Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Friday November 29, 2024 at 8:36 a.m.
Enzo Molebe, a promising 17-year-old striker, made his professional debut during Olympique Lyonnais' victory against Qarabag in the Europa League (4-1).
By the Lyonnais' own admission, starting with Corentin Tolisso, author of an excellent entry, “the score is flattering”. But they will happily settle for it. Winners 4-1 Thursday evening in Baku against Qarabag on behalf of the 5th day of the first phase of the Europa League, thanks to a double from Georges Mikautadze (15th and 80th) and achievements from Tolisso (63rd) and Malick Fofana ( 68th), the Rhone residents, who were left with a defeat against Besiktas (0-1) and a draw at Hoffenheim (2-2), achieved an excellent operation in the ranking since they climbed into the Top 8, directly qualifying for the round of 16, in 7th place.
A great success which allowed Pierre Sage to rotate after the break, and to offer his big professional debut to the new nugget of the OL training center, Enzo Molebe (17 years old), who replaced Malick Fofana in the 82nd minute. And the young striker had time to shine. “It’s really a pride to have played today. My dream came true, and there was a lot of excitement, I was really very happy,” he then explained for his club’s website. “I'm the youngest in the group, I'm learning with them every day. I think I've progressed a lot mentally and I know I'm going to improve further.”
“Still a little shy”
The one who signed his first professional contract this summer, and joined Jorge Mendes' team, was entitled to congratulations from his teammates and his trainer. “He works a lot and his efforts allowed him to earn these few minutes of play today. He is still a little shy, but he really wants to learn and progress. We try to give him the best advice for the future. “help move forward”, underlines Tolisso.
“Enzo Molebe is a young man that I know well, I trained him in U16 when he was doubly upgraded as U14, recalled Pierre Sage. Having the opportunity to reward him this evening by offering him a few minutes of The game was a real pleasure.” A shared pleasure.
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