David Alaba is a left midfielder who plays for German side Bayern München and the Austrian national team. Alaba joined Austria Vienna’s youth squad at the age of 10. Word quickly got around about this talented youngster and six years later he moved to Bayern München’s youth academy. He made it into the first team squad in the 2009-10 season. Alaba is regarded as an exceptional talent and is Bayern’s youngest ever player in a competitive match, at 17 years, 7 months and 8 days old. He is also the youngest player to ever have played for Austria. He made that debut already in October 2009, at the age of 17 years and 112 days.

Diego Contento is a left back who plays for German side Bayern München. Contento is of Italian parentage but is born and bred in Munich. He joined the Bayern München youth academy from a very early age. He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2010, at the age of 19. He made his debut as a substitute the following month. Contento quite quickly made his way into the starting XI and is regarded as a huge talent. He has played for Germany’s U-17 and U-20 levels but has indicated he would like to play for Italy at senior level.

Thomas Müller is a forward or attacking midfielder who plays for German side Bayern München and Germany. Müller came up through Bayern München’s youth system, after having joined the club at the age of ten. He made his debut in the Bundesliga in August 2008, one month before his 19th birthday.
Müller also played for Germany at youth level. When he firmly established himself in the Bayern München team, the call up for Germany’s senior team also came in 2010. He went on to score five goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making him joint top-scorer of the tournament. Having also made three assists Müller was awarded the Golden Boot, ahead of the other three players who also had scored 5 (David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Diego Forlan). Müller also won the Best Young Player award.

Stefan Schürf is a defender in the Bayern München squad. He plays for their reserve team and has also played for the German U-21.

Danijel Pranjić is a left midfielder who plays for German side Bayern München and Croatia. Pranjić played for several Croatian sides, including Dinamo Zagreb, before moving to Dutch side Heerenveen in the 2005-06 season. While at Dinamo Zagreb he was picked for the Croatian national team. Pranjić finished the 2008-09 season winning the Dutch Cup with Herenveen before joining Bayern München. Pranjić played all games for Croatia in the 2008 UEFA European Championship.