Kilmarnock midfielder David Watson has been ranked as one of the top 100 teenage footballers in the world by a leading sports research body.

The Switzerland-based International Centre for Sports Studies listed the 18-year-old as 87th in its top 100 teenagers list.

The Football Observatory ranking, which is calculated based on the level of experience accrued by the players – based on how much they’ve played, and weighted by the competition level.

And the ranking, which is topped by Barcelona pair Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi, puts Watson in the same rankings as Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Maino and Manchester City‘s Rico Lewis.

Watson is not the only Premiership player on the list – Motherwell midfielder Lennon Miller achieved an even higher placing, ranking inside the top 30.