Scotland youth international Aaron Hickey has been named as one of the world's top 50 under-20 talents.
The former Hearts youngster made his debut at just 16 and earned a prestigious move to Serie A in the summer.
The 18-year-old was signed by Bologna and has made 10 appearances in the Italian top flight, facing the likes of Lazio and Inter.
Hickey is working under a former left-back in Sinisa Mihajlovic and French sports newspaper L'Équipe has tipped him for the top.
The defender has been named in their top 50 talents under 20, coming in at 45 in the list.
Hickey is in some prestigious company with the likes of Barcelona rising talent Ansu Fati and Mason Greenwood of Manchester United.
Players named on the list in previous years include Matthijs de Ligt, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Erling Braut Haaland.
Check out the full list below.
L'Équipe's top 50 players under 20
50) Rayan Cherki (Lyon)
49) David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava)
48) Lassina Traore (Ajax)
47) Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens)
46) Alan Velasco (Independiente)
45) Aaron Hickey (Bologna)
44) Nicolas Raskin (Standard Liege)
43) Leonidas Stergiou (St Gallen)
42) Matias Arezo (River Plate Montevideo)
41) Fabio Silva (Wolves)
40) Aster Vranckx (Mechelen)
39) Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad)
38) Michael Olise (Reading)
37) Christos Tzolis (PAOK)
36) Moises Caicedo (Brighton)
35) Gabriel Veron (Palmeiras)
34) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Rubin Kazan)
33) Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
32) Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
31) Benoit Badiashile (Monaco)
30) Anatoliy Troubine (Shakhtar Donetsk)
29) Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague)
28) Kamaldeen Sulemana (Nordsjaelland)
27) Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
26) Filip Stefanovic (Partizan Belgrade)
25) Becir Omeragic (FC Zurich)
24) Kaio Jorge (Santos)
23) Ilya Zabarnyi (Dynamo Kiev)
22) Jeremy Doku (Rennes)
21) Charles de Ketelaere (Club Brugge)
20) Noni Madueke (PSV)
19) Yunus Musah (Valencia)
18) Thiago Almada (Velez Sarsfield)
17) Curtis Jones (Liverpool)
16) Josko Gvardiol (Dinamo Zagreb)
15) Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
14) Mohamed Ihatteren (PSV)
13) Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)
12) Nuno Mendes (Sporting)
11) Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
10) Myron Boadu (AZ Alkmaar)
9) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
8) Mason Greenwood (Manchester United)
7) Yari Verschaeren (Arsenal)
6) Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
5) Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
4) Pedri (Barcelona)
3) Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax)
2) Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes)
1) Ansu Fati (Barcelona)
