Ben Doak has been named in an illustrious list of the world's top 50 young football players.

For the second successive season, the Scotland Under-21 international has been named in the NXGN list, which celebrates the top emerging talent across the globe.

Players must be aged 19 or under at the start of the respective year, so Liverpool's Doak was eligible.

GOAL have released their list for this year, with the one-time Celtic youngster coming in ranked at 39.

He left the Parkhead club shortly after turning 16 around two years ago. He made his first team debut against Rangers under Ange Postecoglou. 

He has gone on to become a top prospect at Anfield though, making first-team appearances in the cup competitions, Europa League and even a cameo in the Premier League.

There is great expectation that he will be a star of the future for Scotland, with several calls for him to be included in Steve Clarke's Euro 2024 squad prior to a knee injury he sustained in December.

Doak is among some esteemed company on the list. There are familiar names in the form of Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo, Newcastle's Lewis Miley and Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham - brother of England star Jude.

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal is at the top of the list, closely followed by Brazil's new wonderkid Endrick, who has already agreed to join Real Madrid this summer.

The full list can be accessed HERE.

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Meanwhile, Callum McGregor's return to the Celtic team is 'imminent', according to Brendan Rodgers.

The midfielder picked up a knock in training and missed recent matches against Hearts and Livingston earlier this month.

The Achilles and calf issues kept him out of those games, however, he is expected to come straight back into Rodgers' starting line-up in West Lothian this Sunday.

Rumours surfaced online that the Scotland international would be ruled out for the remainder of the season with the injury problem.