#2 Hirving Lozano
Nicknamed Chucky, Hirving Lozano is hailed as Mexico’s best young prospect. He first came into prominence and in the public eye after scoring the winning goal on his debut away at Club America.
He has established himself as the most important player at his one and only club so far, Pachuca. The versatile attacking midfielder has consistently been amongst goals scoring 37 goals so far for Pachuca but his most impressive performances have come for the Mexico U-20 squad.
In the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, the then-teenager was directly involved in five goals in their first game. Along with winning the Championship, he ended up as the tournament’s Golden Boot winner with five goals. Lozano has since been a part of the Mexico Olympic squad and has been called up for the national team as well.
The 21-year-old was courted by many European clubs, amongst which PSV had their bids swatted away by Pachuca while this summer, it was claimed even by his father-in-law that he would join Manchester United after the Olympics. While the move did not transpire, it shows the level of talent the youngster possesses and has the potential to reach the stage where current Mexican icon Javier Hernandez reached in his career.
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