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#2. Jarrod Bowen
From a right-footed right winger to a left-footed right winger, and Hull City winger Jarrod Bowen. Bowen actually made his Hull City debut when the club were playing in the Premier League, in the 2016-17 season, 2 years after signing from boyhood club Hereford United. The club were relegated that season, and Bowen, just 20 years old at the time, quickly set about his business, impressing one and all with his performances in the Championship the following season.
Move forward to this season, however, and the Leominster-born lad has kicked it up a notch, with his 21 goals for the season placing him joint-third on the Championship top scorers chart. Still only 22, he has started 37 of Hull City's 38 league games thus far and has missed just 189 minutes of league action all season, a record which speaks volumes about his endurance and excellent physical condition. Cutting inside from the right wing on to his favored left foot to frightening effect, he has garnered comparisons with Dutch great Arjen Robben, who is very well-known for that facet of his game.
Taking an average of 2.5 shots per game, with 1.5 of them from inside the penalty area, Bowen presents a very real goal threat from out wide, and his pace and directness are enough to cause problems for the most seasoned of campaigners.
However, despite his scintillating form, Bowen has not been called up by Aidy Boothroyd to the England U-21 squad, despite the sudden promotion of Callum Hudson-Odoi to the senior squad, leading to suggestions of big-club bias from many sections of the English media, as all the forwards currently in the squad play for Premier League sides, or are on loan from them. Indeed, there would be more than a few who could argue that he deserves a national team call-up more than Hudson-Odoi does.
Bowen's contract expires in 2020, and he has recently been linked with Tottenham Hotspur. With Hull City currently 12th in the league, and promotion looking unlikely, do not be surprised if he does make the step up next season.
