It goes under the radar just how young the current Northern Ireland team is: only two starters over the age of 23 years old, yet they combine for 220 caps in total and most of this line-up are regulars in the Premier League or Championship. The future is promising.
![Graphic featuring a cutout photo of Chelsea's Josh Acheampong running with the ball, wearing a blue Chelsea kit. Beside it is a quote from SCOUTED's Llew Davies which reads:
"Josh Acheampong is the one on this whole [SCOUTED50] list that has the most breakout potential for next season.
"If you put him in the right team, whether that’s at Chelsea or elsewhere, I think he can go to the highest levels very quickly and become one of the most popular players anywhere in Europe.
"He is a unicorn defender. What he does with and without the ball, for his size, for his mobility, just technically unbelievably talented on both sides of the ball. There’s so much potential there."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k43ukpwdjcmjkam2docvho65/bafkreifipltsd3voqtb2p6lpat5mj2466mpuhaa3as2ge4rmggnvyyvesy)
