The “next Messi” from Argentina is hat-tricking and dancing with the devil in Brazil.

Since his debut, there has been a poor guy who has been called football’s “next Lionel Messi” almost every season. However, it appears that Argentina may have discovered the heir apparent this time around.

Known as the “next Messi,” this player has already taken the under-17 World Cup by storm. He or she is already playing for La Albiceleste, wearing the number 10 shirt, passing between goalkeepers and defenders with ease, and scoring goals that defy logic. Crucially, he has become the first Argentine to score a hat-trick against bitter rivals Brazil since Messi did so himself back in 2012.

Even though Claudio “Diablito” Echeverri is too young to purchase a copy of the newest Call of Duty, he already has the entire globe at his disposal. But a copy of Call of Duty surely isn’t that necessary when you’re playing like a pro for River Plate, winning the U17 World Cup, and drawing attention from all corners of the globe.
Even though he may not have been able to achieve the kind of outrageous killstreaks and quickscopes that would have made YouTube go crazy in 2010, Echeverri has shown exceptional aptitude in other areas.

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It’s nearly as disgusting as his ball skills that he’s probably too young to even understand what a quickscope is.

Echeverri, who was born in Resistencia, the biggest city in Argentina’s Chaco state, signed a contract with River Plate in 2016 at the age of 11, and ever since then, he and fellow Argentine prospect Agustin Ruberto—another young man destined for greatness—have been fostering a wicked potential.

Both players are currently playing fantastically for their clubs and countries, and although Ruberto is constantly finding the net, Echeverri has the makings of a lynchpin.

Echeverri, who is leading the youthful Argentina team in Indonesia during the World Cup, is a leader in many ways, but what is really propelling his country forward right now is his amazing dribbling and ball-carrying from the top of the midfield and behind the striker.

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El Diablito, which translates to “little devil,” is the nickname given to Echeverri after he was compared to Bolivian football player Marco Etcheverry, who was known as “El Diablo” due to a variety of similarities, including a shared surname and devilish dribbling and shooting style.

As any aspiring Argentine football player would, Echeverri naturally finds inspiration in the game’s greatest players as well as in his own countryman.

The distinction is that you get a chill from watching Echeverri. With an armband on, the number 10 on his back, and the ability to deceive goalkeepers and turn defenders inside out, he is able to perform the incredible feats that Messi has made his career out of at an alarmingly young age. Brazil felt the full force of it.