Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, often abbreviated in CSGO, is a multiplayer first-person shooter that has become incredibly popular.
Developed in over two years by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment, this game was released in 2012.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pits two teams known as the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists. The most popular game mode consists of the Counter-Terrorists group trying to stop the Terrorists from planting a bomb. In another popular mode, the Counter-Terrorists try to rescue hostages captured by the Terrorists. There are currently a total of nine game modes available.
Throughout the years, this game has become so popular that thousands of teams and tournaments have emerged all over the world.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now a full-time job for many people, and some of them have managed to earn a small fortune playing this game.
That’s why we decided to make a list of the youngest csgo pro players! To create our list, we took into account all the players of the teams participating in the ESL Pro League, season 16.
9. Kevin Rabier (January 15, 2003 – present)
Age: 19 years 4 months
Known As: misutaaa
Playing For: Team Vitality
Nationality: French-Albanian
photo source: vitality.gg
Kevin Rabier is a young csgo pro playing for Team Vitality. Kevin joined this team at the beginning of 2020, and the Stockholm Major was his first LAN tournament.
Known as misutaaa, Kevin has French-Albanian roots. Before joining Team Vitality, he played for the Wonderkids team, coached by flex0r, Boris Latry.
When Kevin was asked to join Team Vitality, his parents were skeptical at first. They asked him to first finish his studies and that is why he put all his efforts into getting his high school diploma.
Now Kelvin’s dad is his number one fan.
Did You Know?
After or before a match, Team Vitality usually gathers together to spend some time at the gym. Talking about the gym, Kevin stated: “You’re feeling free in your body. Like you just have nothing to do. And you just think about your game, and this is the perfect method, I think. Though sometimes I’m kind of lazy, not gonna lie.”
8. Valeriy Vakhovskyi (May 01, 2003 – present)
Age: 19 years
Known As: B1t
Playing For: Natus Vincere
Nationality: Ukraine
photo source: www.gettyimages.co.uk
Valeriy Vakhovskyi, known as B1t, is among the youngest professional csgo players in the world. He’s currently 19 years old and was born on May 1st, 2003. Originally from Ukraine, this young player joined the Natus Vincere team in April 2021.
Together with his team, Valeriy has been extremely successful in the last few years. In fact, he has earned a total of $882000! In an interview, B1t said he discovered Counter-Strike while watching his uncle playing.
His earlier recorded matches on HLTV were with NOTBAD. A few months later, however, he joined the NAVI Junior.
Valeriy played for the NAVI Junior from late 2020 to the beginning of 2021 when he joined the Natus Vincere team.
Did You Know?
According to Valeriy, joining the NAVI Junior team helped him grow as a player. In fact, during this period, he stopped going to college and started to play more often.
7. Maciej Miklas (May 29, 2003 – present)
Age: 18 years and 11 months old
Known As: F1ku
Playing For: AGO
Nationality: Polish
photo source: liquipedia.net
Maciej Miklas is currently 18 years old and is a professional csgo player. Known as f1ku, Maciej is originally from Poland, and he’s a current member of AGO.
This player joined AGO in December 2019 when he was only sixteen years old! Since then, Maciej has been extremely successful and has been earning a total of $34,500!
However, in May 2022, the AGO team world ranking dropped drastically. For a week, in fact, the team was in the 141st position. Thankfully, Ago is now back on track at the 32nd position.
Did You Know?
Maciej Miklas has a rating 2.0 of 1.13 and 0.76 kills per round.
6. Max Kugener (July 30, 2003 – present)
Age: 18 years and 9 months
Known As: matrix
Playing For: SPROUT
Nationality: Luxembourgish-Ukrainian
photo source: www.hltv.org
Max Kugener was born on July 30, 2003, and currently plays in the Sprout. He joined this team at the beginning of 2022, together with Victor Staehr.
Before becoming a member of the Sprout, Max retained a spot in ESEA advanced. He was also able to claim the championship title in the final season of the 99damage League.
This young player finished the UNITED Pro series with a 1.28 rating, a success that attracted the attention of the Sprout team. Soon after, in fact, this German esports organization asked him to join them.
In a recent interview, Max declared: “For many people, my joining Sprout is an unexpected move, but I’m happy to be given this chance! I’m sure together with our new squad, we will show our potential and reach new heights.”
Did You Know?
