Soccer Prospect Discussion Thread IV

[cgf]

Julian Brandt: 6th straight game with a goal; as his team leads 2-1 at the half in the battle between #3 & #4 in the BuLi. Didn't see the first half myself, but Brandt's getting a lot of love for his play, again.

Does Jogi dare to not take him to the EM?

E: His latest:

 

[cgf]

19yo Hannover prospect and member of various youth NTs, Niklas Feierabend, died in a car crash last night. RIP

 

[cgf]

Dadashov, Schreck, Akkaynak, and the Itters are looking good for the u17s thus far...Akkaynak absence was really felt in the first match.

E: Bosnia down to 10 men right after the 2nd half re-start.

E2: 3-1 final. Dadashov continued to move & linking well, but his finishing was very disappointing. Otto was crucial as a joker. Beste played a pretty early-cross in for the 2-1. The CBs are still a cause for concern; as Bartels had to make some strong plays to bail them out. The midfield of Akkaynak, Schreck, Maier, and Havertz clicked well and will be what drives this side to any success they achieve. Very smooth & clever for children.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Dadashov, Schreck, Akkaynak, and the Itters are looking good for the u17s thus far...and Aykannak's absence was really felt in the first match.

E: Bosnia down to 10 men right after the 2nd half re-start.

E2: 3-1 final. Dadashov continued to move & linking well, but his finishing was very disappointing. Otto was crucial as a joker. Beste played a pretty early cross in for the 2-1. The CBs are still a cause for concern; as Bartels had to make some strong plays to bail them out. The midfield of Akkaynak, Schreck, Maier, and Havertz clicked well and will be what drives this side to any success they achieve. Very smooth & clever for children.

There's an Akkaynak and an Aykannak on the team?

Thats almost as confusing as if a team had two Dembele's at the same time.

 

[cgf]

There's an Akkaynak and an Aykannak on the team?

Thats almost as confusing as if a team had two Dembele's at the same time.

No, there's just one Akkaynak. That was just the results of a long night making spelling impossible for me.

...though the team is starting a CB duo of Florian Baak and Tom Baack...

EDIT:
jesus christ does Sam Schreck look like an absolute baby in his picture on transfermarkt...

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

No, there's just one Akkaynak. That was just the results of a long night making spelling impossible for me.

...though the team is starting a CB duo of Florian Baak and Tom Baack...

EDIT:
jesus christ does Sam Schreck look like an absolute baby in his picture on transfermarkt...

So Sam Schreck isn't green?

 

[cgf]

So Sam Schreck isn't green?

Well it looks like he's only 11, so maybe that'll come with age?...

 

[Deficient Mode]

This site has video highlights and short analyses (in Spanish) of individual players from the U17 tournament that some people might find interesting.

 

[XO]

Sweden beat France and won their group

Some pretty decent results in the recent years for Swedish youth teams. Promising future.

 

[Evilo]

France has a weak class, but still dominated Sweden completely. Total robbery. more than 60% possession and 23 shots to 6 advantage.
Sweden's goalie seems pretty good though.

 

[ecemleafs]

Jack Aitchison scored on his debut to become Celtic's youngest ever goal scorer today. 16 years old.

 

[cgf]

Dennis Geiger is continuing to shine for hoppenheim in the A-Jugend playoffs. The youngster is a silky smooth maestro in midfield.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I have some time to kill, so it might be time for an update on my 2015 version of USA prospects to watch. Here's what I got. Ranking guys so far apart in age and development isn't easy, but here's my best try.

Here was my 2015 version: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=100037677&postcount=636

I'll keep it to players born from 1993-2000 because 1993 is about as old as it gets for a prospect and I haven't watched enough of the players younger than 2000. Top 50 USA prospects with short blurbs on each.

