Talent
Chessa's First Touch Could Light Up Naples
Napoli's academy has produced a talent whose technique looks ready for the main stage, and the city is starting to whisper his name.
Scouting23 Dec 2063
Savolainen lights up Helsinki as title run rolls on
HJK's 19-year-old Finn caps a breakthrough season with a display that has scouts reaching for their notebooks.
Next generation19 Dec 2063
Furnari shows the cold eye of a finisher twice his years
Scouts have seen enough of Mattia Furnari to believe Salento's 17-year-old has no obvious teenage gaps, and the evidence from 15 Serie B outings this season backs them up.
Scouting19 Dec 2063
Kalchev’s 15 games, 7.2 rating
Pavel Kalchev has delivered consistency for Hamburger SV, with three goals and three assists in 15 Bundesliga outings this season.
Next generation19 Dec 2063
Ponferrada's Arcos Turns Heads
Sergio Arcos, 17, is maturing quickly at Ponferrada and our scouts believe his passing, determination, acceleration and finishing mark him out as one to watch.
Scouting19 Dec 2063
Perera's promise blossoms in Betis red
José Ramón Perera is making his mark at Real Betis this season, with his rating of 7.17 and four goals in fifteen league games speaking to a player finding his feet in the Spanish top flight.
Next generation6 Dec 2063
Régis is the talk of Santos, and it is easy to see why
A scouting report on the Brazilian teenager whose calm authority in the middle of the pitch has made him the name on everyone's lips at Santos Futebol Clube.
Scouting1 Dec 2063
Scouts say senior players would not embarrass him
Facundo Polito has barely had a sniff of first-team football, but those who have watched him closely believe the River Plate teenager could hold his own among grown men.
Scouting27 Nov 2063
Bayern's Riederer has the tools; now the senior game must test them
A first proper look at Gabriel Riederer, the seventeen-year-old German attacker Bayern's own scouts believe could sit in a senior dressing room without shrinking.
Scouting27 Nov 2063
Molde's Quiet Young Defender
Our scouts watched Karl Castellanos closely and saw a player whose reading of the game could carry him far.
Scouting27 Nov 2063
Chirilă's Numbers Add Up to Something Big at Cluj
Sixteen league games into a breakout season, Florin Chirilă has turned steady promise into a 7.16 average rating — and European nights are calling.
Next generation24 Nov 2063Jesse Francois: 'Already does the hard things simply'
Our scouts have watched Aston Villa's 19-year-old Englishman closely this season, and what they saw was a player who makes the difficult look routine.
Scouting10 Nov 2063Adriano Carmona: the fifteen-year-old who keeps his feet when everyone else is falling
Our scouts went to watch Santos's youngest squad member and came back talking about balance, anticipation and a first touch that buys him time nobody else on the pitch has.
Scouting30 Oct 2063Chelsea's £23.5m project: Di Loreto's balance and decisions
Two months after arriving from Napoli, Samuele Di Loreto is settling into Chelsea's U18 side, and the scouts' notes say the club sees a long game in him.
Scouting30 Oct 2063
Can Kemal Aydın keep Rodrighão out of the Rotherham side?
Three starts, a 7.7 average and two goals: the Turkish attacking midfielder has made the number ten shirt his own at Rotherham United, and the man who used to wear it is waiting.
Next generation27 Oct 2063
Syme Breaks Into Norwich City's Eleven
Jamie Syme has taken Christopher Gray's place at centre-back, and the numbers say he's there to stay.
Next generation27 Oct 2063Preston Loan Gives Bartoli His Chance
Daniele Bartoli arrived at Preston North End on a quiet September loan and has quietly turned it into a fight for a starting shirt on the left wing.
Next generation27 Oct 2063£25.6m and 34 goals: Chelsea's Becker starts to answer
Two months after a German second-team striker arrived at Chelsea for £25.6m, our scouts have watched Christian Becker closely and come away unsure of the ceiling but certain of the gifts.
Scouting19 Oct 2063
Bordeaux's Beau plays the game in his head
Scouts watching Gautier Beau at FC Girondins de Bordeaux keep returning to one thing: the sixteen-year-old Frenchman's decisions arrive before the ball does.
Scouting19 Oct 2063Büchel to the future? Chelsea's £5.6m German has scouts purring
Sascha Büchel, the 18-year-old Chelsea signed from Arminia Bielefeld in August, has caught the eye of our watchers — and the word from Cobham is that this one is maturing quickly.
Scouting19 Oct 2063
Forsell Leaves Sweden Wanting More
Albin Forsell's farewell season at Malmö FF is turning into a farewell tour of the Swedish Premier Division's defences, and Paris Saint-Germain will be watching closely.
Next generation19 Oct 2063Durán takes his chance on the right
Adrián Durán has waited his turn at Getafe; two starts and two goals later, the right wing looks like his.
Next generation6 Oct 2063Kevin Stokes: calm beyond his years
Chelsea's sixteen-year-old forward plays with the composure of a player who has already worked out what the game is asking of him.
Scouting6 Oct 2063
“He does not give ground”
At Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP), Brazilian teenager Luiz Antônio Fragoas is drawing attention for the resolve and work he brings to the contest.
Scouting22 Sep 2063
Jeong’s Ulsan numbers show the player Wolfsburg are backing
A 7.42 league rating, two assists and a goal underline Jeong Kwang-Hoon’s promise before his move from Ulsan Hyundai to VfL Wolfsburg.
Next generation3 Sep 2063David Parker: Chelsea’s Bold New Spark
Chelsea’s latest title-winning campaign offers a grand stage for a young English prospect with nerve, acceleration and a flash of flair.
Scouting3 Sep 2063Mulder’s Work in Progress
Lars Mulder’s next step at Chelsea is built on the details that make a team function.
Scouting3 Sep 2063
7.53: Torleif Ovaldsen’s Rosenborg season points to the next step
The Norwegian has built his senior career at one club; a productive 2062/63 puts fresh focus on what comes next.
Next generation18 Aug 2063
Radebe’s 7.32 marks him out at Orlando Pirates
Thirty league appearances and a rating of 7.32 made Abram Radebe a steady presence in Orlando Pirates’ 2062/63 campaign.
Next generation18 Aug 2063Toth’s Slovan Breakthrough
Adrian Toth turned a season of promise into a substantial senior campaign, with 29 league appearances for SK Slovan Bratislava in 2062/63.
Next generation18 Aug 2063