Max has earned a total of almost $11,000 since he joined the Sprout team.
5. Aurimas Pipiras (August 12, 2003 – present)
Age: 18 years and 9 months
Known As: BYMAS
Playing For: Mouz
Nationality: Lithuanian
photo source: win.gg
Aurimas Pipiras is currently 18 years old, and he plays for the Mouz team. He’s originally from Lithuania and joined the team in August 2020.
Known as Bymas, before becoming a member of the Mouz, Aurimas used to play for FaZe Clan. According to him, he played well for this team, but he sometimes made stupid mistakes due to the high level of stress and pressure. This was mainly because he was forced to take up the lurker role. Aurimas declared that this position requires a good understanding of rotations which he lacked at the time.
Unlike his previous experience with FaZe Clan, playing for MOUZ allows him to choose his own position. According to Aurimas, this helped him greatly to get into his comfort zone and avoid mistakes.
Did You Know?
Mouz is a professional gaming organization based in Hamburg, Germany. The organization was previously known as mousesports and was founded in 2002.
4. Eduardo Wolkmer (November 9, 2003 – present)
Age: 18 years and 6 months
Known As: dumau
Playing For: Godsent
Nationality: Brazilian
photo source: www.hltv.org
Eduardo Wolkmer is a professional csgo for the team Godsent. He usually plays as a rifler and AWper. Eduardo is originally from Brazil and has been part of three different teams in the last three years.
At the beginning of 2019, he used to play for the Brazilian team Evidence. He then joined the Yeah in early 2020. However, he left at the end of the year.
In 2021, Eduardo finally became a member of the Godsent team, for which he’s still playing. This team was founded in 2016, and all its players have a Brazilian nationality.
Did You Know?
Eduardo has a rating 2.0 of 1.16 and 0.76 kills per round. His headshots have a percentage of 41.7%.
3. Roland Tomkowiak (November 29, 2003 – present)
Age: 18 years and 5 months
Known As: ultimate
Playing For: AGO
Nationality: Polish
photo source: www.hltv.org
Roland Tomkowiak is a Polish professional csgo player. He’s currently an AGO member and has earned a total of $3,000 playing with this team.
Finding information about this young player is extremely difficult but we know that he joined the team in February 2022 and has played a total of 19 matches.
Did You Know?
Roland, known as ultimate, has a rating 2.0 of 1.00 and 0.66 kills per round.
2. Victor Staehr (July 19, 2004 – present)
Age: 17 years and 9 months
Known As: Staehr
Playing For: Sprout
Nationality: Danish
photo source: www.hltv.org
Victor Staehr is one of the youngest csgo players in the world, as he’s only 17 years old. He’s originally from Denmark and currently plays for the Sprout team.
Before starting his csgo pro career, Victor wanted to become an engineer. He also played football for eight years but decided to quit when his team was assigned a new coach. After quitting, he began to play more and more video games and improved exponentially.
According to Victor, Sprout’s coach, Berry, contacted him directly, complimenting his game. He soon set up a trial with the other members of the team to see whether Victor could be a good fit. This turned out to be the case, and Staehr soon started to play as a rifler with the Sprout.
Did You Know?
Victor has made a total of $8,400 in winnings since he joined the team.
1. Ilya Osipov (May 1, 2005 – present)
Age: 17 years
Known As: m0NESY
Playing For: G2 Esports
Nationality: Russian
photo source: www.hltv.org
Ilya Osipov is the youngest csgo pro, at the moment, as he’s only 17 years old. Known as m0NESY, this professional csgo pro began to play at a young age. According to him, he used to watch his brother Andrey spend his time on CS 1.6. Andrey used to participate in different tournaments and also went to LANs.
Following his brother’s example, Ilya also started to play csgo. The two shared the same PC for two years till 2014, when Andrey brought a new laptop. In the same year, Ilya started to play in his first serious team, NewBALLS.
m0NESY declared he prefers Counter-Strikes over other esports disciplines as he considers this game more advanced in terms of esports scenes. He also enjoys its competitive aspects, in particular, the many venues and tournaments.
In his free time, Ilya likes to go to the cinema and enjoy walks. Some of his favorite series are Game of Thrones and the Mandalorian.
Did You Know?
In an interview, m0NESY said he likes to watch Astralis’ demos. According to him, this team has a deep understanding of the game and effective communication.