert Lewandowski
Poland
Yann Sommer
Switzerland
Francesco Acerbi
Italy
Serbia
Ángel Di María
Nemanja Matic
Alexis Sánchez
Chile
Sergio Busquets
Spain
Maksym Pashayev
Ukraine
Simon Mignolet
Belgium
Fraser Forster
England
Nicolás Otamendi
Argentina
Juan Cuadrado
Diego Costa
Javi Martínez
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Dani Rodríguez
Rui Patrício
Portugal
Willian
Brazil
Pablo Vegetti
Éver Banega
Germán Cano
Leonardo Pavoletti
Agustín Marchesín
Steven Nzonzi
Ibrahim Sehic
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sven Ulreich
Germany
Massimo Coda
Tjaronn Chery