Top 15 under the radar players to watch in Copa America

4. Adalberto Penaranda, F, Venezuela

The future soccer rests in the hands of the 18-year-old Penaranda, who is on track to be a worldwide star soon enough. While the results may not come in the Copa America Centenario, a good showing from Penaranda would do wonders for Venezuela moving forward.

Penaranda made his professional debut in Venezuela as a 15-year-old before moving to Udinese and immediately being loaned to Granada in La Liga for the 2015-16 season, becoming the youngest player in the history of the club. In 23 appearances with the Andalusians, Penaranda notched five goals, just scratching the surface of his potential.

A pair of goals in a win over Levante in December made Penaranda the youngest foreign player to ever score a brace in La Liga, beating the record previously held by one Lionel Messi. EPL side Watford signed Penaranda to a deal through 2021 earlier this season, and a good Copa America will surely be noted by the likes of Tottenham and Liverpool, who have already shown some interest.

Penaranda already has the entire skill set to be a successful central striker, and his first international goal with the full squad should come soon enough. One one of the goals against Levante, Penaranda displayed incredible speed and touch on his shot, and he can hold own physically against bigger defenders at 6-0, 172 pounds.

Along with Rondon, Penaranda will help Venezuela have a dangerous attack at the very least, and fellow Group C teams should be careful while defending.

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