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The club’s academy has always been a source for the first-team with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones establish themselves as regulars in the past decade whilst Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher are very much part of the senior set-up.
What will please and excited supporters is there are many talented wonderkids in the production line that could help to save the club millions of pounds in future transfer windows…Tap Here to Read the Full Story ▶▶
With that said, here, Standard Sport takes a look at three Liverpool youngsters to keep an eye on in 2025…
Rio Ngumoha
The move that saw Ngumoha leave Chelsea’s academy in favour of Liverpool in the summer of 2024 was one of the biggest transfers at academy level in England this year.
Big things are expected of the 16-year-old forward. In the autumn, he started training with the senior team on occasion, and Arne Slot named him among the substitutes for the win over Southampton in the Carabao Cup this month.
When he left Chelsea, their former captain admitted the Blues had lost a “top, top player” — high praise indeed.
Rio Ngumoha was on the bench for Liverpool against Southampton in the Carabao Cup.
So ahead of the game has his progress been that Ngumoha was born in the second half of 2008.
Keyrol Figueroa
Those noticing a familiar surname are on the right track because, yes, Keyrol is the son of former Wigan Athletic and Hull City defender Maynor Figueroa, who earned 181 caps for Honduras.
Keyrol was born in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, but has instead opted to represent the United States at international level. He has done so with the U17s, U19s and U20s, and he is seen as being one of the nation’s most exciting youth prospects.
Keyrol Figueroa has some big steps to follow in.
Opportunities for the 18-year-old at Liverpool have so far been restricted to the youth team, with the striker yet to be named in a matchday squad for the senior team.
Trey Nyoni
Midfielder Trey Nyoni is one of very few Liverpool academy players to have made appearances for the Reds at senior level.
After a debut for the No98 in last season’s 3-0 FA Cup win over Southampton and a number of occasions when he has been an unused sub, he has now made appearances in successive rounds of the Carabao Cup this season.
26 minutes against Brighton was followed by a first start for the club in this month’s win against Saints.
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Trey Nyoni is highly-rated at Liverpool.
The 17-year-old, pinched from Leicester City’s academy in 2023, looks set for a key 12 months in his early-career progression….Tap Here to Read the Full Story ▶▶
