Nixon_The_Bike_Thief said:Messi 16, Aguero 15, Owen 17, Shrek 17, Pele 16, Ladyboy 16 plus many other top players started at the top level very young. If you are good enough your old enough.
These are out and out strikers or wingers. These players eventually learned to drop deep and supply but most of them had exceptional talent in one area. Playmakers like Ozil, Pastore, Schweinsteigger and co all began to make their debuts around 18-19.