1. John Brooks (Hertha Berlin-1993): Big center-back with a lot of talent, had a very good Bundesliga season. Potential WC center-back.
2. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund-1998): Exciting attacking midfielder who can dribble, shoot, pass. Broke through this season at Borussia Dortmund.
3. DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland via Tottenham-1993): Speedy full-back who improved his defense a lot this season on loan this season at Sunderland.
4. Matt Miazga (Chelsea-1995): Tall and athletic center-back with very good 1v1 defensive skills. Had a tough adjustment early on at Chelsesa.
5. Ethan Horvath (Molde-1995): Big goalie who impressed in the Europa League this season and recently made the preliminary Copa America roster.
5. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders-1994): Fast goal scoring striker has started his professional career well.
6. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham-1997): No nonsense center-back. Very close to a debut with Spurs, but has been injured recently.
7. Emerson Hyndman (Fulham-1996): Technical central midfielder. Could be on the move this summer to a bigger club.
8. Gedion Zelalem (Rangers via Arsenal-1997): Another very good technical central mid. There were mixed reviews about his loan in Scotland.
9. Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal U-19's-1997): Electrifying attacking midfielder who is very fast, a very good dribbler, and can also score and assist goals
10. Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas-1995): Versatile player who can play midfield or defense, but shines as a b2b mid or holding mid.
11. Erik Palmer-Brown (FC Porto reserves via Sporting Kansas City-1997): Talented center back on loan at Porto with option to buy, which they'll exercise after a good start.
12. Josh Perez (Fiorentina reserves-1998): Talented left-footed attacking midfielder, started out well at Fiorentina.
13. Haji Wright (Schalke U-19-1998): Big striker with speed and goal scoring ability, great start so far at Schalke.
14. Paul Arriola (Tijuana-1995): Direct winger who has done well at club level, called up to US National Team for the first time today
15. Tommy Redding (Orlando City-1997): One of the youngest starters in MLS, he's a ball playing CB who reads the game very well
16. Nick Taitague (Carolina Railhawks-1999): I've heard him compared to Pulisic, but with less hype. Very complete young attacking midfielder.
17. Tim Parker (Vancouver Whitecaps-1993): Polished central defender who is very close to his first National Team cap
18. Rubio Rubin (FC Utrecht-1996): Versatile attacker who works very hard and has a lot of skill, would probably be higher on this list if not for injuries.
19. Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew-1993): Technically savvy holding midfielder who reads the game well and has been capped for the National Team.
20. Brooks Lennon (Liverpool reserves-1997): Versatile attacker with speed, dribbling, passing and goal scoring ability.
21. Khiry Shelton (New York City FC-1993): Tall and athletic versatile attacker who shines physically but could use work technically
22. Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake-1997): The youngest regular starter in MLS, he is a well rounded center-back who has impressed so far this season
23. Matt Olosunde (Manchester United reserves-1998): Speedy RB who can also play CB. Olosunde also excels defensively.
24. Andrew Carleton (US U-17 National Team-2000): Supremely talented do it all attacking midfielder. Could be in the top 10 of this list in the next 12-24 months.
25. Kyle Scott (Chelsea reserves-1997): Technically savvy central midfielder who recently handed in a transfer request at Chelsea.
26. Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls-1999): An athletic defensive midfielder, also the youngest player to appear in MLS this season.
27. Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union-1993): Well-rounded rookie RB who has impressed early on in his pro career
28. Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire-1993): A rookie center-back who has done very well for a bad team
29. Luca De La Torre (Fulham reserves-1998): Versatile midfielder who can play b2b mid, CAM or as a winger, he's an excellent dribbler.
30. George Acosta (US U-17 National Team-2000): Recently won top scorer at a big international tournament in France, he's a CAM with good passing, dribbling and goal scoring
31. Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg reserves-1995): Very athletic keeper who had an excellent U-20 World Cup, but has struggled with injuries this season
32. Matt Polster (Chicago Fire-1993): Hard working and versatile player who can play just about anywhere in the back 6, struggles technically
33. Marc Pelosi (San Jose Earthquakes-1994): Injuries have really hurt his career, former Liverpool youth, versatile, technical and hardworking if he stays on the field
34. Julian Green (Bayern Munich reserves-1995): Winger who's really fallen a lot in recent years, but has talent, so he could turn it around
35. Amando Moreno (Tijuana-1995): Energetic and versatile attacker who is finally starting to break out at Xolos, received his first NT call up today.
36. Joel Sonora (Stuttgart reserves-1996): Very skilled attacking midfielder who can pass, dribble and score goals.
37. Blaine Ferri (US U-17 National Team-2000): Really smart CM/CAM who sees the game a step ahead of others
38. Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire-1994): Athletic left-back who defends well and gets forward, but has struggled in his rookie pro season
39. Junior Flores (Borussia Dortmund reserves-1996): Former highly rated attacking midfielder. Has talent, so he could turn it around.
40. Luis Gil (Queretaro-1993): CM/CAM who is incredible in a US shirt, but not so good at the club level. Good technical skill, sees the field well, can score goals.
41. Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield-1995): Direct winger with a lot of speed. Has upped his stock a lot in the last six months.
42. Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy-1994): Good finisher who just can not stay healthy, and struggles for playing time at club level behind bigger names
43. Kyle Gruno (Leicester U-18's-1999): Tall central-defender who could be a riser on this list in the next year.
44. JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown University-1997): Very talented goalkeeper who has excelled for years at every level, but isn't the tallest.
45. Alex Zendejas (FC Dallas-1998): Technical, hard working and versatile CM. Would probably be higher, if not for injuries.
46. Danny Barbir (West Brom reserves-1998): Big center-back who is athletic and passes the ball well, but is very inconsistent defensively.
47. Sebastian Saucedo (Veracruz via Real Salt Lake-1997): Fun to watch attacking midfielder who can score some incredible goals, very quick!
48. Desevio Payne (FC Groningen-1995): Athletic full-back who is good going forward, but has really struggled with injuries and form this season.
49. Jeremy Ebobisse (Unattached-1997): Formerly of Duke University, he's a goal scoring center forward with a lot of skill, and good size and speed.
50. Chris Goslin (US U-17 National Team-2000): Athletic b2b or holding midfielder who passes well, scores goals, and is a dead ball specialist

 

[Basement Cat]

excellent list man...it was very fun reading it.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Thanks!

