{"id":12188,"date":"2025-10-10T10:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=12188"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:05:09","slug":"breakout-stars-impact-rating-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/breakout-stars-impact-rating-feature","title":{"rendered":"365Scores&#8217; Breakout Stars of 2025\/26, using the new, innovative Impact Rating feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>365Scores&#8217; Breakout Stars of 2025\/26<\/em>. The players who will light up the footballing world for the years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A winger in west London who settles games with the stillness of a chess grandmaster. A future Maldini. A tiny conductor in Tijuana. A River Plate No 9 itching to return and do River Plate No 9 things. And an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/arda-guler-101365\">Arda Guler<\/a> prodigy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about some potential stars who could crack the season, then the World Cup, and the future, wide open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi BOTH had a great International Window with Portugal and Argentina respectively, but our Impact Rating managed to calculate who did it slightly better than the other \ud83d\udcca <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hefYhhQJLz\">pic.twitter.com\/hefYhhQJLz<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 365Scores (@365Scores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/365Scores\/status\/1965384572583264429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Breakout Stars<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#estevao-chelseas-teenage-technician-with-a-veterans-calm\">Est\u00eav\u00e3o: Chelsea\u2019s teenage technician with a veteran\u2019s calm<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#gonzalo-garcia-madrids-plan-b-who-suddenly-looks-like-plan-a\">Luka Vuskovic: Maldini in the making?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#gilberto-mora-tijuanas-pocket-creator-bringing-numbers-to-match-the-noise\">Gilberto Mora: Tijuana\u2019s pocket creator bringing numbers to match the noise<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#agustin-ruberto-after-the-wait-rivers-finisher-is-almost-back\">Agust\u00edn Ruberto: after the wait, River\u2019s finisher is almost back<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#c\">Can Uzun: Turkey may have a new superstar<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"estevao-chelseas-teenage-technician-with-a-veterans-calm\">Est\u00eav\u00e3o: Chelsea\u2019s teenage technician with a veteran\u2019s calm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It took only twenty minutes of Premier League football against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/premier-league-7\">Premier League<\/a> champions before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/estevao-125399\">Est\u00eav\u00e3o<\/a> gave England a proper taste of what the hype was about. A late finish against Liverpool banked three points for Chelsea and doubled as a calling card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What stands out is not only the glide with the ball, or the disguises on his passes, but the tempo control. He receives on the half-turn and immediately asks awkward questions. Under Enzo Maresca, Chelsea want wingers who tuck inside to connect and then dart beyond. Est\u00eav\u00e3o already feels at home in those in-between spaces, knitting moves together with quick wall passes before popping up at the back post to finish the move he helped start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That first league goal was not a thunderclap from nowhere, it was the logical end to a dozen small, correct choices. If he keeps stacking those, the minutes should keep stacking too. And yes, he is eighteen. You can see why the club sprinted to sign him and why the fanbase have fallen hard already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/557522680_18528606967030085_8908616744956156205_n.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gonzalo-garcia-madrids-plan-b-who-suddenly-looks-like-plan-a\">Luka Vuskovic: Maldini in the making?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/luka-vuskovic-127387\">Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107<\/a> looks every bit the modern centre-back: tall, composed, and frighteningly assured for his age. After coming through Hajduk Split as their youngest ever scorer, he gained senior experience in Poland and Belgium before joining Tottenham, who sent him on loan to Hamburg for 2025\/26. There, he has the perfect platform to turn potential into reliability. Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 dominates in the air, steps in confidently to intercept, and sprays diagonals that switch play with purpose. His calm under pressure and knack for timing tackles make him feel older than eighteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Croatia debut already hints at his ceiling, and a strong Bundesliga season could fast-track his return to Spurs as a first-team option. He still has to sharpen decision-making when stepping out, but his blend of composure, aggression, and technical ability makes him one of Europe\u2019s most intriguing young defenders ready to break through this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558088503_18528613324030085_1642045153782245580_n.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gilberto-mora-tijuanas-pocket-creator-bringing-numbers-to-match-the-noise\">Gilberto Mora: Tijuana\u2019s pocket creator bringing numbers to match the noise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16-year-old (yes SIXTEEN) at Tijuana is a tempo-setting attacking midfielder who constantly arrives in useful places. He is busy rather than frantic, which at that age is rare. He has already started stacking records in Mexico, including becoming the youngest goalscorer in Liga MX history, and he is a leading light for Mexico\u2019s youth teams while sampling senior caps. That is not just buzz, that is a serious resum\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes him dangerous is the decision tree. