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#3 Alexandre Pato
In a team which also had future world class players Marcelo, David Luiz and Willian, Alexandre Pato was undoubtedly the star of the Brazil squad that participated at the FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Canada in 2007.
Though the team failed to deliver, having their tournament ended by Spain in the second round, Pato left the tournament with his reputation enhanced as his three goals showed the world his adequate capabilities in front of goal.
He had attracted world attention a year earlier, when at the age of 17 years 102 days, he broke Pele's long-standing record of being the youngest player to score in a FIFA organized competition with his goal against Al Ahly at the 2006 FIFA World Club Cup. Pele was 17 years 209 days when he scored against Wales in the 1958 World Cup. Pato turned out impressively, helping his club Internacional defeat Barcelona and lift its first World Club Cup in 2006.
A considerable number of clubs were interested in Pato's signature, but the then 17-year old chose to sign for Italian giants and incumbent European Champions AC Milan in 2007. His first season at Milan went well as he scored on his debut and ended the season with 9 goals from 20 appearances. He was impressive enough to be voted the Best young player in Serie A and win the prestigious Golden Boy award (given to the adjudged best player in the world under the age of 21 in a given year) in 2009.
After some good performances in the early part of his Milan career, Pato became an injury prone player which cost him a place in the Milan first team as the club itself began its downward slide.
Pato returned to Brazil in 2013, signing with Corinthians for a fee of €15m but still failed to reignite his spark and underwent two further loans to Sao Paulo and Chelsea, both of which were underwhelming, making just two league appearances for Chelsea.
He was transferred to Villareal in August 2016, but just five months later, he signed for Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quandian and cost them a maiden Chinese Super League title when he missed an 88th-minute penalty in the title-deciding match.
At the international level, Pato fared worse, making just 27 appearances for the Brazil national team scoring 10 goals and hasn't represented the Samba Boys since 2013.
