The Argentinian midfielder was named alongside some of the world’s best youngsters in this year’s GOAL NXGN Awards.
The fifty unranked nominees included players from across European football’s biggest clubs – such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
This year, instead of selecting a sole award victor, GOAL will chose an elite group that we believe are the very top of the class, known as the NXGN Nine.
Buoanotte joined Albion from Rosario Central in January in a £5.3m move and has so far made four appearances for the Seagulls.
He is joined on the list by fellow teammate Evan Ferguson – who recently scored his sixth and seventh goal of the season to help Brighton into the FA Cup semi final with a 5-0 over Grimsby Town on Sunday, March 19.
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But who else has made this list of the game’s brightest stars of the future?
Here is part one – looking at 25 nominees for the NXGN award.
5. Ben Doak (Liverpool)
Hailed as a “natural force” by Jurgen Klopp, Doak has already become the youngest Scot to appear in the Premier League and is an U21 international for Scotland. It won’t be long before Doak is pushing Liverpool’s established forwards Mo Salah and Luis Diaz for a starting berth. Photo: Bryn Lennon
6. Endrick (Palmeiras)
This 16-year-old is set to join Real Madrid when he turns 18, with Los Blancos paying more than £60m to sign the forward from Palmeiras. The forward is regarded as the best talent to emerge in Brazil since Neymar. Photo: Ricardo Moreira
7. Ivan Fresneda (Real Valladolid)
The right-back is expected to leave the Spanish strugglers this summer. Arsenal, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are all interested in paying the £30m price tag for the 18-year-old. Photo: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce
8. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
The winger is already poplar among the Manchester United faithful, having joined the club from Atletico Madrid in 2020. He continues to make a mark in Erik ten Hag's team and is likely to make his debut for Argentina soon. Photo: David Rogers