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Crysencio Summerville: Leeds’ Dutch Superstar
Birthdate: October 30, 2001 Foot: Right Height: 5’9 Nationality: Netherlands Contract Expiry: June 30, 2026 In 2008, at just 7 years old, Crysencio Summerville joined the acclaimed Feyenoord academy. Watching the Dutch-born winger today gives clear context to this, as his technical ability and match intelligence seem like a sixth sense. Ten years on,…
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Santiago Giménez: Feyenoord’s Mexican Talisman in Attack
Club: Feyenoord Nationality: Mexico Position: ST Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’0”/182cm Age: 23 Strengths: finishing, ball-striking, movement, instincts, heading, physicality Areas for Development: speed, pressing intensity So far, it has been a massive exodus at Feyenoord this summer. Mats Wieffer has departed for Brighton for €30 million, where he’ll be linking up with former…
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Jayden Oosterwolde: Fenerbahçe’s Speed Demon in Defense
Club: Fenerbahçe Nationality: Netherlands Position: LB, LCB, LM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’4”/192cm Age: 23 Strengths: speed, athleticism, strength, dribbling, ball-carrying, crossing, anticipation Areas for Development: decision making Over the past two seasons, Fenerbahçe have made some considerable strides on the domestic and international stage. The 2022/23 season would see them beat İstanbul Başakşehir…
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Loum Tchaouna: What Can He Provide to Lazio’s Attack?
It has been a breakout year for Loum Tchaouna. Having left Chad for France at a young age, Tchaouna spent time at FC Kronenbourg, Schilitghelm, and Strasbourg before joining Rennes’ academy in 2014, where he would develop across the next eight years and become a France youth international at the U16, U17, U19 and U20 level.…
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Ezequiel Fernández: Boca’s Star Man in Midfield
Club: Boca Juniors Nationality: Argentina Position: CM, DM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 5’10”/178cm Age: 21 Strengths: passing, vision, ambipedal, tackling, duels, carrying, verticality Areas for Development: box-entry volume, aggression It has been a sensational era for Argentine football. Since the start of 2021, they’ve won two Copa América titles, La Finalissima, and the World…
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Vitinha: The Portuguese Midfield Maestro
From Bruno Fernandes to Bernardo Silva to João Palhinha, Portugal have produced a treasure trove of elite midfielders in recent years, and the latest one to emerge as a world-class footballer is Vítor ‘Vitinha’ Ferreira. At 24 years of age, he has established himself as one of the finest central midfielders on the continent, and…
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Kendry Páez: The Ecuadorian Wonderkid Headed for Chelsea
Since the Copa América’s establishment in 1916, eight different teams have won the oldest international tournament in football. Argentina have claimed 16 titles, Uruguay have won 15, whilst Brazil have tasted glory on nine occasions. Paraguay, Chile and Peru have each won two apiece, Bolivia’s maiden triumph came in 1963, whilst Colombia got their hands…
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Riccardo Calafiori: What Can He Provide to Arsenal’s Defense?
Club: Bologna Nationality: Italy Position: CB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 22 Strengths: ball-carrying, aerial duels, physicality, anticipation, passing, front-footed defending, dynamism, wide-channel defending Areas for Development: Experience It has been a sensational year for Riccardo Calafiori. Having left Basel for Bologna on summer deadline day, Calafiori has emerged as a revelation…
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Christoph Baumgartner: The Versatile Midfield Maestro
Austria started their Euro 2024 campaign with a game against France. France began the match in a 4-2-3-1 shape and were attacking right from the word go. Austria started with a 4-4-2 shape and deployed a good press as expected from a side managed by Ralf Rangnick, as Christoph Baumgartner accompanied Michael Gregoritsch in the…
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Fabian Ruiz – Spain’s Secret Weapon in Euro 2024
Coming into the 2024 European Championship, there was much discourse about the exciting Spanish wingers – Barcelona’s 17-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal and Athletic Club’s electric forward Nico Williams. And rightfully so – as evidenced by the opening goal in the final against England, where the two combined to give their nation a brief lead. …
