{"id":12961,"date":"2022-03-22T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/22\/ones-to-watch-number-4-benjamin-sesko\/"},"modified":"2022-03-22T18:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:01:25","slug":"ones-to-watch-number-4-benjamin-sesko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/22\/ones-to-watch-number-4-benjamin-sesko\/","title":{"rendered":"Ones to Watch | Number 4: Benjamin Sesko"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a football world filled with countless stars of today, so many of us are curious about who is waiting in the wings. That search for that next wonderkid, a youngster that has the potential to make us stand up and marvel at how they are masters of their craft despite their tender age, is always on the minds of millions of fans around the world.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, we at\u00a0101 Great Goals<\/strong>\u00a0will be bringing you another weekly series; this time, taking a look at players across the world that are 21-years-old or younger. Some of them you will have no doubt heard of, while we hope to bring you a few new names to spark your curiosities every now and then.<\/p>\n

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Name: Benjamin Sesko<\/h2>\n

Age<\/strong>: 18-years-old<\/p>\n

Position<\/strong>: Center-forward<\/p>\n

Place of Birth<\/strong>: Rade\u010de, Slovenia<\/p>\n

Citizenship<\/strong>: Slovenia<\/p>\n

National team caps<\/strong>: 7<\/p>\n

Current club<\/strong>: RB Salzburg<\/p>\n

Current Market Value (per\u00a0Transfermarkt<\/a><\/strong>): \u20ac8million<\/p>\n

Potential suitor(s): <\/strong>Liverpool<\/p>\n

Since splitting off from the former Yugoslavia and gaining independence in 1991, Slovenia has been on the periphery of football in Europe across its international history unlike neighbors Italy, Austria, Croatia, and Hungary through no fault of their own.<\/p>\n

Despite that, some familiar names hail from the mountainous central European nation at the top level of club football in the content. The likes of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid\u2019s Jan Oblak, Inter Milan\u2019s Samir Handanovi\u0107, Atalanta Bergamo\u2019s Josip Ili\u010di\u0107, and Primeira Liga veteran Zlatko Zahovi\u010d have all reached the highest levels in Europe, but the footprint left behind by Slovenian players has been comparatively small in their 30-years as an independent federation. But that could all be about to change.<\/p>\n

The player production line that is Austrian giant RB Salzburg has an incredible track record of both producing and developing top-level talent that goes on to reach the upper-rungs of the European game, with names such as Erling Haaland<\/a>, Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a>, Dayot Upamecano, and Naby Keita all spending time in Salzburg before heading onto some of the biggest clubs on the continent. 18-year-old Benjamin Sesko could be one of the next wave to emerge from the birthplace of Mozart, and after being included in this season\u2019s NXGN list via Goal<\/a>, that emergence could be sooner than many realize.<\/p>\n

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NXGN 2022: The 50 best wonderkids in football by @goal<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1. ???????Jude Bellingham
\n2. ??Florian Wirtz
\n3. ??Gavi
\n4. ??Jamal Musiala
\n5. ???????Harvey Elliott
\n6. ??Rayan Cherki
\n7. ??Devyne Rensch
\n8. ??Youssoufa Moukoko
\n9. ??Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko
\n10. ??Ricardo Pepihttps:\/\/t.co\/s4Vq54ojuX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Football Talent Scout \u2013 Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) March 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n