Every week, OneFootball introduces you to the new gems of world soccer. Today, we’re specializing in a French gem who might be the future.
France is famend for its many offensive skills, and Samba Konaté is the newest instance.
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You may need heard his title this weekend whereas watching the Bundesliga, as the younger French striker of Senegalese origin made his skilled debut with Leipzig at simply 16 years previous.
He thus grew to become the second youngest participant in Bundesliga historical past. A fairly unimaginable precocity, particularly when you recognize his journey, as he wasn’t in a professional membership final season.
Having handed by means of the coaching facilities of OM and Le Havre, he made a reputation for himself with the U17 Nationals of Cavigal, a membership from Nice, with whom he scored 20 targets and 6 assists.
Enough to get observed by the greatest European golf equipment, like Milan or PSG, and resolve to take the massive leap to Germany, at Leipzig, recognized for its administration of younger gamers.
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A selection rapidly validated, as the prodigy made the transition with ease. With the U19s of the German membership, the French ahead, who already stands at 1.90m, scored 9 targets and supplied 2 assists in 12 matches, showcasing his fluid approach and goal-scoring sense.
His stellar begin to the season additionally earned him a primary call-up with the French U17 workforce final October, and thus this Bundesliga look final weekend.
As with the best skills and his fashion of play on the area, every part is shifting very quick for Konaté, who might rapidly proceed to climb the ranks.
We cannot wait to see him play extra typically with the professionals, to see if France really has a younger world-class talent.
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