5 top footballers spotted on camera as ball boys years before they were famous
dailystar.co.ukDaily Star Sport is looking at five such examples from recent years. Phil Foden has quickly emerged as one of Manchester City's hottest stars in arguably their greatest side ever.And the youngsters rise to the top of the sport has been so meteoric, it's easy to forget that not too long ago Foden was a ball boy himself.As Stevan Jovetic celebrated a goal against Swansea City in the Premier League in late 2014 a young Foden can be seen smiling in the background.Amazingly, just three seasons later, a 17-year-old Foden would be part of City's 100-point side.Have we missed anyone off our list?
Let us know in the comments section Before Donny van de Beek was best known for riding the bench at Manchester United, he was a star in his native Netherlands.
Van de Beek led an Ajax side to the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they were knocked out by Tottenham Hotspurs.And as a youngster, at the Amsterdam Arena, Van de Beek was handed the chance to be within touching distance of his heroes.The young Van de Beek took full advantage of the situation, even having a cheeky picture with Luis Suarez.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.
You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.Wesley Sneijder joined Ajax's famed youth academy in 1991 - four years before the Dutch.
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