ARGENTINA

 
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona 2002) made his first team debut for Barcelona when he was still only 16-years-old. Player of the Competition at the U-20 FIFA World Cup in the Netherlands, he made his full international debut for Argentina against Hungary.

"Carlito" Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors 1999) NPC MVP &Top Scorer. From Boca he joined Brazilian club Corinthians in 2005 before moving onto the English Premiership with West Ham United in 2006.A regular for the national team, Tevez won a gold medal as Top Scorer at the 2004 Olympics.

Javier Mascherano (Renato Cesarini ) nicknamed "little boss", moved from River Plate to Brazilian club Corinthians and then to West Ham United before joining Liverpool FC in January 2007. He plays regularly for the Argentina national team and captained his country at U20.

Other National Team representatives at U20 include: Joel Enrique Barbosa (Boca Juniors), who now plays with Almagro; Gonzalo Rodriguez (San Lorenzo) with Villarreal; Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (San Lorenzo) with Espanyol. U20 National Team players now with San Lorenzo include: Jonathan Botinelli (San Lorenzo); Walter Damian Montillo (San Lorenzo); German Herrera (Rosario Central); Walter Garcia (Argentinos Juniors).