Richarlison

Location: Nova Venécia, Brazil

The winger poses with his brothers and sisters back at home in his hometown of Nova Venécia. (Image: Instagram)

Born in Nova Venécia, Espírito Santo, Brazil, the midfielder joined América Mineiro's youth setup in December 2014 and was promoted shortly to first-team in 2015 after almost giving up on a professional career in football having been rejected by several teams. He made his professional debut in Serie B in July 2015 in a 3-1 win against Mogi Mirim, his 9 goals and impressive displays throughout the season would help his club earn promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and earn him a move to Serie A club Fluminense. After signing a five-year contract with the Rio de Janeiro club the winger made his debut in the Copa do Brazil, contributing to all 3 of his teams goals in a 3-3 draw against Ferroviaria. In two years with Fluminense he featured in 67 games, scoring 19 times. The winger's big break came in August 2017 as he signed for Premier League club Watford on a five-year deal for a fee of £11.2 million. He would take the Premier League by storm in his first season with The Hornets, playing in all 38 games and directly being involved in 10 goals with 5 goals and assists a piece. His form and brilliance would see fellow Premier League sign the winger on a five-year deal for a fee potentially rising to £50 million. In August 2018 in his competitive debut for the Merseyside club, he scored twice in a 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.