Category: Scouting
Pietro Pellegri: The Young Stars of Italian Football
Age: 16
Place of birth: Genoa, Italy
Position: Striker
Current club: Genoa
Serie A experience: 7 games
In March 2015, Genoa president Enrico Pr [...]
Kai Havertz – The Leverkusen All-Rounder Being Compared to a German Legend
The best young players learn to live with the lofty, often inaccurate comparisons which are made between themselves and former greats.
But the very [...]
Alex Grimaldo: Benfica’s La Masia Left Back
There are few football academies that can hold a torch to Barcelona's La Masia in terms not only of the quantity of players produced, but also the qua [...]
Scouting Monaco’s Fabinho – From Full Back to Midfield
AS Monaco are experiencing something of a resurgence at the moment.
The club from the small principality had suffered a tumultuous few years. Havin [...]
Is Kylian Mbappe The Next Star Forward off the French Production Line?
Kylian Mbappe is treading a path familiar to many young French footballers.
From beginning as a player at his hometown club AS Bondy, to the Champi [...]
Kasper Dolberg: Ajax’s Dashing Dane
John Steen Olsen has a keen eye for talent. The scout has been employed by Ajax for a number of years now as their eyes in Scandinavia, and he has alr [...]
Gustavo Scarpa – Fluminense’s Shooting Star of Rio
In an ever busy season in Brazil it comes as no surprise that Robinho is making the headlines with his goals and trickery but for some he wouldn't be [...]
He’s Koke Resurrección & He Is The Light
Part of the #WFIFriday series, written by @JDNalton
In a time when Premier League clubs appear to have the pick of players from across Europe, [...]
Matías Kranevitter – Argentina’s Next Number Five
Part of the #WFIFriday series, written by @JDNalton
Matías Kranevitter was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, a city located in the north of Argent [...]
Canada’s Golden Boy – Cyle Larin
Cyle Larin, the number one selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, has set the league alight recently, regularly displaying the qualities that made him [...]