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Franco Mastantuono – River’s Monumental Talent
River Plate’s academy has an outstanding track record of producing top talent. The 2022 World Cup-winning squad included six River academy graduates: Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios, Germán Pezzella, Guido Rodríguez, and the man who scored the decisive penalty in the final against France – Gonzalo Montiel. Amazingly, the next group of jewels…
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Danke Ndoye: How Dan Ndoye Balled Out for Thiago Motta’s Bologna
The emergence of the young Dan Ndoye all started out when he was lurking in the backstreets of Lausanne where his youth career kicked off and rapidly getting through the ranks during his time there where he made just under 40 appearances and amassed 23 goals. A season later, he got called up for his…
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Marcin Bułka: Nice’s Penalty Specialist
Club: OGC Nice Nationality: Poland Position: GK Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’6”/199cm Age: 24 Strengths: presence, shot-stopping, ball-playing, line-breaking passes, composure, penalties Areas for Development: weak foot At 24 years of age, Marcin Bułka has already developed his skills at Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, but it wasn’t until making the move to OGC Nice…
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Aaron Anselmino: Boca’s Teenage Phenom in Defense
Club: Boca Juniors Nationality: Argentina Position: CB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/186cm Age: 19 Strengths: composure, press resistance, long passing, timed aggression, positioning, anticipation, physicality Areas for Development: weak-foot usage From Valentín Barco to Mateo Retegui to Alan Varela, Boca Juniors have exported a wide range of young talents for big-money fees in recent…
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What Can Rafa Mir Bring to Valencia’s Attack?
Valencia CF haven’t played in a European competition since 2020 when they lost against Atalanta in the round of 16 in the Champions League. Last season they were in 7th place on matchday 31 and on matchday 38 they were 9th, 8 points from 7th placed Real Betis. Can Rafa Mir be the man who…
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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…
