To kick start the new future stars feature, we start on our shores with a young English defender that is really starting to make a name for himself.20-year-old Liverpool youngster Martin Kelly is predominantly a centre back, but mostly finds himself deputising on the right side on defence.
A position where he is gaining huge plaudits, with some positive that in a few years he will not only be number one at his club but for the England national side too.
Sundays 2-0 home victory over Chelsea saw Kelly once again deployed in the right-back berth, after Glen Johnson suffered another injury set back, and together with the rest of the back four he performed admirably.
While the clubs number one Johnson often gets criticised for defensive lapses, this isn't a problem for one of the most promising players to come through the Liverpool academy in years.
His defensive abilities are getting better each performance, whilst he is also getting more confident going forward.
Emphasised with a wicked strike on Sunday that was just deflected round the post by the Chelsea defence.
Previous manager Rafael Benitez often seemed unwilling to bleed to many youngsters into the squad, but the fact he brought through Kelly speaks volumes.
His senior debut came in the Champions League during the 2008/09 season, when he came on as a substitute away to PSV Eindhoven.
With his first start coming in the same competition a little less than a year later, when Liverpool took on Lyon at Anfield.
After returning from injury next up was a call to the England under-21 side, where he rewarded Stuart Pearce with a goal on his debut against Uzbekistan.
In a world where football is hugely evolving, and there is a crying need for versatile full-backs who are equally adept at defending as well as attacking Kelly could thrive.
If he continues to get regular game time, the calls that he will be England's number one in a few years time could not be too far off the mark.
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