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/gilberto-mora-179656\">Mora<\/a> checks his shoulder twice, receives on the half-turn, and then either slides a runner in or uses a quick one-two to step into the box. The shot selection is sensible, already scoring five times this season. He carries with balance, keeps the ball in his orbit, then accelerates late into space when a defender relaxes. For Tijuana, he is already a connector between lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Mexico\u2019s under-20s at the World Cup in Chile, he has been one of Concacaf\u2019s most watchable youngsters. Add a summer\u2019s worth of reps and a full Liga MX season, and you can see why European scouts are suddenly hanging around. It is early days, sure, but the floor already looks high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 2: Gilberto Mora of Mexico during the Gold Cup 2025 semi final match between Mexico and Honduras at Levi's Stadium on July 2, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. \" class=\"wp-image-12199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222812519-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"agustin-ruberto-after-the-wait-rivers-finisher-is-almost-back\">Agust\u00edn Ruberto: after the wait, River\u2019s finisher is almost back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>River Plate know exactly what they have with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/agustin-ruberto-129032\">Agust\u00edn Ruberto<\/a>. The world does too, thanks to eight goals and a Golden Boot at the 2023 under-17 World Cup, the classic preview trailer of a No 9 who finishes with conviction. This year has been about patience after an ACL tear in February. The good news is the calendar, which now has him trending toward a late-October return. River have a penalty-box presence on the doorstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruberto\u2019s movement is the headline. He prowls the last line, checks off a centre-back\u2019s shoulder, then darts to the front post the instant a full-back glances away. The finishing is unfussy, laces through the ball, far corner when it is on. Because River create a ton of low crosses and pull-backs, a ruthless first-time finisher can feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be rust to shake off, no doubt. Learning to trust the knee again is its own little journey. Once the rhythm is there, though, he has the tools to score in bunches and to change how opponents defend the six-yard box at El Monumental. The challenge will be dealing with the pressure of European clubs sniffing around!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SURAKARTA, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 28: Agustin Ruberto of Argentina celebrates scoring their second goal during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Semi Final match between Argentina and Germany at Manahan Stadium on November 28, 2023 in Surakarta, Indonesia. \" class=\"wp-image-12200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1818183764-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Robertus Pudyanto &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-365-scores wp-block-embed-365-scores\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PHohlYkDtf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/bournemouths-impact-rating-revolution-from-survival-to-success-under-andoni-iraola\">Bournemouth\u2019s Impact Rating Revolution: From Survival to Success Under Andoni Iraola<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Bournemouth\u2019s Impact Rating Revolution: From Survival to Success Under Andoni Iraola&#8221; &#8212; 365Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/bournemouths-impact-rating-revolution-from-survival-to-success-under-andoni-iraola\/embed#?secret=rGJgKFp5dv#?secret=PHohlYkDtf\" data-secret=\"PHohlYkDtf\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c\">Can Uzun: Turkey may have a new superstar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/player\/can-uzun-132832\">Can Uzun<\/a> is playing like someone who missed the memo about easing into a new league. At just 19, he\u2019s slipped straight into Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s attack and started dictating tempo like a veteran No.10 who\u2019s seen it all before. Five goals and three assists in his first six Bundesliga starts tell the story statistically, but the real thrill is in the detail &#8211; the clever half-turns, the disguised passes, the way he ghosts between midfield and defence before snapping a finish low into the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s not a highlight merchant; everything feels deliberate, repeatable. There\u2019s a poise to how he operates that makes you forget he was playing 2. Bundesliga football last year. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/uefa-champions-league-572\">Champions League<\/a> minutes already under his belt and a role that gives him license to drift centrally, Uzun looks less like a pleasant surprise and more like Frankfurt\u2019s new heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/559291488_18528615574030085_5194792149081719874_n.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Nicky Helfgott &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickyHelfgott1\"><em>NickyHelfgott1 on X (Twitter<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up with all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\">latest football news<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/premier-league-7\/news\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/league\/premier-league-7\/news\"> Premier League news<\/a> on 365Scores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>365Scores&#8217; Breakout Stars of 2025\/26. The players who will light up the footballing world for the years to come. A winger in west London who settles games with the stillness of a chess grandmaster. A future Maldini. A tiny conductor in Tijuana. A River Plate No 9 itching to return and do River Plate No &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":12193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Breakout Stars","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_robots":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4063,194,4068,10,2864,260,4070,4061,3738,4067,4062,4065,4064,4072,59,4071,1607,4066,180,4069],"content-tags":[],"article_type":[3327],"entity_type":[3333,3334],"inspiration":[3337],"class_list":["post-12188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-agustin-ruberto","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-breakout-footballers-2025","tag-chelsea","tag-estevao","tag-fc-porto","tag-football-prospects-2025-26","tag-gilberto-mora","tag-gonzalo-garcia","tag-hamburg-sv","tag-julien-duranville","tag-luka-vuskovic","tag-martim-fernandes","tag-next-generation-players","tag-real-madrid","tag-rising-football-stars","tag-river-plate","tag-tijuana","tag-tottenham-hotspur","tag-young-football-talents","article_type-discover","entity_type-athlete","entity_type-competition","inspiration-365s-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12188"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12220,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12188\/revisions\/12220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12188"},{"taxonomy":"content-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-tags?post=12188"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=12188"},{"taxonomy":"entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity_type?post=12188"},{"taxonomy":"inspiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration?post=12188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}