5 highest-scoring teenagers in Europe this season (2021-22) 

Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have really caught the eye with their goalscoring exploits
Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have really caught the eye with their goalscoring exploits

#3 Sepe Elye Wahi (7 goals)

Montpellier teenager Sepe Elye Wahi is making waves in Ligue 1
Montpellier teenager Sepe Elye Wahi is making waves in Ligue 1

French youngster Sepe Elye Wahi is turning heads this season for Montpellier Herault SC in the French Ligue 1. The 19-year-old made his senior debut for the club in 2020 and is the second-youngest goalscorer in the club's history.

Wahi has scored seven times this season for the French club in 24 league appearances, 10 of them as a substitute. The Frenchman scored in wins against FC Nantes, Metz FC, Clermont Foot, Stade Brestois and AS Monaco, and in their defeats to AS Saint-Etienne and Stade Rennais.

The France U-19 international striker scored three goals in the entire 2020-21 season and has scored more than double that amount this campaign already. His goals have helped Montpellier reach 10th in Ligue 1, and they are currently only five points outside the European places.


#2 Florian Wirtz (7 goals)

Bayer Leverkusen's Florain Wirtz is a star in the making
Bayer Leverkusen's Florain Wirtz is a star in the making

Bayer Leverkusen starlet Florian Wirtz has been widely tipped as the next big thing out of the German Bundesliga with good reason. The 18-year-old attacker has continued to turn heads at the BayArena since making his debut for the club.

Wirtz has scored seven goals in 21 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga this season. His goals have come against Augsburg, Borussia Dortmund (home and away), Stuttgart (home and away), Mainz and RB Leipzig.

Despite only being 18, Wirtz is already a full international with the German national team, having made four appearances for the team. He is being courted by some of Europe's biggest sides and is touted to toe a path similar to that of Kai Havertz, who broke out at a similar age.


#1 Hugo Ekitike (9 goals)

Reims youngster Hugo Ekitike is performing brilliantly this season
Reims youngster Hugo Ekitike is performing brilliantly this season

Hugo Ekitike is another youngster from the French Ligue 1 who is turning heads with his performances this season. The 19-year-old plays for Stade de Reims in the French top-flight, having made his debut for the club in 2020.

Ekitike is the highest-scoring teenager in Europe's top five leagues this season as he has found the back of the net nine times in 21 appearances. He has scored against FC Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux (home and away), Olympique Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Angers and Strasbourg.

Ekitike's performances for Stade de Reims have seen him coveted all over Europe. Newcastle United were a whisker away from sealing a deal for the teenager in the January transfer window, and he has also been linked with Chelsea.

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