The Worthing-born midfielder has been named alongside some of the world’s best youngsters in this year’s GOAL NXGN top 50.
The annual NXGN list highlights the 50 most incredible prospects to have been born after January 1, 2005.
Hinshelwood has made quite the impact this season. The versatile teenager has scored three goals in 12 Premier League appearances – including a superb effort in Albion’s 4-1 demolition of fierce rivals Crystal Palace at the Amex in February – but faces a stint on the sidelines after suffering a stress fracture in his foot.
But who else has made this list of the game’s brightest stars of the future?
The top 50 includes talents from across European football’s biggest clubs – including FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.
You can view the top 50 in full in the gallery below.
37. Guillaume Restes - Toulouse
Guillaume Restes has firmly established himself as Toulouse's first-choice goalkeeper since making his debut in August 2023. Arsenal legend and France under-21 manager Thierry Henry has compared the 19-year-old to 1998 FIFA World Cup winning stopper Fabien Barthez. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
38. Kendry Páez - Independiente Del Valle
Kendry Páez will join up with Chelsea from Ecuadorian outfit Independiente Del Valle after his 18th birthday, in the summer of 2025. He was promoted to Independiente Del Valle's first team for the 2023 pre-season, at the age of 15. On February 25, 2023, he marked his professional debut with a goal. In doing so, he became the youngest debutant, and youngest goalscorer, in the Ecuadorian top flight. On September 12, 2023, Páez made his debut with the senior Ecuador team, starting in a 2-1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier win over Uruguay, making him the youngest player ever to represent La Tri and the second youngest South American to ever play international football behind Diego Maradona. On October 12, he scored his first goal for Ecuador in a 2-1 win over Bolivia, becoming the youngest ever goalscorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers at the age of 16 years and 161 days. Photo: AIZAR RALDES/AFP via Getty Images
39. Roony Bardghji - FC Copenhagen
Hot Swedish prospect Roony Bardghji has a number of clubs chasing him, including Manchester United and Chelsea. On November 21, 2021, he made his senior debut for Copenhagen against AGF in the Danish Superliga, to become the youngest player to feature at the club, aged 16 years and six days. On November 8, 2023, Bardghji scored the first UEFA Champions League goal of his career - an 87th minute winner in a 4-3 win over Manchester United. Photo: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images
40. Jorrel Hato - Ajax
Big things are expected from Ajax defender Jorrel Hato. The 18-year-old's excellent performances as captain of Jong Ajax earned him a call-up to the Ajax first team in January 2023. The former Netherlands under-16 captain became the third-youngest player to debut for Ajax in the Eredivisie at the age of 16 years and 335 days, coming off the bench in a 5-0 win at SC Cambuur on February 5, 2023. The defender netted his first professional goal just five days later. On April 30, Hato started the 2023 KNVB Cup final which finished 1-1 between Ajax and PSV, which the Amsterdam outfit lost 3-2 on penalties. Hato was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar on November 18 and 21, 2023, respectively. He made his debut as a half-time substitution for Virgil van Dijk against Gibraltar. Photo: Christof Koepsel/Getty Images