Edison Cavani
Born: February 14, 1987
Club: Palermo (ITA)
Making noise due to his great performance at the 2007 South American Youth Championship with 7 goals, enough to grab the 'Golden Boot'. His composure and ability to finish attracted much interest from mainly Serie A clubs like AC Milan, Palermo, and Fiorentina. He ended up signing recently for Palermo and in seven appearances he has contributed two goals. His early career started at Danubio FC (a powerful squad in Uruguay) where he excelled and scored 13 goals in 30 games. Look for him to have a big impact for Uruguay as captain of the Uruguayan U-20s in this summer's U-20 World Cup. They will try and repeat the success Uruguay had in 1997 when they finished runner-ups to Argentina.
In his Serie A debut, the 20 year old sub tied the game 1-1 against Fiorentina.
Chile
Alexis Sanchez
Born: December 19, 1988
Club: Udinese(currently on loan to Colo Colo (CHI))
Sanchez along with Matias Fernandez and Arturo Vidal are considered some of the purest talent to be developed in Chile since Ivan Zamorano and the pinnacle of Marcelo Salas. He came up in the youth hot bed of Cobreloa and spent only one year there before he was purchased for around $3 million by Udinese of Serie A. Udinese showcases some other young talent in the form of Cristian Zapata of Columbia and Tomas Sivok of the Czech Republic. On the other hand, there are everyday seasoned Italian national team players like Vincenzo Iaquinta and GK Morgan De Sanctis (a little less seasoned). Sanchez's international career started early as he as already appeared 7 times at forward for the Chilean national team. Although he would be vital to Chile's U-20 team's chances at the World Cup in Canada, it is possible that he'll end up with the senior national team for Copa America in Venezuela.
Sanchez making his mark on Colo Colo against Alajuelense
Costa Rica
Celso Borges
Born: May 27, 1988
Club: Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
Look for Borges to have a deep impact at the U-20 World Cup this summer as he is one of the highest rated midfielders. He has limited international experience and will look to this tournament to attract big club suitors. Known for his creativity, speed, and vision uncharacteristic of a 19 year old, Borges is expected to eventually propel the Costa Rican national team into the Top 40 of the FIFA Rankings (they are now 52nd). His father, Alexandre Guimeraes was the coach of Costa Rica at both the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. He now leads Panama into the 2007 Gold Cup. Often in the shadow of Juan Carlos Solorzano, his mix of strength and speed as well as technical ability makes him a leading candidate for breaking onto the world soccer scene.
Borges' diving header puts Saprissa up 2-0
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