The New Year is fast approaching and plenty of young footballers up and down the country will be hoping that 2020 be their year.

Fulham's festive period couldn't have got off to a worse start - Scott Parker's side have played three games this month and have lost all three, and next play host to 2nd-place Leeds United at the weekend.

January will mark a fresh start for Parker and his side and they'll be hoping to recover from this losing form, and reassert their stance in the Championship's top-six which has grown ever-tighter.

But will we see any new stars make a mark at Craven Cottage next year? Here we take a look at three Fulham prospects who could make a breakthrough in 2020:

Steven Sessegnon

Twin brother of Tottenham's Ryan, Steven has been in and out of Parker's first-team this season. He's made eight Championship appearances so far this season, having featured for the development squad on occasion after persistent injuries have hindered his opportunities in the first-team.

Everyone at the club rates him very highly. He's similar to Ryan in that he's a full-back with plenty of attacking prowess but he's not quite lived up to the hype that Ryan did in his time at the club, and fans are eagerly awaiting to see him in action more often.

2020 could well be his year at Fulham, and he'd give the whole crowd a massive boost if he has half the ability of his brother.

Jay Stansfield

One Fulham youngster who's caused a bit of a stir this year is Jay Stansfield. The 18-year-old scored 17 goals in 11 appearances for the club's U18 side before being promoted to the development squad, where he scored on his debut at the end of last month.

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Plenty of Fulham fans have taken notice of the striker and many think that he's worth a punt in the first-team. Still a juvenile footballer though, Fulham will want to take their time with Stansfield's progression and 2020 may be the year that he makes his highly-anticipated debut for Fulham.

Marlon Fossey

A teammate of both Stansfield and Sessegnon, right-back Marlon Fossey has now been involved in the Fulham development squad for the past three seasons.

The Los Angeles-born Fossey is a representative of the USA at U20 level and now aged 21, is looking to make his mark on the first-team at Craven Cottage.

He missed most of last season's Premier League 2 campaign having picked up a long-term injury at the beginning of the season, but he's worked hard on his recovery and having featured three times for Fulham U23 this term, is edging towards that his debut for the Fulham first-team.