The 2019/20 season would see various young attackers burst onto the scene and make a real name for themselves in European football. From Erling Haaland to Gabriel Martinelli, from Rafael Leão to Alexander Isak, many of those players have gone on to assert themselves as the best forwards in football. However, one player who hasn’t…

Name: Brian Brobbey  Club: Ajax  Nationality: Dutch  Position: Forward – Centre Forward  Preferred Foot: Right  Height: 5’11”/180cm  Age: 22  Boasting superlative physicality and lethal finishing in front of goal, Brian Brobbey has continued to exert dominance over Eredivisie defenders, his goal tally currently stands at 15 goals and has provided 7 assists in 23 Eredivisie…

Name: Sergiño Dest  Club: PSV  Nationality: American  Position: Defender – Full Back  Preferred Foot:  Height: 5’7”/170cm  Age: 23    In what can be best described as a remarkable turnaround for American youngster Sergiño Dest who plays as a right back for PSV and has established himself as a fundamental piece in the PSV team setup…

Name: Yukinari Sugawara  Club: AZ Alkmaar  Nationality: Japanese  Position: Defender – Right Back  Preferred Foot: Right  Height: 5’8”/175cm  Age: 23    It has been a disappointing campaign for AZ Alkmar as far as cup competitions are concerned. Having reached the semifinals the previous season, AZ finished third in their Europa Conference League group, six behind…

Club: Feyenoord (On Loan From Newcastle)  Nationality: Gambian  Position: Attacking Midfielder (RW)  Preferred Foot: Left  Height: 6’2”  Age: 19    Despite the success of its neighboring countries, The Gambia, a West African nation, is not typically associated with producing football talents. However, it has recently begun to nurture a budding star amidst its neighbors Nigeria,…

  Name: Luuk de Jong Club: PSV Eindhoven Nationality: Netherlands                 Position: Center Forward                 Preferred Foot: Right                 Height: 6’2”/188cm                 Age: 33   It has been 12 years since Luuk de Jong burst onto the scene for Twente, scoring 25 goals in his first Eredivisie season and finishing join-second in the scoring charts, before departing the Netherlands for…

 Name: Jorrel Hato Club: Ajax Nationality: Netherlands Position(s): CB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 5’11”/180cm Age: 17 Strengths: technical ability, ball-carrying, anticipation, football IQ, maturity Areas for Development: timed aggression, strength, aerial duels Stats: 25 Games, 1668 Mins, 10.7x90s, 1 Goal, 1 Assist   After a dismal start to the campaign that saw them fall…

FC Twente enter the winter break in third place in the Eredivisie table with 34 points from 16 matches, sitting one point above AZ Alkmaar, nine above Ajax, four behind defending champions Feyenoord and 14 behind PSV, and they are pushing to return to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 13 years.…