Talent in defense
Thus Standard goalkeeper Matthieu Epolo (19 years old) is in 4th place in the category of long game goalkeepers under 21 years old. Just in front of the Imp, we also find an old acquaintance of Belgian football, in the person of Gabriel Slonina, former Eupen goalkeeper.
In the category of defensive center backs, the neo-Red Devil Matte Smets (Genk, 20 years old) comes in third position, just behind the nuggets Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) and Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina). The Ecuadorian from Club Brugge Joel Ordoñez is present in second place in the category of “all-terrain” centrals, just behind Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona) and just ahead… Jan-Carlo Simic, pillar of the Sporting de Anderlecht. In the category of construction center backs, the nugget Luka Vuskovic (Westerlo, 17 years old) comes in second position.
Bruges’ Joaquin Seys (19 years old) – revelation at the start of the season – is one of the greatest talents in the category of attacking right-backs. He is thus in 5th place in this ranking, just ahead of Unionist Anan Khalaili (20 years old), record purchase of the off-season from Parc Duden.
Young people among the greatest talents in the middle
Another Belgian, Mathias Delorge (La Gantoise, 20 years old) is only ahead of Bayern Munich player Aleksandar Pavlovic in the category of distributing midfielders, “which differentiates itself by a particularly strong contribution in the construction of the game”. In the support environment category, i.e. players “differentiating themselves through their strong involvement in terms of creating opportunities”we find Mario Stroeykens (Anderlecht, 20 years old) in second position, just behind Parisian João Neves.
His former teammate with the Mauves Noah Sadiki (Union SG, 19 years old) is one of the top 5 most talented strikers in the world.
Anderlecht: Stroeykens, no return before early February
Two Belgians playing abroad are among the best in the striker left wingers category: Malick Fofana (Olympique Lyonnais, 19 years old) is 6th while Mika Godts (Ajax, 19 years old) is in 11th place.
Finally, at the center forward level, Belgium seems to have fewer young talents. Thus, in all the categories honoring number 9s, there are only two Pro League players. Romeo Vermant (Club Bruges, 20 years old) and Renato Augusto (Cercle Bruges, 20 years old) both enter the top 10 of fixation center forwards, i.e. advanced attackers with an aerial game above the median.
