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.
25. Gianluca Prestianni - Benfica
Gianluca Prestianni's excellent performance at boyhood club Vélez Sarsfield caught the eye of Portuguese giants Benfica, who paid an initial fee of €9m for the teenager in December 2023. His release clause was reportedly set at €100m. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images
26. Valentín Carboni - Internazionale (on loan at AC Monza)
Having attracted the interest of several high-profile European clubs, Valentín Carboni joined Internazionale in 2020, for an estimated €300,000. Carboni officially joined fellow Serie A club Monza on a season-long loan in July 2023. Thanks to his dual citizenship, Carboni is eligible to represent both Italy and Argentina. In October 2022, he was included by head coach Lionel Scaloni in Argentina's preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, although he did not make the cut to the final 26-men list. Photo: Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images
27. Amara Diouf - Génération Foot
Amara Diouf joined Senegal's famed Génération Foot academy in 2017. He was a standout in the 2023 Mohammed VI under-19s tournament in Morocco, where Génération Foot won the competition, after eliminating the likes of Real Madrid. It was reported that Diouf will join French club FC Metz when he turns 18, following the same path as his compatriot Sadio Mané. Diouf was called up to the senior Senegal squad to face Rwanda in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers and a friendly against Algeria in August 2023. On September 9, he made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Rwanda, to become his country's youngest debutant, aged 15 years and 94 days. Photo: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images
28. Assan Ouédraogo - Schalke 04
Germany youth international Assan Ouédraogo has starred for Schalke 04 this season. Ouédraogo marked his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga with a goal. Despite Schalke 04 going down to a 5–3 defeat to Hamburg, his first half goal saw him he surpass Julian Draxler's record as the club's youngest goalscorer in official matches. He is also the youngest ever Schalke 04 player to appear in a competitive match at the age of 17 years and 80 days. Photo: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images