The youngest talents!
5. Nathan "leaf" Orf: 17 years and 199 days old at the time of writing of this article. Leaf played CS:GO before switching to Valorant, where he got signed by Cloud9 Blue. Most recently, the team achieved third place at the VCT 2021: North America Stage 2 Challengers Finals. | © Chaos Esports
4. Kim "Secret" Ha-jin: 17 years and 25 days old at the time of writing of this article. Secret played for a couple of months with aNg DarkHorse before getting signed by DAMWON Gaming. His team is arguably the second-best in South Korea, losing only to NUTURN gaming. | © Riot Games
3. Khalil "Khalil" Schmidt: Exactly 17 years old at the time of writing. Happy Birthday, Khalil! Schmidt is currently playing for FURIA Esports. The team just barely missed their shot to compete in Reykjavik, but they're still one of the best in Brazil. | © FURIA Esports via Twitter
2. Jasmie "Jazzyk1ns" Manankil: 16 years and 319 days old at the time of writing, Jazzyk1ns is the only female player on our list. She played for team MAJKL and won the FTW Summer Showdown with them. Later on, the whole team got signed by Cloud9 to become Cloud9 White. | © Jazzyk1ns)
1. Zachary "zekken" Patrone: 16 years and 84 days old at the time of writing. Zekken is currently playing for Team Noble, and he's technically the second-youngest player after Christopher "LarryBanks" Doyi. LarryBanks is only 15 years and 214 days old, so he takes the title. | © Team Noble
Many pro players started their career in Valorant last year. While most of them are in their early twenties, there are exceptions, and young talent is definitely not missing in Riot's tactical shooter. How do you combine school with competitive esports? Today, we present you with the top 5 youngest pro players in Valorant!