We are getting good at some of these younger levels. It seems like every year goes by, and the players are better and better.

 

[Evilo]

Former 'future Vieira" Gueida Fofana, a very promising CM from Le Havre academy (later signed by Lyon) has unfortunately called it a career after being out for two years with an ankle injury.

EDIT : He was captain of the U19 Euro champs in 2011.

 

[Shrimper]

England won the Toulon tournament!

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2016/06/06/57556ede46163fc3498b45ba.html

Thought this was interesting. One of my favourite prospects in recent years, I had such high hopes for him.

 

[Shrimper]

I might get round to doing an England prospect list at some point

 

[Shrimper]

Going to add a list of players to this post as I go on, tempted to do a blog/write-up on it to make it easier but feel free to add players to this list. Currently, the list isn't in order of their potential or their season or anything like that. Just the players I'm thinking of. I'm putting in a rule that they have to be 23 and younger to be included. After 23 I'll remove them from any future lists as some players take longer to develop so making it 23 is fair I think.

Dele Alli, Mandela Egbo, Sulley Kaikai, Jake Gray, Matt Targett, Jordan Pickford, Angus Gunn, Dominic Iorfa, Calum Chambers, Nathaniel Chalobah, James-Ward Prowse, Lewis Baker, Jack Grealish, Cauley Woodrow, Brendan Galloway, Joe Gomez, John Stones, Luke Shaw, Eric Dier, Will Hughes, Demarai Gray, Chuba Akpom, Raheem Sterling, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Ibe and Marcus Rashford.

Those for starters. I could probably add players in the U20 and U18 too if I wanted but U18's are a lot harder to predict and plot.

 

[Evilo]

So you're doing a country of origin list, not a league list?

 

[YNWA14]

Going to add a list of players to this post as I go on, tempted to do a blog/write-up on it to make it easier but feel free to add players to this list. Currently, the list isn't in order of their potential or their season or anything like that. Just the players I'm thinking of. I'm putting in a rule that they have to be 23 and younger to be included. After 23 I'll remove them from any future lists as some players take longer to develop so making it 23 is fair I think.

Dele Alli, Mandela Egbo, Sulley Kaikai, Jake Gray, Matt Targett, Jordan Pickford, Angus Gunn, Dominic Iorfa, Calum Chambers, Nathaniel Chalobah, James-Ward Prowse, Lewis Baker, Jack Grealish, Cauley Woodrow, Brendan Galloway, Joe Gomez, John Stones, Luke Shaw, Eric Dier, Will Hughes, Demarai Gray, Chuba Akpom, Raheem Sterling, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Ibe and Marcus Rashford.

Those for starters. I could probably add players in the U20 and U18 too if I wanted but U18's are a lot harder to predict and plot.

I think Ojo has for sure passed a few of the names on here; Ibe included. Not saying you don't have him on a list or anything just the first one that stood out to me.

 

[ProPAIN]

Surely Loftus-Cheek has to be up there. Put in some good performances for the first-team and was voted best player at the Toulon Tournament. Tammy Abraham and Jake Clarke-Salter are ready for the next step too.

Fikayo Tomori, Kasey Palmer, Trevoh Chalobah and Jay Dasilva are highly rated too.

 

[Savant]

Going to add a list of players to this post as I go on, tempted to do a blog/write-up on it to make it easier but feel free to add players to this list. Currently, the list isn't in order of their potential or their season or anything like that. Just the players I'm thinking of. I'm putting in a rule that they have to be 23 and younger to be included. After 23 I'll remove them from any future lists as some players take longer to develop so making it 23 is fair I think.

Dele Alli, Mandela Egbo, Sulley Kaikai, Jake Gray, Matt Targett, Jordan Pickford, Angus Gunn, Dominic Iorfa, Calum Chambers, Nathaniel Chalobah, James-Ward Prowse, Lewis Baker, Jack Grealish, Cauley Woodrow, Brendan Galloway, Joe Gomez, John Stones, Luke Shaw, Eric Dier, Will Hughes, Demarai Gray, Chuba Akpom, Raheem Sterling, Dominic Solanke, Jordan Ibe and Marcus Rashford.

Those for starters. I could probably add players in the U20 and U18 too if I wanted but U18's are a lot harder to predict and plot.

If you are throwing Wales in there, Ben Woodburn may be worth a look.

 

[Shrimper]

So you're doing a country of origin list, not a league list?

Not sure, how have others on here done it?