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.
17. Antonio Nusa (Club Brugge)
"The Norwegian Neymar" broke onto the scene by scoring a number of stunning goals for Stabaek in the summer of 2021, becoming the second-youngest player to find the net in Norway’s top flight behind Martin Odegaard. The 17-year-old is behind only Ansu Fati on the list of youngest Champions League scorers after netting on his debut in the competition for Club Brugge in September. Photo: Gualter Fatia
18. Simone Pafundi (Udinese)
The 17-year-old became the youngest player to ever play for Italy and reports suggest that Manchester United, Liverpool and Real Madrid are all watching him closely. Photo: Mattia Ozbot
19. Alvaro Rodriquez (Real Madrid)
Rodriguez provided an assist for Marco Asensio to score on his Liga debut in February, and the 18-year-old followed that up the next week by scoring a late equaliser against local rivals Atletico Madrid. The Uruguay youth international now looks destined to become a key figure in the Spanish capital over the next few years. Photo: Florencia Tan Jun
20. Mathys Tel (Bayern Münich)
Seen as the long-term replacement to Robert Lewandowski, the 17-year-old joined Bayern in a deal worth an initial €20m in the summer of 2022, just weeks after guiding France to the title at the U17 European Championship. Photo: Alexander Hassenstein